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Who owns ‘brain rot’?: inside the international legal drama over a meme

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In September 2025, Spyder Games LLC and Speedy Simulator Gaming LLC received a cease and desist letter from Mementum regarding the use of Tung Tung Tung Sahur in the game.

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