“Satire is more than a joke – it’s also a way of making sense of the world when sometimes it can feel dark and heavy,” says Carter.
“It’s a little ironic that we, a nation of quintessential dry-humour lovers, can’t lampoon and parody with the rest of the world without risk of breaching copyright. And yes, that includes making proper memes.
“This bill protects artists’ right to freedom of speech, and in doing so helps protect our democracy.”