{"id":25304,"date":"2026-10-06T15:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/who-owns-brain-rot-inside-the-international-legal-drama-over-a-beloved-meme\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T15:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T13:37:23","slug":"who-owns-brain-rot-inside-the-international-legal-drama-over-a-beloved-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/who-owns-brain-rot-inside-the-international-legal-drama-over-a-beloved-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Who owns \u2018brain rot\u2019?: inside the international legal drama over a beloved meme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that<\/p>\n

One of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content <\/a>has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity ends and artificial intelligence begins.<\/p>\n

Tung Tung Tung Sahur, also known as Triple T, was created in 2025 by an Indonesian teen who goes by the username Noxa, using OpenAI\u2019s image-generation tool. Based on a kentongan <\/em>\u2013 a type of drum used to wake south-east Asian Muslims for their pre-dawn meal during Ramadan \u2013 the character is an anthropomorphized version of the instrument with a broad smile and a vacant stare. He <\/strong>sits under the umbrella of \u201cItalian brain rot\u201d<\/a> internet videos.<\/p>\n

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\nCopyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that
\nOne of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity ends and artificial intelligence begins.
\nTung Tung Tung Sahur, also known as Triple T, was created in 2025 by an Indonesian teen who goes by the username Noxa, using OpenAI\u2019s image-generation tool. Based on a kentongan \u2013 a type of drum used to wake south-east Asian Muslims for their pre-dawn meal during Ramadan \u2013 the character is an anthropomorphized version of the instrument with a broad smile and a vacant stare. He sits under the umbrella of \u201cItalian brain rot\u201d internet videos. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Copyright law in the US only applies to human-made creations, but AI characters like Tung Tung Tung Sahur are challenging that One of the most beloved characters in an absurdist genre of online video content has become the center of an international legal battle that could determine where human creativity ends and artificial intelligence begins. …<\/p>\n

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