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How Hitler memes made their way around the world and into the Fair Work Commission courtroom

  • Written by Benjamin Nickl, Lecturer in International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, University of Sydney
Some argue that a parody of a fictional scene is not the same thing as comparing someone to the real historical figure. IMDB

In September, the Fair Work commission rejected an unfair dismissal claim by a BP worker who made a Downfall video meme about his boss. Fair Work called it “inappropriate and offensive”.

Last week, the worker appeal...

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