A BP worker who was sacked after privately sharing a version of the Hitler Downfall meme during pay negotiations has lost an appeal at the Fair Work Commission. The meme video has been widely played ...

A BP worker who privately shared a version of the Hitler Downfall parody video during pay negotiations was not only sacked but also lost an appeal against his dismissal. The meme video has been widely ...

"Downfall," a German film released in 2004 about Hitler's last days, has been adopted for wildly popular YouTube parodies that have spanned mock rants about topics as varied as playing Xbox video ...

For years, the meme has held an unusually steadfast position in Internet culture. While most online parodies come and go overnight, new Downfall spoofs have been continually created for years. It’s ...

The technician changed subtitles on the video portraying a ranting Adolf Hitler to make a “humorous parody” of enterprise bargaining negotiations at BP’s Kwinana refinery in Western Australia. BP ...

BP has lost a Federal Court challenge to a Fair Work Commission decision reinstating and compensating a company technician sacked for sharing a Downfall parody video. BP had filed an appeal seeking to ...

YouTube has recently begun removing videos that feature content from Constantin Films’ 2004 film, Der Untergang (“Downfall”), despite the fact that many of these videos are parodies and thus ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. A Fair Work Commission full bench is set to determine whether the popular Downfall meme is "objectively offensive" and grounds for ...

The Open Video Alliance said Constantin films, owners of the rights to the film Der Untergang(Downfall), upon which the parody videos are based, filed the copyright claim. The parodies, which have ...

YouTube has recently begun removing videos that feature content from Constantin Films' 2004 film, Der Untergang ("Downfall"), despite the fact that many of these videos are parodies and thus ...

A BP refinery worker in Australia who was sacked for parodying the company via a well-known Hitler meme has been awarded a $200,000 (£109,000) payout. Scott Tracey used the popular meme, from 2004 ...