Chinese actor Ge You wins S$1.5m in compensation after suing 544 companies in the past 6 years over viral meme

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The actor sued the companies for portrait right infringement as he did not give consent to having his picture turned into a meme.

you better be careful whose pic you use to get laughs 'cos you might actually get sued for it.544 companies in the past six years over the rights to his famous"Ge You Lying Down" meme.

Not only did the 542 companies that lost to Ge You apologise to the actor, they also had to compensate him financially, a sum that totaled a whopping 7.6mil yuan .

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