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Developing story · 2 episodes · 6 Oct to 18 Oct

AI Meme Rights and Character Lawsuit Saga

The saga follows legal battles over ownership of AI‑generated content, beginning with a court case on a meme and continuing with a lawsuit over an AI‑created character. After the latest filing by Mementum against Do Big Studios, the dispute remains unresolved and is heading toward further litigation.

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    Mementum sues Do Big Studios over AI‑generated character Tung Tung Tung Sahur

    A French agency, Mementum, has filed a lawsuit against Do Big Studios in a Californian federal court over the inclusion of the AI‑generated character Tung Tung Tung Sahur in the Roblox game Steal a…

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    US court hears case over AI-generated meme’s ownership rights

    Noxa, an Indonesian teen, created Tung Tung Tung Sahur (Triple T) in 2025 using OpenAI’s image generator, sparking a legal battle over who owns the meme’s rights. The character, an anthropomorphized…

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OpenAIMementumSpyder Games LLCSpeedy Simulator Gaming LLCDo Big StudiosFortniteRobloxU.S. Copyright OfficeOpenAI’s image-generation toolNoxaEben JedaFabian Mosele
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