published 23 May 2012
Rickroll Meme Destroyed By Copyright Takedown
by enigmax
on torrentfreak.com
Anyone who has spent much time online, especially on Internet message boards of any kind, will be aware of Rickrolling. Its an incredibly simple concept. The meme is based on a bait and switch, whereby someone posts a hyperlink which allegedly ...
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by Lauren Rae Orsini
on dailydot.com
Copyright complaint kills the Rickroll
It was one of the Internets most popular memes. But as of Wednesday, the RickRoll is no more. Rickrolling is the practice of promising a victim one link but directing them instead to Rick Astleys 1987 music video, Never Gonna Give You Up, ...
by Joshua Schnell
on macgasm.net
The RickRoll Is Officially Dead, DMCA’d
All good things must come to an end, especially on the Internet where copyright holders are so worried about lost revenue that they DMCA everyone and everything into submission. If youre fond of sending Rick Astleys Never Gonna Give You Up videos ...
by Bruce Houghton
on hypebot.com
NEWS BRIEF: Future Of EMI, Skaker Adds Music Partners, EDMbiz, Rickroll Trouble, Tape.tv & More
Two views of EMI + Universal: Losing EMI to Universal would be a tragedy, says Pete Waterman. But an EMI exec says, "Universal didn't buy us to destroy us." Or did it? Of course, the deal isn't quite done yet... Shaker’s 3D hangout/nightclub ...
by Techland Staff
on techland.time.com
10 Quick Tech Links: Apple Designer Knighted, Facebook Lawsuits, Death to Rickroll and More
Getty ImagesHeres a handful of interesting tech stories from around the web for Wednesday, May 23.Jonathan Ive interview: Apples design genius is British to the core [The Telegraph]Apples design guru Jonathan Ive, who receives a knighthood today ...
by Gregory Gomer
on bostinno.com
BostInno Beat – Facebook’s Fall Guy, Yankees for Sale, Rickroll No More, Schilling’s Trouble, HP’s Cuts & It’s Morning
What is up with these crazy odd comparisons when talking about the venture market? The winter is coming, the bubble is bursting and now its morning. I mean, I get using catchy headlines with blog posts but why cant we all come to the same ...
by Adam Martin
on theatlanticwire.com
Have No Fear, Rick Rolls On
It was with a pang that learned that thanks to a copyright complaint, theoriginal RickRollD video had been removed from YouTube.But do not dispair, people: There are still plenty of tools out there with which to RickRollthe unsuspecting. ...
by Brenna Ehrlich
on blog.omusicawards.com
Music & Tech Around The Web: Lil B Gets Classic, Google Gets Moog & More
We know youre all still positively reeling from the announcements we dropped on you last night The Flaming Lips! Many, many rad nominees! but the world is still turning and news is constantly being churned out. Luckily, a lot of the cool stuff we ...
by Mike Masnick
on techdirt.com
Another Bogus Copyright Claim Silences Millions Of Rickrolls (Briefly)
Two years ago, we wrote about how YouTube took down the original "Rickroll" video of Rick Astley singing "Never Gonna Give You Up" -- perhaps the most well known internet meme ever. It seems that that video was taken down yet again, this time due ...
by Shane McGlaun
on slashgear.com
Copyright claim takes original RickRoll’D vid off YouTube
Its a very sad day for Internet pranksters all around the world. A copyright claim by AVG Technologies has pulled the original RickRollD video off YouTube. The only thing worse than getting Rickrolled is getting Rickrolled and then seeing the image ...
by Casey Chan
on gizmodo.com
The Original RickRoll'd YouTube Video Has Been Taken Down
Rickrolling is one of the hall of fame pranks in Internet history, a testament to the ridiculousness of every URL ever sent and a phenomenon that will hopefully be understood by our children. But now its no more. The original RickRolld video, that ...
by Casey Chan
on gizmodo.co.uk
The Original RickRoll’d YouTube Video Has Been Taken Down
Casey Chan -Rickrolling is one of the hall of fame pranks in Internet history, a testament to the ridiculousness of every URL ever sent and a phenomenon that will hopefully be understood by our children. But now its no more. The original RickRolld ...
by Alex Balk
on theawl.com
Recollecting Rickrollery
Hahaha, remember when RickRolling was a thing? God, were we really that stupid? [That link is FINE, btw. Trust me.]---See more posts by Alex Balk0 ...
