Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/09/19/lawsuit-over-youtube-persona.html
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That’s fascinating; I love seeing other worlds, seeing their struggles and problems, their special forms of crazy.
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I wonder if Daren tried to sue Daren 2 from Bewitched.
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PR Campaign Faux Fight: Success!
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If they ever remake ‘Logan’s Run’ Poppy will be on big screens chanting “die” while people over 30 are killed willingly.
I’d watch that.
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Wait, did Poppy Copy get copied, or was Poppy Copy the copy?
On second, thought, nvrmnd. I just realized that I don’t care.
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#deletefacebook
Roger That!
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Can a clown copyright their paint? Or is it just code of clown-do?
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My sympathies go out to Sheets; Mixter is clearly a douche. That said, the content for Mars Argo and Poppy is vacuous, insubstantial, and reminiscent of trying-too-hard-to-be-cool art school students looking for a quick buck to pay for their cocaine habit; I think this whole fight would be much more interesting to the public if it was over the ownership of art that wasn’t superficial. As it is, the story just serves to publicize both parties’ videos, which don’t appear to function as art, but instead purely as income / hype generators. Also, if this persona was developed 4+ years ago, isn’t it now a little stale?
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“Imitation is the sincerest form of television” – Fred Allen
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I’m confused. Which one’s the AI again?
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Ah, precious hipster kids…
Poppy hangs off the semiotic steet-cleaning truck sent in to the eighties nostalgia party by mainstream media, indiscriminately picking out a good bit here and there.
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Setting aside the abuse (which we obviously shouldn’t) the saddest part about this is that three people whose bread and butter is detached irony can’t take a detached look at the irony of their situation.
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Or go with the book age of 21 (or
18 it has been awhile )
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Clowns do, in fact, have their own system for registering their exclusive designs:
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except with brunettes so it’s better.
