Pepe emoticons are gone for good, your thoughts?

[peppermint hollows]

For those of you who missed it, the creator of Pepe filed a copyright claim and Steam removed all the Pepe emoticons from Steam. Well, sorta. Anyone who owns one just gets a blank space when they use it.

What do you all think about it?

Personally, I find it hilarious that they're gone.

[Aquapura]

Good. I’m glad.

[Esoteric]

I don't give a ♥♥♥♥ about that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ frog.

[JustThatOneGuy13]

Good.

No normies should wield Pepe.

[76561198143882125]

they should replace them with smoked cheese emoticon.

[Arya]

Glad to see them gone. Not only because they're /Pol's mascot, but because they were just damned ugly.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

Did that remove any "official" game's profile icon(s)? What if it was a person's own art?

[rept]

rip I guess

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Escrito originalmente por DarkCrystalMethod:

Did that remove any "official" game's profile icon(s)? What if it was a person's own art?

Well, seeing as they were someone else's IP and he never approved of its usage, prolly.

[peppermint hollows]

Escrito originalmente por DarkCrystalMethod:

Did that remove any "official" game's profile icon(s)? What if it was a person's own art?

I don't think there were any official pepe profile pictures as far as I'm aware. Also this is only for the stuff being sold on the steam market, for quite obvious reasons. Nobody is going to file a DMCA claim on an unofficial profile picture or fanart because you're not making money off of it. Although I don't know if I'm even understanding you correctly.

[BossGalaga]

Escrito originalmente por DarkCrystalMethod:

Did that remove any "official" game's profile icon(s)? What if it was a person's own art?

That would be like me drawing some crappy Mickey Mouse in MSPaint and then claiming it's my "own" art. Good luck with that.

[Polverrati]

Is the guy that made Pepe really still at this? I don't see the point, most of the people using it in a way he dislikes are on 4(redacted), and he can't exactly stop them from doing it.

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Escrito originalmente por Corthmic:

Is the guy that made Pepe really still at this? I don't see the point, most of the people using it in a way he dislikes are on 4(redacted), and he can't exactly stop them from doing it.

But he does have a right to stop people from using it as part of a commercial product he didn't approve.

[AmazeeLuck]

That's fine. It's his right to remove them if he doesn't want Steam profiting from his frog. Sucks for those who spent over $5 on a single meme emote.

[BossGalaga]

Escrito originalmente por AmazeeLuck:

That's fine. It's his right to remove them if he doesn't want Steam profiting from his frog. Sucks for those who spent over $5 on a single meme emote.

It's kind of ironic if you think about it. Trolls getting trolled.

[sus]

Escrito originalmente por BossGalaga:

Escrito originalmente por AmazeeLuck:

That's fine. It's his right to remove them if he doesn't want Steam profiting from his frog. Sucks for those who spent over $5 on a single meme emote.

It's kind of ironic if you think about it. Trolls getting trolled.

they didn't get a refund?

is that not as illegal, if not more illegal than using someone's art as an emoticon?

right, I forgot, illegal doesn't apply to companies.