Mimi & Eunice

Mimi says: Copying without permission is stealing! Eunice says: Copying without permission is stealing! Mimi shouts at Eunice: THIEF!
Strip no 109 "Thief"

Mimi & Eunice (pronounced "me-me and you-ness"[1]) is a three-panel comic strip about intellectual property problems. It is made by American cartoonist, animator and free culture activist Nina Paley.

"Copying is not theft!" badge with a character resembling Mimi and Eunice

The strip has simple graphic style. It contains two characters: Mimi (with pointy ears) and Eunice (with floppy ears). It is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike "for lack of a better option".[1] Paley started publishing "Mimi & Eunice" on her blog 9 March 2010, describing characters as "two middle-aged children/baby psychos/heterosexual lesbians".[2]

Books

In 2010 the comic book "Misinformation Wants To Be Free" was published. It includes more than 200 full color "Mimi & Eunice" strips.[3]

In 2011 "Mimi & Eunice's Intellectual Pooperty" mini-book was funded via Kickstarter service.[4]

Movies

The characters has been starring in the "Minute Memes"[5] series of short ("one-minute") video "memes" about copyright restrictions and artistic freedom made by Paley. Mimi appeared in "EFF Tribute"[6] and both of them appeared in "Credit is Due: The Attribution Song".[7]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mimi & Eunice.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About « Mimi and Eunice". Mimiandeunice.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  2. ↑ "Mimi & Eunice « Nina Paley’s Blog". Blog.ninapaley.com. 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. ↑ "Misinformation Wants To Be Free". Createspace.com. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. ↑ "Mimi & Eunice's Intellectual Pooperty minibooks by Nina Paley — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Minute Memes". QuestionCopyright.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. ↑ "Electronic Frontier Foundation celebrates 20 years with new animation from Nina Paley.". QuestionCopyright.org. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  7. ↑ "Credit is Due (The Attribution Song)". QuestionCopyright.org. Retrieved 2013-10-13.

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