The Meme Stealing License is a popular subgenre of reaction images used primarily on social media platforms like Reddit and Twitter. It emerged as a playful response to the act of 'stealing' or saving a funny image posted by another user. These images are designed to look like formal government IDs or certificates, often featuring authoritative logos or fictional agencies like the 'Meme Inspection Agency.' Instead of just taking the content, users post the license as a humorous receipt to acknowledge the quality of the original post while asserting their right to re-share it across the web.