Stealing removes the original. “Piracy” is a copy, derived from an intrinsic operation on digital information.

Thusly, the original (and your hat) survives despite this:

Then go raid that booty back! Arrrrr!

Gyate artstyle yeah.
(I hope i got the artstyle of the character on the meme right)

Is anyone unhappy or angry when other people are using their memes? ( I guess that’s what the author meant by “steals it”)