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

Tommy Refenes of Team Meat react to Fine Bro's video "Kids Reacting to Super Meat Boy"! [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAIf_CqKsw8[/media]

[QUOTE=butters757;49648146]Watch Tommy Refenes of Team Meat react to Fine Bro's video "Kids Reacting to Super Meat Boy"! [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAIf_CqKsw8[/media][/QUOTE] you're not my mum convince me to

lmao god damn, found this on reddit [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnBBMACMUec&[/media] fucking finebros [editline]1st February 2016[/editline] react to that

[QUOTE=Jacam12SUX;49648163] react to that[/QUOTE] If this is 2007 Youtube its pretty good.

[QUOTE=Jacam12SUX;49648163]lmao god damn, found this on reddit [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnBBMACMUec&[/media] fucking finebros [editline]1st February 2016[/editline] react to that[/QUOTE] What in the Fuck Did I just wacth is the on the left one of the cock bros? [editline]1st February 2016[/editline] according to there you-tube channel they lost 313 sub's in a about an one hour

[QUOTE=Jacam12SUX;49648163]lmao god damn, found this on reddit [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnBBMACMUec&[/media] fucking finebros [editline]1st February 2016[/editline] react to that[/QUOTE] Holy.... Anyways, I was wondering if some of the Finebros' reactor actors have caught wind of this situation yet. [URL="https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/43490c/the_fine_bros_from_youtube_are_now_attempting_to/czifipo"]Well, here's one of them sharing their experiences.[/URL]

[QUOTE=Xonax;49648026]Apparently fine bros have been emailing animators and totally not copy pasting the same image stating that they love their work. [img]http://i.imgur.com/t72LNEX.png[/img] Maybe they are trying to do damage control by contacting animators, claiming they love their work, just so the animators won't make fun of them through animations like McGoiter (well Speedosausage animated it) and psychicpebbles did.[/QUOTE] wait, I've heard about twobestfriends joke about exposure bucks, maybe that's in inside thing then a joke from them.

[QUOTE=Tobin;49647160][t]http://i.imgur.com/PzPvLi8.png[/t] tfw you realise youre a talentless droopy eyed fuck[/QUOTE] He's basically Buscemi in this clip but looks even older. [video=youtube;Ele_dj3ud38]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ele_dj3ud38[/video] Fucking [B]how?[/B]

[QUOTE=ThePanther;49648136][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RX0MPBp.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] guy on the right kinda looks like michael rosen :v: edit: oh crap page king [highlight](User was banned for this post (""page king" shitpost" - Orkel))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=FpShepard;49647641][media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V55Zq5whVCI[/media] Can't wait until they take down this 8 year old video for copyright infringement :v:[/QUOTE] Goddamnit, this video still fucking gets me.

[QUOTE=swadicalrag;49648296]guy on the right kinda looks like michael rosen :v: edit: oh crap page king[/QUOTE] uh um, page kIng.,??

Phil DeFranco is trying desperately to defend them. I used to like him but he just became stale. It's funny because if he wasn't friends with them he would be shitting on them so hard I can guarantee it.

[QUOTE=br0ken_;49648651]Phil DeFranco is trying desperately to defend them. I used to like him but he just became stale. It's funny because if he wasn't friends with them he would be shitting on them so hard I can guarantee it.[/QUOTE] Who?

[QUOTE=EmilyVasquez;49648655]Who?[/QUOTE] [url]https://www.youtube.com/user/sxephil[/url]

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;49648661][url]https://www.youtube.com/user/sxephil[/url][/QUOTE] Oh, that guy.

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;49648661][url]https://www.youtube.com/user/sxephil[/url][/QUOTE] Goddamn those video titles/thumbnails. Literal cancer.

[QUOTE=Snickerdoodle;49648661][url]https://www.youtube.com/user/sxephil[/url][/QUOTE] Jesus, it's clickbait, the entire channel has been reduced to clickbait. [editline]1st February 2016[/editline] [video=youtube;5U9mBUcFvo0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U9mBUcFvo0[/video]

Because the weekend is over, and because numbers are fun, let's visualise the damage so far: [img]http://i.imgur.com/GVdKBMN.jpg[/img] They are now back at their subscriber count of about 23 days ago (09 January 2016) Their peak was around 14.080.000 subscribers on 27 January, but that has dropped below 13.925.000 and it's still dropping. Which means they have lost slightly over 157.000 subscibers on their main channel over the past few days at the time of this post. If we include the numbers from their secondary channels (React and Finebros2) we get the following: [img]http://i.imgur.com/SaurvTI.jpg[/img] So the total number of subscribers lost dropped past the 200k mark. Despite all this progress, if you look at the big picture, there still is a long way to go... It's scary how large they have become. [img]http://i.imgur.com/nPwd9Fk.jpg[/img] Data shamelessly ripped from socialblade.

I actually wonder what was the cause for the small drop in subscribers in 2012.

[QUOTE=garychencool;49649091]I actually wonder what was the cause for the small drop in subscribers in 2012.[/QUOTE] [img]http://i.imgur.com/z98FHOm.jpg[/img] [B]Edit[/B]: [I]I completely overlooked the existence of fake accounts and bots. Please take this post with a good handful of salt.[/I] The first small drop in 2012 was on 12 January 2012 where their count went from 1.34M to 1.3M (so ballpark estimate of ~40.000 subscribers) , which coincides with the release of this [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sp9uEDuJ2g"]channel update[/URL] video. Just bla bla bla, new release schedule, bla bla bla less weekly videos, bla bla bla [URL="https://www.youtube.com/user/MyMusicShow/"]new MyMusicShow channel[/URL]. (Seriously, how many youtube channels do people need. Not too suprising that it has been inactive since August 2014) They also talked about their upcoming Teens react episode and that it would feature My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic I'll let you draw your own conclusions... The second small drop was from 1.44M to 1.42M (~20.000 subscribers) on 25 May 2012 , just after the [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqm4dQv4F9w"]Elders React to Nyan Cat[/URL] video. Pure speculation from my part, but I guess some people were getting sick of may-mays.

What do these guys make in revenue?

[QUOTE=GabrielWB;49649222][img]http://i.imgur.com/z98FHOm.jpg[/img] The first small drop in 2012 was on 12 January 2012 where their count went from 1.34M to 1.3M (so ballpark estimate of ~40.000 subscribers) , which coincides with the release of this [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sp9uEDuJ2g"]channel update[/URL] video. Just bla bla bla, new release schedule, bla bla bla less weekly videos, bla bla bla [URL="https://www.youtube.com/user/MyMusicShow/"]new MyMusicShow channel[/URL]. (Seriously, how many youtube channels do people need. Not too suprising that it has been inactive since August 2014) They also talked about their upcoming Teens react episode and that it would feature My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic I'll let you draw your own conclusions... The second small drop was from 1.44M to 1.42M (~20.000 subscribers) on 25 May 2012 , just after the [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqm4dQv4F9w"]Elders React to Nyan Cat[/URL] video. Pure speculation from my part, but I guess some people were getting sick of may-mays.[/QUOTE] Sharp drops like that are typically when youtube gets rid of bots/fake subs.

[QUOTE=RoboChimp;49649455]What do these guys make in revenue?[/QUOTE] Probably in the 500 to 600k a month range.

[QUOTE=No_Excuses;49649541]Probably in the 500 to 600k a month range.[/QUOTE] Whoa, for making videos of people watching other videos? And I thought reality TV producers were getting money for nothing.

[QUOTE=RoboChimp;49649545]Whoa, for making videos of people watching other videos? And I thought reality TV producers were getting money for nothing.[/QUOTE] If reality tv producers make nothing, how come there are so many reality tv shows airing?

[QUOTE=Mmrnmhrm;49649629]If reality tv producers make nothing, how come there are so many reality tv shows airing?[/QUOTE]I'll admit exaggeration, but these shows are really easy to make, the only reason the really crappy ones exist is because someone knows someone at the top and can push crap through.

[QUOTE=Ithon;49648233]wait, I've heard about twobestfriends joke about exposure bucks, maybe that's in inside thing then a joke from them.[/QUOTE] Unfortunately not, a lot of places are willing to "pay" artists by "giving them exposure to the outside world so that maybe someone WILL pay them with REAL money!" It's a shitty practice and I'm not surprised at all that the fine boys were willing to use that. In more exciting developments, this tweet: [media]https://twitter.com/FFStv/status/694042927874445312[/media] Now for those not in the know, FFSTV have been making reaction videos for a good 6 years, much like the fine bros, but the more interesting bit is that their [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqKaorEyK6c&list=PL8732D3E38621BCCA&index=1"]first "true" reaction video[/URL] predates [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDEQ6wmt8x0"]the Fine Brother's first "kids react" video[/URL] by about four months (and the contact could have been earlier, as Video Games Awesome had been doing said reaction "format" [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCogC7Kq0w"]since 2009[/URL]). If they truly did ask FFSTV about how to best make the type of video they're trying to trademark, that would be hilarious.

In other news: Parasites try to suck blood.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_3HESGr52A[/media]

I'll create a reaction channel named "Humans of a young age respond to:" or "Humans of an age where they are death's door:" I found the loophole, time to make that YouTube $$$.