Article 13 of the EU’s new copyright directive has been a centre of attention lately. No wonder Youtube has been especially vocal about the proposal which states services such as YouTube could be held responsible if their users upload copyright-protected movies and music.

Although the idea of the Article 13 is to protect creators rights it seems it might be a little over the top and Internet users all over the World were quick to get it a new name — ‘Meme ban’. In response to that Article 13 says it shall ‘in no way affect legitimate uses’ and people will be allowed to use bits of copyright-protected material for the purpose of criticism, review, parody and pastiche.

Just as Youtube is very outspoken about this topic, NordVPN now joins in with their announcement of a meme contest, see the details they have provided on Reddit here. This is now becoming known as ‘NordVPN Memes the Meme ban’. Apparently, if you create a meme that gets most upvotes or shares and likes on Twitter you might be one of 10 winners of a free 3 year subscription. How’s that for a statement? So, head over to NordVPN’s subreddit to participate in the contest, or their Facebook page to find out more.

If you aren’t up for letting your creativity out you can head over to NordVPN and see what they have in store for you anyway.

We’ll have to wait and see what happens when the government has to vote for the final time. And for now, here’s 10 memes about the Article 13, enjoy it while you still can, get inspired and maybe even create your own to join the protest.

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I say keep creating and let’s not give our free internet away without a fight!