News of 'Rickroll' meme death greatly exaggerated

Source: MSNBC

35 min. Helen A.S. Popkin In what seemed to be a repeat of the great "Hitler Reacts" YouTube takedown of 2010, an original version of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video used to Rickroll Web denizens ...
Full article at: MSNBC  More like this  1 day ago, 4:22pm CDT

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Original RickRoll'D video knocked offline

Source: Tom's Hardware Guide

Many Internet users are big fans of pranks and memes. I've certainly RickRolled more than a few people in my day, just for grins, and I bet many of you have too. For the uninitiated, the original RickRoll'D video showing the 80's pop star crooning ...
Full article at: Tom's Hardware Guide  More like this  1 day ago, 2:08pm CDT

Rickroll Meme Taken Down, Reinstated Following Copyright Complaint

Source: IT Pro Portal

However, YouTube's rickrolling days have come to an end, after the video was pulled by AVG Technologies from the site yesterday over a copyright complaint. Needless to say, some Astley addicts were less than pleased by the m ...
Full article at: IT Pro Portal  More like this  2 days ago, 8:51am CDT

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Original RickRoll Video Returns to YouTube After 24-Hour Copyright Hiatus

Source: MaximumPC

Strange things happen on the Internet all the time. The art of RickRolling was -- and for some, still is -- one of them, whereby for a short period of time it became vogue to trick people into visiting Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" vi ...
Full article at: MaximumPC  More like this  2 days ago, 7:33am CDT

Copyright claim takes original RickRoll’D vid off YouTube

Source: Slashgear

It’s a very sad day for Internet pranksters all around the world. A copyright claim by AVG Technologies has pulled the original RickRoll’D video off YouTube. The only thing worse than getting Rickrolled is get ...
Full article at: Slashgear  More like this  2 days ago, 6:31am CDT

Rickrolling meme killed and resurrected by YouTube

Source: TechRadar UK

The internet went into a collective state of mourning this week when its most enduring meme, the RickRoll'D video, was removed from YouTube following a copyright claim. The original clip, viewed over 61 million times, was strangely pulled ...
Full article at: TechRadar UK  More like this  2 days ago, 4:03pm CDT

Don’t Worry, Internet: That Rickrolling Video is Back Up

Source: Betabeat

Did you think a little trademark infringement could obliterate one of the Internet’s longest standing memes? Think again, AVG Technologies. TorrentFreak reported earlier that a copyright claim filed by AVG has led YouTube to pull one of the most popular ...
Full article at: Betabeat  More like this  2 days ago, 12:56pm CDT

Key "Rickrolling" video taken down due to copyright claim

Source: Ars Technica

I'm never gonna say goodbye unless there's a copyright complaint. Oh, rickrolling , will you ever cease to entertain us? Apparently so, given that one of the most widely-viewed versions of the 1987 hit “Never ...
Full article at: Ars Technica  More like this  2 days ago, 12:20pm CDT

Have No Fear, Rick Rolls On

Source: The Atlantic

It was with a pang that learned that thanks to a copyright complaint, the original RickRoll'D video had been removed from YouTube. But do not dispair, people: There are still plenty of tools out there with which to RickRoll the unsusp ...
Full article at: The Atlantic  More like this  2 days ago, 11:52am CDT