What are your thoughts on The Fine Bro's failed attempt to copyright every reaction video? (Updated)
| Ohhhh shit. I just watched the video. I thought this was hyperbole based off the guy who got his non-FineBros-related reaction video removed. This is not cool. Nah. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| I personally do not dislike the FineBros. I dislike their team. I think this was originally meant to be a very good idea but somehow, it ended up skewed. I highly doubt this was all just Benny and Rafi's doing and I don't think there is malicious intent. However, it's still a hard pill to swallow because some of what they said in the video makes it seem that way. But I guess my biggest problem is the fact that they are doing the exact opposite of what they are preaching. Again, I think it's mostly the PR team behind this but the fact that they're even allowing this speaks more to greed than goodwill. I hope this leads to a good thing in the end but right now, it is incredibly scary to witness. Another problem: the format. Like I can understand that they have a format that they use for each video but as of this point, I have not seen another channel directly emulate their formula. Which is strange to me because they are dropping hints that there are channels stealing from them. What concerns me is the fact that a reaction channel wholly separate from their formula will get taken down for some bullshit reason. Also, they don't want their content distributed but they have no problem having kids react, teens react, etc. reacting to other people's content that the finebros had no help in creating at all. And sometimes, they don't even seem to ask permission for this. I feel like this is a very good reaction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No_Vti186Tk |
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| I don't like it at all. Now they're getting greedy. |
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| Confused, how are they "different" from "big bad corporations"? |
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| I absolutely despise most reaction videos with the exception of those which make fun of them. I think this is good. |
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Fuchsia said: I absolutely despise most reaction videos with the exception of those which make fun of them. I think this is good. I do hope you read the entire OP and some of the links in it. Pirating_Ninja said: Confused, how are they "different" from "big bad corporations"? Not much difference at this point in my eyes, but I suppose it depends on the person. |
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| I'm...honestly disappointed...I am (will no longer be after I write this lil post) a subscriber of their channel for about 4 years. But what they're doing is despicable...and they are way too hypocrites to say they are the 1st to create "React" videos. What's even more low, is that they want to strike down anyone who does a react video. What...am I not allowed to react to a funny video anymore? And they want to get money from the ones doing react videos as well? Well, fuck you too Fine Brothers. I no longer want to be part of your "community". Quite the irony, as earlier on a thread about who's our fav youtubers, I mentioned them as being my 3rd favorite channel. Well...no longer they are. |
Shiro-Jan 30, 2016 7:05 PM
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| I don't really care about it, mostly because I don't watch TheFineBros. |
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| I think these morons should get a job. Reaction videos aren't a job. They're just crap for people who don't have hobbies. This is so pathetic. |
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| The FineBros created reacting. Without them no one on earth would be able to react to a video. |
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Mr_Meme said: in the words of the great MLK "Das it mane The FineBros created reacting. Without them no one on earth would be able to react to a video. Das it. |
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| Amazing how much money can change people lmao. |
| Not a fan of reaction channels..... I mean have you guys seen those new "Let's Watch" videos? You are literally watching a guy watching another guy usually...... Biggest cash milk ever. But Finebros did not make reaction videos, they have been happening ever since 2 girls 1 cup. They have no legal standing or right to try this and is a blatant way for them to earn the money that these other people do. So no they really fucked up here, it was kinda the same situation when Sony tried to copyright Let's Play's. |
| They are both cunts and have no right to do something like that. It's just bullshit. React videos are very broad things that have existed for decades before the fine Bros even existed. That's not something that can be trademarked but I don't know enough about the bullshit intricacies of business to say for sure. I think they happen to be licensing the "format". Which in practice encompasses almost all react videos anyways, even if they aren't copyrighting the entire concept. It's not like I really care though if it does happen, when is very unlikely. Extremely accessible quick and easy entertainment similar to this has already been monopolized by shit companies like buzz feed and watch mojo. All forms of entertainment similar to this is all going to eventually be homogenized into a handful of giant Internet corporations. Whether or not it gets monopolized or not means nothing to me. Any slightly above average person wouldn't really find much entertainment in below average intelligence people making incredibly obvious and vapid responses to random things. Why the fuck would I want to watch people making observations a slightly intelligent person should have already inferred themselves? It's redundant, vapid, meaningless and not entertaining. If I wanted someone's opinion on something, it should be a well researched and complex analysis by an experienced reviewer. If talentless hacks are going to have to pay money to fine Bros, excreting low quality bait to vacuous consumers. Then so be it. I wouldn't say that's a bad thing because that really does help concentrate this garbage into a single concentrated location. Fine bros entertainment. That just makes it easier for me to avoid it all. |
| More like TheNotSoFineBros. I don't really care about reaction video but to copyright such thing is just dumb, its not like you invent it. |
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| You know I wouldn't have cared about this, but seen some smaller channels on youtube getting strikes because of this, now I don't think they will 'target' bigger channels for reasons... Welcome to the dumb part of the internet. |
| I think Youtube is a bunch of bullshit now. Youtube is filled people sitting in their car doing "food reviews", people who "react" to random videos sitting on their ass all day, people that "prank" other people, twitch-streaming bitches, copy-infringement fucks, and worse music videos. All, so they can fucking earn revenue. The purpose of Youtube was to show share videos with the world, not to earn money, but for entertainment. Face it folks, the Youtube community is dead. The reason people make videos nowadays is because they want to earn some cash, simple as that. But, for the FineBros trying to copyright every reaction video on Youtube? That's bullshit. They have no right to do that, since they steal other people's content. I strongly disapprove this. |
_LorDNiCo_Jan 31, 2016 12:45 AM
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| Eh, I can see what's already next in the horizon. A copyright on "It's a prank bro" videos? Pfft. Wonder which douche would earn the rights to it, ock TV? fouseytube? |
| They made a reply video to the massive backlash haha omg. Talk about 'Damage Control'... |
CebixJan 31, 2016 1:23 AM
| It's really stupid and I do like most of there content but I don't blindly defend people I like. |
It feels so scripted the way they say it, I wonder if their lawyers are telling them how to react |
| I've been here way too long... |
| How the fuck can you trademark the word "react?" Is this possible? |
| wow that's pretty greedy how did they think they can even trademark that |
| does it even matter? at least they're rich and their life doesn't suck and they probably have hot waifus they can say/do whatever they want and will still be fine |
incisorrJan 31, 2016 3:48 AM
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Eminem said: Good idea, hopefully all the shitty reacting channels will stop uploading videos now. This so much, I would care if the reaction videos were good, which they aren't in any way, thank you based finebros. |
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Funny how they say they're not trying to control every react vídeos but what they did to the Ellen show for just having a Kid reacting to tecnology ? lol |
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| Probably nothing will happen, they will be denied. I mean it's just so stupid, next time someone wants to copyright cat videos |
| No i like seeing different people's perspective on a given video. Not just the same cast. |
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| http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/thefinebros Here is a graph of their subscriber count since their video launched. It's quite amusing. They've essentially lost 25k+ subscribers after that video. Of course they still have over 14 million, so I doubt they're overly worried. |
| What I find funny is how they act like reaction video is that big of deal and will go down in history. LMAO, its just a video of a person watching a fucking video. |
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NudeBear said: Remembering kids, in the 2000's we had 9/11, the internet becoming nearly universal in the developed world, the 2008 financial crisis, the advent of smartphones, etc. — and in the 2010's we had Reaction Videos brought to you by Fine Bros (TM).Funniest part was when they said that "Reaction Videos" and what not will become a definitive representation of our generation's culture. What a bunch of self-important douchebags. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| This influences me so little , that i can not even bring myself to remotely care or sympathise with YT-bers who are gonna get affected by this :| But, i do get how sucky this situation must be for some ppl who use YT as a primary source of income (which is a bad idea from the start). Whats actually more scary here is that "technically" the fine bros did nothing wrong, this was the obvious, logical and smart next move to make to maximize profit ... its horrifying to think what the industry has become , its "eat or get eaten" with no middle grounds. |
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This is a Fine Brother.  This is you brain on "react" videos of the Fine Brothers  EVERY-SINGLE-TIME |
TheBrainintheJar said: Entertainment is a job.I think these morons should get a job. Reaction videos aren't a job. They're just crap for people who don't have hobbies. This is so pathetic. Anyway, this pretty much tells us why this is bullshit and should be stopped:  |
Play League of Legends here! Autocrat said: Hitler was good, objectively. |
| http://www.tmfile.com/mark/?q=866893643 ...WHAT. |
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| How can I rub my hands together in a faux mockery of international jewry without the fine bros fucking me into youtube submission? Is there a loophole? Please help. |
| I honestly never cared about those kind of reaction videos, but that's such an unfair move to pull. I hope it doesn't get through, and that "react world" project is torn down. |
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| Finebros can eat shit. Pulling a dick move like that to fuck youtubers in the ass. The word "React" is being trademarked? ye, aight m8 Mr_Meme said: The FineBros created reacting. Without them no one on earth would be able to react to a video. Na, I think reaction vids was created before they done reacting m8 |
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Rimpey said: Finebros can eat shit. Pulling a dick move like that to fuck youtubers in the ass. The word "React" is being trademarked? ye, aight m8 Mr_Meme said: The FineBros created reacting. Without them no one on earth would be able to react to a video. Na, I think reaction vids was created before they done reacting m8 Nah, that is legit impossible brother. |
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| heuehuehuehuehuehuue, and I'm just here seeing shit hit the fan |
| gone bai bai |
| This is better than just refreshing YouTube. |
Play League of Legends here! Autocrat said: Hitler was good, objectively. |
| NUMBERS ARE GOIN DOOOOOWN IT'S GOING DOWN SO FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST! AHAHAHAHA DAMN |
| gone bai bai |
| You know you fucked up when even anime reviewers are parodying your mistake (since this will affect them to a small extent) |
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| I guess you could say... They went too far, too fast. |
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badwolf45f said: Funny how they say they're not trying to control every react vídeos but what they did to the Ellen show for just having a Kid reacting to tecnology ? lol They sound really scared, cornered and without confidence. Is the ship sinking? |
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They already did. metsujin said: You know I wouldn't have cared about this, but seen some smaller channels on youtube getting strikes because of this, now I don't think they will 'target' bigger channels for reasons... Welcome to the dumb part of the internet. They'll target any rising react channels that could give them competition in the future and quash them before they become a threat. That was probably one of the main reasons for the copyright. |
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TheBrainintheJar said: badwolf45f said: Funny how they say they're not trying to control every react vídeos but what they did to the Ellen show for just having a Kid reacting to tecnology ? lol They sound really scared, cornered and without confidence. Is the ship sinking? They should backpedal before it's too late. |
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