Who owns ‘brain rot’?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme

Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that

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2026-10-06 14:00 · The Guardian AI
Who owns ‘brain rot’?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme

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