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so there's like a non-zero chance that "React World" isn't gonna flop hilariously and it appears on all accounts that their stupid audience hates their dumb idea so the question is -- where do you go as a company from here? "Apologise" and scrap the proposed surefire failure and thereby pretend like it never happened, or go out swinging full steam ahead?
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Homestar Runner posted:so there's like a non-zero chance that "React World" isn't gonna flop hilariously and it appears on all accounts that their stupid audience hates their dumb idea so the question is -- where do you go as a company from here? "Apologise" and scrap the proposed surefire failure and thereby pretend like it never happened, or go out swinging full steam ahead? Apparently Homestar Runner knew this was coming years and years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEgoPp9FI3Y
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Feb 1, 2016 07:08
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Note: Their response in the video linked is equal to "we're not in the wrong, YOU'RE the one misunderstanding".
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Feb 1, 2016 07:14
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Niggurath posted:They make this response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-vuI9vKfg This entire thing is cringe-worthy. From their pompous attitude, especially the red bearded (don't grow a beard if your hair is red by the by....), bobbing his head up and down, rolling his eyes when Spectacles over there mentions how people are misunderstanding them, to the JUST TRUST US GUYS, WE'RE NOT TAKING PEOPLES poo poo IF YOU KNEW US PERSONALLY YOU'D KNOW THIS. Oh yeah, and the best part. "What exactly constitutes any of your series formats? And the simple answer is watch any of our series that is part of the react world license, and that is the exact format.". Then he relates the situation to BURGER KING. hahahahahahaha.  Suck it YouTube. 
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Feb 1, 2016 09:12
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senrath posted:The Let'z Play thing was actually fairly irrelevant to the final verdict, that video is wrong (there was an initial thing about Let'z Play, but then the USPTO followed up saying the term was just too generic, so the first bit was pointless). They mention the beginning process of that decision in a follow-up portion, since the whole thing is done live on Twitch and the second bit hasn't been put up on YouTube yet. This video was done on the 18th too, before that decision had been reached, which surprises me because I thought it would take a good deal longer yet.
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Feb 1, 2016 09:20
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How can I sign up to be a fancy teen actor in one of these "teens react to" videos? I can make a funny face when the Internet video does something weird.
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Feb 1, 2016 09:48
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BMS posted:rolling his eyes when Spectacles over there mentions how people are misunderstanding them to be fair their fans are evidently a bunch of bandwagoning idiots with crap for brains
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Feb 1, 2016 10:07
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Niggurath posted:They make this response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-vuI9vKfg These guys should not be the ones on camera explaining this or they should have somebody carefully run through what they're gonna say and how they should behave on camera.
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Feb 1, 2016 13:54
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Niggurath posted:They make this response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-vuI9vKfg Holy Christ I was in the 'what a bunch of dumbies' category before but this video makes me think these two idiots are full-time chodes.
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Feb 1, 2016 14:16
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49fipjglyc Really good breakdown of the whole thing.
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watho posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49fipjglyc This doesn't answer my most pressing question: Why are all these people wearing hats indoors?
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Suspicious Dish posted:How can I sign up to be a fancy teen actor in one of these "teens react to" videos? I can make a funny face when the Internet video does something weird. E-mail me at slowbeef AT gmail with your reaction that I can make into Adults Re.......Spond To The Fine Bros
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Feb 1, 2016 15:57
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slowbeef posted:E-mail me at slowbeef AT gmail with your reaction that I can make into Adults Re.......Spond To The Fine Bros
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Feb 1, 2016 16:18
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Maybe if youtube didn't have a culture centered on unironically referring to things like "content creators" and "brands" this kind of thing wouldn't happen. *tumblr gif of sassy lady drinking a drink*
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Eulisker posted:This doesn't answer my most pressing question: Why are all these people wearing hats indoors? Male pattern baldness.
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Feb 1, 2016 18:02
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slowbeef posted:E-mail me at slowbeef AT gmail with your reaction that I can make into Adults Re.......Spond To The Fine Bros Do you pay "the big bucks"?
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Feb 1, 2016 18:46
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Niggurath posted:They make this response: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-vuI9vKfg They look like they're about to break out in tears at any minute because you don't get it we're building a community where you pay us.
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Feb 1, 2016 19:23
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:I said "a lot of wiggle room," but that doesn't mean that direct competition is a-ok. That's pretty specifically what isn't ok. Apple Computers got away with its name because it started out in an entirely different industry from Apple Records, and pretty much any time AC did anything sound related AR sued them again. Apple Computer "got away with it," because they settled out of court and paid royalties to Apple Corp in the late 70s. Then they violated the agreement on two or three occasions as they moved closer and closer to Apple Corp's domain (music). Each time, Apple Computer lost and settled out of court. In the end they bought the trademark from Apple Corp and licensed the name back. You can totally just trademark a word. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer
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Feb 1, 2016 19:54
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I was honestly surprised to find out that the shortened term of android, 'droid', was a trademarked term. Granted I heard it used plenty of times, normally associated with Star Wars, but I also just assumed that it was just the shortened version of a commonly used sci-fi term. But yeah, that's why I try not to assume things with copyright or trademarks, because there's a good chance I don't know what I'm talking about.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:08
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There's a "TheFineBros lose subscribers" livestream if you're into watching numbers steadily tick down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH0qahqv5YM
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Feb 1, 2016 20:32
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I said a swear word. Out loud.
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Feb 1, 2016 20:59
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Leal posted:I said a swear word. Out loud.
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Feb 1, 2016 22:24
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BMS posted:(Don't grow a beard if your hair is red by the by....) Those dudes might be terrible, but there's no need to drag innocent beards into this.
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Feb 1, 2016 22:45
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Nihilarian posted:There's a "TheFineBros lose subscribers" livestream if you're into watching numbers steadily tick down. This is pretty funny. Also their response video is on youtube's front page now.
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Feb 1, 2016 23:05
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Niggurath posted:I was honestly surprised to find out that the shortened term of android, 'droid', was a trademarked term. Granted I heard it used plenty of times, normally associated with Star Wars, but I also just assumed that it was just the shortened version of a commonly used sci-fi term. But yeah, that's why I try not to assume things with copyright or trademarks, because there's a good chance I don't know what I'm talking about. That one's not too surprising, since DROID is a set of Motorola smartphones. I imagine it doesn't hold up against anything outside of phones, though I'm quite likely wrong.
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Onean posted:That one's not too surprising, since DROID is a set of Motorola smartphones. I imagine it doesn't hold up against anything outside of phones, though I'm quite likely wrong. Supposedly BattleTech was renamed from "BattleDroid" after finding that Lucasarts held the rights to the term "droid" but I can't find any source for that.
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IN OTHER NEWS I figured people had already talked about this but i guess not so imma plug it, The Extra Credits guys have an LP channel now which is basically an extension of EC as it's generally focused on game design and they bring on game designers as guests, if you're into that kinda thing it's p neat!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG9e7yuNg3U (linking their most recent video because SA's video embedding is hecked up and I have no idea how to fix it)
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Feb 2, 2016 01:47
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Yardbomb posted:Those dudes might be terrible, but there's no need to drag innocent beards into this. #ALLBEARDSMATTER
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Feb 2, 2016 04:30
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They're rescinding their trademarks and discontinuing React World.
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D'awww, they took down the original videos too. haha. Oh well, at least we will always have this gem. (Plus, I'd be willing to wager that somebody has downloaded those videos and will be uploading shortly. Also, staring at this thing while drunk is very creepy. It's like I can see the space between his eyes growing larger and larger.
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Good for them. Still chodes, but at least they know when to give up a dumb idea.
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I'm disappointed. I was on track to becoming an React World licensee too.
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Did it have to be an all or nothing? Could they have kept with React World while also stopping the trademarking and threat of competition takedown? Or would that make it too hard to enforce people who joined actually sharing ad revenue?
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Garrand posted:Did it have to be an all or nothing? Could they have kept with React World while also stopping the trademarking and threat of competition takedown? Or would that make it too hard to enforce people who joined actually sharing ad revenue? The whole point behind this was to be able to make money off of other people using their "format", and "tools" etc. etc. while not actually having to do anything. Without the trademarking, they can' get a piece of the profits, which means the entire motivation behind this thing is dead. It's not like they were actually trying to make some great community and "ALL FOR THE PEOPLE" nonsense. It came down to the dollar, and they've taken the most cost-effective way out now. Either drop it completely (as it's useless if it's not making them money off of other people's poo poo), or keep going, and potentially loose a good percentage of their viewership/being ostracized by a good portion of the online people that keep up with this stuff...which would take an even bigger bite out of their wallets.
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Plus it would take someone going through videos but if they were evening out in views, and saw a bunch of up and coming channels doing similar stuff and getting a lot of views they could have wanted a way to make sure they don't lose anything.
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TaurusOxford posted:Did anyone keep track of the damages to their subscriber count? Had to have been a shitload for them to give up. http://socialblade.com/youtube/user/thefinebros Roughly 280k lost subscribers since the announcement Thursday.
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