Is The Alt-right’s Use Of Pepe The Frog “fair Use?”

Joe Mullin, Ars Technica
Sun, 09/24/2017 - 12:00pm

Enlarge / A supporter holds a campaign sign for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump with 'Pepe the Frog' drawn on it during a rally in Minneapolis in November 2016. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) What can you do when your favorite frog gets away from you? When Matt Furie drew Pepe the Frog for a short-lived magazine in 2005, he had no way of knowing the character would become a mascot for the so-called "alt-right," a loose coalition of far-right groups that veer towards white nationalism. But during the 2016 election cycle, that's exactly what happened—and that's what Furie is now trying to undo.

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