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Nintendo Can't Sue Dinosaurs For Yoshi Copyright Meme

This three-panel meme uses the popular sad Pablo Escobar reaction template from the *Narcos* TV series to make a joke about Nintendo's well-known aggressive copyright protection practices. The joke's premise is that Yoshi, Nintendo's iconic green dinosaur character from the Mario franchise, is based on a dinosaur, a species that went extinct millions of years before Nintendo created the character. Therefore, Nintendo cannot actually sue anyone for copyright infringement against dinosaurs because the allegedly infringing party is already extinct. The three panels show escalating disappointment and resignation from Nintendo's perspective.
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Nintendo when they realise that they can't sue dinosaurs for copyright infringement on Yoshi (they're already extinct):

Overview

This three-panel meme uses the popular sad Pablo Escobar reaction template from the Narcos TV series to make a joke about Nintendo's well-known aggressive copyright protection practices. The joke's premise is that Yoshi, Nintendo's iconic green dinosaur character from the Mario franchise, is based on a dinosaur, a species that went extinct millions of years before Nintendo created the character. Therefore, Nintendo cannot actually sue anyone for copyright infringement against dinosaurs because the allegedly infringing party is already extinct. The three panels show escalating disappointment and resignation from Nintendo's perspective.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit, as confirmed by the provided original title where the creator joked 'pls don't sue me nintendo'. It is a remix of the pre-existing 'Sad Pablo Escobar' multi-panel reaction meme template that came from the Narcos TV series, and circulates in gaming meme communities online as a joke about Nintendo's notoriously strict copyright enforcement.

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