#MEMEAct

“Making Entertainment and Memes Equitable,” is a fictional yet thought-provoking concept that explores how internet culture and digital content, especially memes, intersect with copyright, creativity, and free speech. In an age where memes spread faster than news, the MEME Act could represent a legal framework to protect both original creators and the public's right to remix and parody. The goal would be to strike a balance—ensuring artists are credited and compensated while preserving the internet’s free-flowing humor and satire. Such legislation could legitimize meme creation as a form of modern commentary, similar to political cartoons. It also sparks deeper questions: Who owns a meme? At what point does a joke become intellectual property? While no such law currently exists, imagining the MEME Act opens the door to serious dialogue about creativity, ownership, and the evolving nature of expression in the digital age.