The Fine Bros are attempting to copyright reaction videos and claim that other reaction vidoes infri

[FlandersNed]

[video=youtube;r2UqT6SZ7CU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2UqT6SZ7CU[/video]

Here's the lowdown:

[QUOTE]The Fine Bros are claiming "reaction" videos as their intellectual property. If they succeed, then they can use youtube/google to remove any reaction video they want, much like how unauthorized movies and music videos are currently removed.

They want to do this so that anyone who wants to make reaction videos have to "license" their trademark. This is just a money grab. People are already making reaction videos, the Fine Bros just want them to start paying. In exchange, they throw in some nonsense "resources" in there to "help" you make reaction videos. As if people are currently having trouble recording people watching videos.

And when you do license with them you give up all kinds of rights:

[I]We’ve trademarked all our shows, which means they are legally protected

We can revoke the license at any time.

All brand integrations must run through FBE

This is a purely digital license. You will not be able to turn the format into TV shows or be paid by third parties to create the content. If you are contacted for brand, distribution, merch or other opportunities related to the licensed format, FBE will take lead in those conversations
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Basically, they want to control you and take money from you for making reaction videos, and they're using the power of Youtube/Google to do it. And now they are censoring any discussions about this on their video so that people don't find out. Shame on these two.

Edit: I should also add that reaction videos have existed on youtube since its inception. There are kids reaction videos on there that predate their channel by years. And TV shows from around the world have done the "reaction" format for decades. Any national morning news show like Good Morning America will have segments where hosts sit around a couch and watch/react to the latest funny/viral video. This format was not at all original and no one considered it "stealing" for using it. But if the Fine Bros want to claim it as copyrighted, then they themselves stole the reaction format from people who have done it before them.

Edit2: Want to get even more angry? Read their blog post on this telling you why you are a criminal for stealing their format for making reaction videos and why you should pay them. They also tell you that it's not enough you pay them, but they want to take full control over how you make money (towards to end of the post).

Notice the very careful language they use to try and make it seem like they are the good guys doing you a favor by helping you stop stealing "their" format. And how they are doing something great and noble by copyrighting their reaction format. A format that they didn't invent, that's been used on countless TV shows, that's been on youtube before they even uploaded their first video. Yes, that format now belongs to them, and you are a thief and criminal for stealing it if you make reaction videos. Lovely guys:

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They are quickly editing their posts so please, take a screencap of this before they change the blog post any further. They are really beginning to do their damage control by deleting all comments criticizing their actions (I have screenshot proof of this from last night).
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By the way, they are deleting negative comments on the video.

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[MILKE]

I guess it's time to unsubscribe then

[myon]

it's amazing how more retarded things can get

[Judas]

[QUOTE=MILKE;49626948]I guess it's time to unsubscribe then[/QUOTE]

why were you subscribed in the first place

[Agoat]

"I scrolled through the comments and I didn't see any Italians... that is so sad..."

I'm sorry what?

[Spudgun]

I mean, I don't care for reaction videos, but this is pathetic.

[SpaceDude]

What. An. Idiot.

[simkas]

Wouldn't this be just the same as trying to copyright something like reviews? You can't copyright a broad concept.

[Coldmute]

Yeah, you're not gonna get far FBE. Other shows both online and on TV did it before you. Shit, I'm sure everyone has seen at least one "Home Videos" show that was basically a Fail Compilation from before youtube where they'd play a clip, then show a bunch of different guests reacting to it and making comments about it, replaying the clip, splicing in funny sounds, whatever. All they'd have to do is go "We did this first." and you're dead in the water.

[BrandoJack]

They just posted in the comments (5pm est, 1/28/2016)
[quote]NOTE: React World allows you to license some of FBE's most popular series (the specific elements and structure of each show), and use the trademarks. With that comes a suite of support that you can read about at the website. We do not hold a copyright on reaction videos overall. No one can. React World is about licensing FBE's show formats, not just for shows like Kids React, but also others like "Do They Know It?," "Lyric Breakdown," and more. This is similar to TV where you can't make a show substantially similar to "America's Got Talent," but of course you can make a completely different talent competition series. Same deal here. Welcome to REACT WORLD! We're ready to change the face of entertainment and community - and do it with all of you. Let's change the world together.•[/quote]

[JakeRose]

What if people just called it something different?

Like if I made a video called "me watching 2 girls 1 cup and my face is making involuntary movements as the video plays"?

[IlluminatiRex]

[QUOTE=BrandoJack;49627067]They just posted in the comments (5pm est, 1/28/2016)[/QUOTE]

That sounds even worse tbh.

[maddogsamurai]

[QUOTE=SpaceDude;49627021]What. An. Idiot.[/QUOTE]

Idiot(s). I'd be amazed if one of the brothers was like "Hey, this seems like a crazy and dumb idea to have people ask us to do react videos." But no, apparently lawyer money runs through both of them.

As someone who had the guilty pleasure of liking Elder's React, this is a dumbass move.

[Scot]

Less reaction videos is a good thing, godspeed on your holy crusade FineBros.

[Tacooo]

Oh boy, if they get away with this I'm sure we will see the slow death of Youtube. What's to stop Pewdiepie from copyrighting let's plays next?

[IlluminatiRex]

Like, they're trying to turn YouTube into TV, and that's frieghtening.

[gast91]

What a bunch of crooks.

[Marlamin]

[quote=YouTube description]
We do not hold a copyright on reaction videos overall. No one can. React World is about licensing FBE's show formats, not just for shows like Kids React, but also others like "Do They Know It?," "Lyric Breakdown," and more. This is similar to TV where you can't make a show substantially similar to "America's Got Talent," but of course you can make a completely different talent competition series. Same deal here. [/quote]

I don't think it's as bad as people make it out to be. Their specific format of "react" videos (god knows what that hell that is) seem to be the thing they're licensing out.

[meppers]

what the hell is their "format" of react videos?

it's just a bunch of different reactions of people while they are sitting in chairs behind a desk, all edited together

[niceguyhenry]

Dead Space and EA did it first, get fucked fine bros

[video=youtube_share;Pcm5M-KWQnM]http://youtu.be/Pcm5M-KWQnM[/video]

[Fangz]

I hope YouTube doesn't give the Fine Bros a free pass on this.

This is extremely scummy.

[HOUSE MASTER]

[QUOTE=BrandoJack;49627067]Welcome to REACT WORLD! We're ready to change the face of entertainment and community - and do it with all of you. Let's change the world together.[/QUOTE]

what the fuck™

[Miya]

psychicpebbles predicted this

[video=youtube;oXJ3FFOXvOQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXJ3FFOXvOQ[/video]

[WitlessTanuki]

[QUOTE=HOUSE MASTER;49627303]what the fuck™[/QUOTE]

I'm ready to change the world by watching kids, teens, youtubers, old people, and regular adults react to viral memes, click bait videos, dead memes, vine compilations, gaining adsense, silly animations, gaining adsense, other youtubers, and gaining adsense.

[Splarg]

I've always disliked what these guys do.

Reaction videos and the like are the most meta, content-free shit in history and if they played a role in making them popular they can fuck off.

When they do political stuff like "kids react to gay marriage" etc. it's the exact same thing as when you reshare something ~inspirational~ on Facebook. People can watch the video, get a nice smug feeling and then stop caring immediately.

[yodafart9]

I hope it works just so there's less reaction videos.

[cdr248]

fhinestein brothers

:conspiratard:

[The bird Woman]

An act of censorship, the first step by removing freedom of expression and individual self-thought.
Siege fucking heil Fine Bros.

[Senn]

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Watch as this comment is not gonna be deleted

[OmniConsUme]

One... They cannot go to youtube, it will have to be handled by their own nation's copyright office, They are nuts if they try to succeed... because "Let's Plays" was recently ruled in the public domain.