I know it's not in the fun tone of these particular proceedings, but consider that this exchange illustrates a problem that does exist on the Internet: the DMCA

I know it's not in the fun tone of these particular proceedings, but consider that this exchange illustrates a problem that does exist on the Internet: the DMCA, as it exists today, seems to create asymmetric incentives for the infringement vs. protection of copyrighted content. While true, there is no other way for protection of copyrighted content to work without restricting free speech. Fingerprinting to block repeat uploads doesn't always work, because the second uploader may be the copyright holder himself! I got the impression that The Oatmeal would have less/no a problem with FunnyJunk if the images were attributed and linked back to their site.