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CWegzz on 01 February 2016
mountaindewslave said:
CWegzz said:
They also use a ton of other people's content in their own videos when they make the people react to other youtube videos for instance, but they don't ask for permission to use their footage, which is a bit hypocritical. Either way, it's been fun watching their subscribers drop.

 


it is incredibly ironic that Fine Bros makes video's using OTHERS content and now is attempting to trademark pretty universal words or phrases on Youtube. its absurd

and they can paint it howeve they want about their new 'community'. but conveniently they haven't mentioned in their recent announcement videos specfically about the fact that they are attempting to trademark certain phrases and words in titles. news flash Fine Bros: you don't have any power in dictating what common phrases and words people can use in titles

  anyone can show their grandma something and then title a story or video "grandma reacts". under the Fine Bros logic no one should be able to do that. which is silly, as Fine Bros weren't the first to bring up a concept like that

I'm glad the company  is getting so much backlash

They've also tried to force Ellen and Buzzfeed to remove videos that have done reactions, while trying to use their fanbase to attack them as well.  They're just greedy, scummy people and I'm proud to say that I've never been subscribed to them.





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SuperNova on 01 February 2016

What? Do they honestly think they have some sort of patent on...reactions? Let alone let's plays?
BTW I have never seen anyone use their exact format either (Lots of diffrent people from a specific group reacting to something in a controlled environment) and I'm petty sure they didn't invent the reaction video itself either (Maybe they should start paying royalties to that Nintendo kid?).

I get the desire to protect your hard work from copycats and a reqirement to at least ask permission from someone if they intent to copy your format, but threatenig legal action over something you didn't invent yourself either?

In any case they are a juggernaut channel and this just comes off as bullying.

It's a shame because I quite enjoy some of their videos.



vivster on 01 February 2016
KLAMarine said:
vivster said:
KLAMarine said:
vivster said:
First they named themselves Bros, then they became Nintendo. Slippery slope, people.
spurgeonryan said:
So they are more or less copying Nintendo?

Not comparable. I'd argue this as being more Sony-like.

Because Sony is known for threatening legal action through Youtube and implementing forced reseller deals?

No, because the Fine Brothers tried to trademark "x React" similar to Sony's attempt to trademark "Let's Play"

So? They never even got to a point to get it and as such they're doing no one any harm. Threatening youtubers with legal action and trying to trap them in sone shady scheme to make money off of them is more a Nintendo thing to do.

 

You're comparing something that Sony may or may not could've done with something that Nintendo is currently actively doing.



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tiff3110 on 01 February 2016

oh well this is a mess. Let me unsub real quick



The Fury on 01 February 2016

With success comes arrogance. Idiots.



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TheSting on 01 February 2016
KLAMarine said:
Fei-Hung said:
TheSting said:
Fei-Hung said:
TheSting said:
Is this similar to Sony trying to trademark Let's Play?

Sony were trade marking to create a campaign similar to Greatness Awaits. It would have made little to no difference, unless Sony would have gone full dwerp, which is quite unlikely.

So the YouTubers wouldn't have had to pay Sony to use it?

No, it was going to be like the strap line they use in adverts and marketing like #Greatness Awaits & #this is for the players. 

How do you know this?

 


Yeah I should've asked for a link as well. 



danielrdp on 01 February 2016
Fei-Hung said:
Teeqoz said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/43bqa1/lets_not_just_yell_about_the_react_trademark_lets/czh3w9f

The post there had some pretty enlightening info, and shone some light on how disgusting this attempt is.

 

That was a good read. Can't believe they went after Ellen. I'd like to see them go after Oprah lol

WoW, they went after Ellen!!! Are they nuts? Greed Bastards. That's really disgusting. 





Porcupine_I on 01 February 2016

I wish I was subscribed to them so I could unsubscribe now.

I liked some of their stuff, but it was getting really stale lately.



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KLAMarine on 01 February 2016
vivster said:
KLAMarine said:
vivster said:
KLAMarine said:
vivster said:
First they named themselves Bros, then they became Nintendo. Slippery slope, people.
spurgeonryan said:
So they are more or less copying Nintendo?

Not comparable. I'd argue this as being more Sony-like.

Because Sony is known for threatening legal action through Youtube and implementing forced reseller deals?

No, because the Fine Brothers tried to trademark "x React" similar to Sony's attempt to trademark "Let's Play"

So? They never even got to a point to get it and as such they're doing no one any harm. Threatening youtubers with legal action and trying to trap them in sone shady scheme to make money off of them is more a Nintendo thing to do.

 

You're comparing something that Sony may or may not could've done with something that Nintendo is currently actively doing.

I didn't compare Sony and Nintendo, I compared Sony to Fine Brothers. Both Sony and Fine Brothers went after PHRASES "Let's Play" and "x React", respectively. Both these phrases have formed portions of various video titles throughout the internet before Sony and Fine Brothers tried to trademark them.

Nintendo is an asshole but at least they're going after videos that feature their IP, IP they paid to develop, IP that belongs to them. Sony and Fine Brothers went after literal phrases, phrases people are accustomed to using freely in their video titles.



KLAMarine on 01 February 2016
TheSting said:
KLAMarine said:
Fei-Hung said:
TheSting said:
Fei-Hung said:
TheSting said:
Is this similar to Sony trying to trademark Let's Play?

Sony were trade marking to create a campaign similar to Greatness Awaits. It would have made little to no difference, unless Sony would have gone full dwerp, which is quite unlikely.

So the YouTubers wouldn't have had to pay Sony to use it?

No, it was going to be like the strap line they use in adverts and marketing like #Greatness Awaits & #this is for the players. 

How do you know this?

Yeah I should've asked for a link as well. 

Maybe Fei-Hung has inside information?