In a day where the FCC is literally the most hated arm of the government (which takes work considering the executive's approval rating), we get a moment of wonderful and hilarious karmic news. Yesterday the FCC absolutely stupidly forgot to license Baauer's ultra viral hit ‘Harlem Shake' in the most cringe attempt to be cool ever.
Ajit Pai and his endlessly punch-able face uploaded this video trying to demonstrate what people can still do after net neutrality was repealed. Oddly enough ‘sue for copyright infringement' was not on the list. Yet that is exactly what is happening to Pai and the FCC right now.
my first instinct was this can't be real then i remembered it was still 2017 #NetNeutrality we are living in a full on parody now pic.twitter.com/Rs8htenbd2
— к†и (@killthenoise) December 14, 2017
Out of all heroes on Twitter the parody Diplo stepped up to ask Baauer if the FCC got rights to the song. Obviously they didn't and Baauer announced that he would be taking legal action. Will this make any long term difference? No. Is it super satisfying. Yes.
yo @baauer did the FCC license your song for this? this is your moment to become a hero. call the lawyers https://t.co/xfaW1Wxobn
— Diplo (@_diplo_) December 14, 2017
I'm Taking action. Whatever I can do to stop this loser https://t.co/Ajo6wBATdF
— Aa (@baauer) December 14, 2017
