The word “meme” is tossed about with the casualness of so much other internet jargon these days, making those not in the know feel a step behind. But that ends here.

Internet memes are everywhere online. They grow and expand exponentially on social media networks. They make us laugh, wince, or roll our eyes. They can be at once baffling and brilliant. To give an idea of perspective, Know Your Meme, a website that has become an authority on viral internet trends, has documented over 12,300 memes—and they’ve only been tracking them since late 2008.




http://www.business2community.com/social-media/memes-top-10-questions-answered-01445497#wszzVsoe3hMzee5i.97

Lol

REACTORS will soon "REACT" to this

I think the ambiguity is stemming from any commercial usages of memes.

If it involves any commercial value accruing or non accruing to a user or usee, then it brings legal questions.


Since celebrities are public figures who make money from their photo ops, the issue of memes is increasingly becoming one which they feel should be straightened out if a cash value can be derived from them.

Possibly, a way out might be having regular people as meme foci.