• Chrüsimüsi@feddit.ch
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    1 year ago

    An academic book about emojis that can’t include emojis? That’s ironic and frustrating. Makes me sad that we live in a world where copyright hinders education and discussion 🙈

    Here is a Tl;Dr for the ones who don’t want to click the link:

    Oxford professor Jieun Kiaer published an academic book called “Emoji Speak: Communications and Behaviours on Social Media,” exploring how emojis are used across different cultures and ages, and considering their future in digital communication.

    Although the book discusses emojis in detail, Kiaer was unable to include actual images of many emojis due to copyright concerns, despite the fact that these symbols are ubiquitous in social media spaces, which are almost entirely copyright-free.

    Instead of using actual emojis, Kiaer hired an artist, Loli Kim, to draw similar representations, illustrating the barriers that exist between the online and offline worlds concerning copyright.

    The inability to use emojis in the book, even in an academic context, highlights the complications and absurdity of modern copyright laws, which some argue could have constituted a fair use situation.

    • The dogspaw @midwest.social
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      1 year ago

      Should release a copyright free version on pirate sites just say he made a version with the emojis before he new they wouldn’t be allowed then he was hacked and someone released it on pirate sites very sad and unfortunate then link a gofundme page where people wishing to pay after this most unfortunate event can