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The Fine Brothers trademark "React" Videos on Youtube, UPDATE: They Gave Up
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:43 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:43 am
The Fine Brothers have made their name with all the React videos: Kids React, Teens React, Elders React, Youtubers React, etc.
Friday they tried to trademark the word React disguised as "licensing" their react videos so that if someone else does it, they receive the revenue. They received a ton of blacklash (including losing a million subscribers)
It's a pretty big deal because it could shape the future of youtube content.
LINK
Laywer takes on Fine Brothers case free of charge,
British rapper reacts to the fine brothers react trademark
UPDATE: They have apologized and released a statement, retracting all trademarks, releasing videos they tried to pull, and discontinued the "React World" program
LINK
Friday they tried to trademark the word React disguised as "licensing" their react videos so that if someone else does it, they receive the revenue. They received a ton of blacklash (including losing a million subscribers)
It's a pretty big deal because it could shape the future of youtube content.
LINK
Laywer takes on Fine Brothers case free of charge,
British rapper reacts to the fine brothers react trademark
UPDATE: They have apologized and released a statement, retracting all trademarks, releasing videos they tried to pull, and discontinued the "React World" program
LINK
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 6:59 am
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Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:44 am to musick
they arent going to win that shite
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:45 am to musick
Saw that, they lost 100k subscribers in just a day. They've been doing some morass ice damage control since
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:45 am to musick
Yeah I saw that. Pretty dumb move imo. I hear they're on pace to lose thousands of subs every minute
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:45 am to musick
Sounds good. I'll pay them in theoretical Internet dollars the watch them react.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:45 am to musick
lol frick those nerds
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:46 am to musick
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Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:46 am to musick
I hope they win and it kills the whole trend
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:46 am to tke857
Yep. No shot they win. How can you trademark something people have been doing since youtube's conception?
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:47 am to musick
god our IP laws need a complete overhaul
how can they trademark reaction videos when they weren't even the first producer of reaction videos?
how can they trademark reaction videos when they weren't even the first producer of reaction videos?
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:54 am to musick
Posted on 2/1/16 at 9:55 am to genro
What trend? React videos have been happening since the 80's
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:00 am to musick
They had another attorney chime in that did a really good job explaining it and he said that there are already enough react videos on Youtube prior to the Fine Bros that "react" has now entered public domain and it would be hard to trademark it. About the only thing they can maybe do is trademark an exact video format but he said that format would have to be down to the seconds of a video such as 10 second intro, 30 seconds of this, etc to be able to defend it.
Copyright Attorney
Copyright Attorney
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 10:01 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:03 am to upgrayedd
The way it was presented made them seem horrible but there is nothing wrong with them protecting their show format
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:06 am to VerlanderBEAST
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with them protecting their show format
They didn't invent that format and a copyright attorney said there is no way to really copyright a format without it being very, very specific. If you read what's going on, they are already claiming other videos and taking revenue from people that they feel is too close to theirs. They claimed "seniors react" videos made before they started their series. Trademarking "react" is a way for them to claim more. It is being done out of greed and not simply to protect a format.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:19 am to stout
quote:The format is very very specific. I don't know if you can copyright ____________s react as a name but I don't blame them for trying. There are videos where the entire format word for word beat for beat has been copied. To be honest its really the perfect way to do it so even if you aren't trying to rip them off once you have seen their show that is really the only way you can do it.
being very, very specific
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 10:20 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:30 am to VerlanderBEAST
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To be honest its really the perfect way to do it
I disagree. They are getting tons of backlash and losing subscribers by the droves.
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Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:52 am to VerlanderBEAST
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The format is very very specific.
Not really. It's people watching a show and answering questions. That has been around forever and by specific, according to the copyright attorney I posted, it would have to be down to the second.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:56 am to musick
How can you trademark someone reacting to watching videos? That makes no sense at all
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