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Somebody call VH1: "The Fine Bros" are trying to trademark "reaction videos"
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Rushersauce
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Guys, I don't know if this was already posted, but here we go!
It's obligatory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXJ3FFOXvOQ
It's obligatory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXJ3FFOXvOQ
Palabragrís
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Dear God.
Somebody put some music to the countdown of YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faWqdNt7Aeo
Somebody put some music to the countdown of YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faWqdNt7Aeo
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Internships are a big scam, too. Then free labor wasn't good enough for some businesses, so they took it even further by opening their own private schools so you actually had the privilege of paying to be an intern.
Also, amateur sports.
jack_package_200
Banned
Is it me or does he look like a cartoon character?
TheAbsolution
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I think this was a couple of years ago, we all looked awkward at that age lol.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Youtube just threw them under the bus. At the top of the Trending page is a mention of what the Fine Brothers are attempting to do, the backlash, and a link to their "Please understand." video.
KanameYuuki
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Goddamn more than 180 subs lost per minute, to be honest I did not expect this to keep going and even less to continue with pace.
AHA-Lambda
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Oh man never has watching a countdown been so satisfying!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq8E7CWATlk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq8E7CWATlk
I wonder how the Fine Bro feel that knowing that their little empire is crumbling apart?
Yeah, I heard about that. Pretty low that they're trying to cash in on a natural tragedy.
Honestly I don't think that the Fine Bro can recover from this now that people are wising up to their shit.
Yeah, I heard about that. Pretty low that they're trying to cash in on a natural tragedy.
Honestly I don't think that the Fine Bro can recover from this now that people are wising up to their shit.
Jacksinthe
Banned
DUUUUUDES I just felt like Sulu in Star Trek counting to warp ten as the counter rolled past -200/min
Holy shit
Holy shit
AHA-Lambda
Member
God, I genuinely want Pewdiepie to make a vid for the first time in my life XD
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Didn't really follow this until I saw this video, more good work from Dan
Tom Nook
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The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Maybe this has been addressed yet but, setting aside the format and content questions, how does a trademark on "react" or "____ reacts" even work from a legal perspective? Its entirely descriptive. My company had to brainstorm two dozen possible names and our lawyers rejected almost all of them on the basis of things like just including the word "glow" in a product that has a glowing feature being too close to description
I'd say more or less, within 7 days.
Making a reaction video to get thoughts and what not on the subject matter is not a terrible idea. Monetizing it on the other hand (like they did) is all kinds of messed up though.
Not a lawyer, so I dunno if this helps any..
http://goodcomics.blogspot.com/2006/03/superhero-trademark-faq.html
CLIFF NOTES:
Info about DC and Marvel's joint ownership of the word "superhero"
More links for fun reading:
http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2012/03/article_0005.html
TheAbsolution
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To be fair, it's to gather their thoughts on school shootings which in and of itself isn't a terrible idea.
Graphics Horse
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You might just have decent lawyers, I don't think it'll make it through the opposotion process with all this attention.
Jacksinthe
Banned
If I were one of their sponsors I would reconsider. Although, if human tragedy reactions didn't make any of them flinch I doubt this will either.
I'm amazed they haven't made a video saying they see everyone's point, agree they overstepped their bounds and are no longer moving forward with React World.
They need to cut their losses already.
They need to lose a lot more subscribers and viewers before they have to worry. They are a "Premium" Brand on youtube. They get so many more perks than typical content creators and they get a hell of a lot better pennies per view ratio.
Delusibeta
Banned
I'm surprised this is still going on. I'd have thought this would have fizzled out by now.
On YouTube, a view is only recorded after watching a video for 30 seconds.
On YouTube, a view is only recorded after watching a video for 30 seconds.
Chezzymann
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Its snowballing due to lots of famous youtubers doing reaction videos to this whole event. I'd imagine thats why its having some decent legs
The increased exposure is only helping the unsubs continue
That's nearing 2% then. Going off of the 14,080,whatever it was (think it was 800?) subs they initially had.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
https://twitter.com/tealgamemaster/status/694316773177430017
This tweet makes a good point. "React" is getting all the attention, but their "Lyric Breakdown" trademark is just as bad.
This tweet makes a good point. "React" is getting all the attention, but their "Lyric Breakdown" trademark is just as bad.
BreezyLimbo
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All their trademarks are bad. Opinion, Techonology, whatever the fuck else they have.
It's fucking scummy.
I'm glad my initial pessimism was unfounded.
True but monetizing it was a terrible idea.
I was under the impression that the internet was against all the trademark claim that the Fine Bro are trying to Trademark.
I basically spent a chunk of christmas break watching these with my brother. I love the React videos. But I unsubscribed today because of this thread.
ScientificPizza
Banned
closing in on 250k lost subscribers
even if that's a small dent in their overall numbers, losing a quarter of a million this rapidly is pretty huge.
can't say they don't deserve it
even if that's a small dent in their overall numbers, losing a quarter of a million this rapidly is pretty huge.
can't say they don't deserve it
Jacksinthe
Banned
Subs != engaged users
Watches, unsubs, likes, dislikes = engaged users
This has more of an affect than people think.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Yeah
It's not like every one of their videos has a minimum of 14 million views, losing engaged subs and losing more than gaining each day is fucking huge.
youtube has been focusing a lot more on "watch time" as the important metric lately
so all the "click, dislike, leave" is certainly gonna have a negative impact
Jacksinthe
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Diablohead
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Compared to their earlier videos of just sitting in a classroom with a laptop on the tablet, they have make up people to smarten up people on camera, I mean they got the dollars to do it so they do it.
If they do lose a million followers... that's extremely nuts and something that doesn't happen at all on youtube really, shows how big of a fuck up this move was.
Diablohead
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ScientificPizza
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Yeah, losing a million subs would be insane. it's completely unheard of.
I thought after 100k it would start to taper off, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if this kept going for awhile as more people get exposed to it
There's nothing wrong with this video. Made me tear up actually with some of the kids' reactions.
Keep the pile on directed where it belongs - and that's with the Fine Bros's excessive hubris/greed.
That.... what?
It isn't the video that's the problem. It's the fact that the Fine Bros tried to make money off of people misfortune that is the problem.
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