Game Publishers Angry At Logical Refund Rule Meme

If a purchase can be revoked at any time then a payment should be refundable at any time; Game Publishers

This is a two-panel meme using a scene from the classic Tom and Jerry animated series. The top panel displays an open page of a book with text stating the logical rule: 'If a purchase can be revoked at any time then a payment should be refundable at any time'. The bottom panel shows an extremely angry, steaming version of Tom the cat labeled 'Game Publishers', holding the same book and reacting with fury to the stated rule. The meme satirizes the widely criticized double standard in the video game industry where digital game purchases can be revoked by publishers at any time for any reason, while consumers are regularly denied the ability to get refunds for their purchases whenever they request them.

The meme was originally posted on 9GAG with the title 'True, or not?'. It edits a popular existing Tom and Jerry meme template that depicts Tom reacting angrily to a rule he dislikes, adding custom text to call out the hypocrisy of game publisher policies around digital ownership and refunds. This template has been widely used across social media to criticize groups that reject logically consistent rules that go against their own self-interest.