Getty Images Goes Copyright Trolling After a Meme Penguin

Getty Images has a bit of a reputation for being a ridiculous copyright troll--sending out threatening letters demanding large sums to "settle" for people who use an image from Getty's database. But now it appears to have taken the trolling to a new level, as the German blog GetDigital.de revealed last week when it reported that Getty had demanded nearly $1,000 for one year's use of an image of a penguin that is actually part of a semi-popular meme, better known as the Socially Awkward Penguin.
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