What's on your mind?

[Henry Gordan]

What are you talking about

[Stopwatch]

@Yuri

React world pretty much blew up in the FB's faces...

it's hilarious to watch everyone make fun of it

I'm really surprised CGP Grey joined in on that, but I'll admit it was amusing :x.

The question is if this'll all just die down or whether they'll take a permanent hit. They're currently down 170k-ish subscribers and losing them at a rate of around 70 a minute but they still have well over 13 million so idk.

How is this amusing? Yes they screwed up, but I don't think they deserved this...

The video CGP Grey did. I don't know if you've seen the rest of the stuff posted on his channels but it tends to be... much more informational.

The thing is that this isn't even the first time they've tried something like this (the thing with Ellen, their track record with having YouTube videos taken down). The thing with Ellen especially seems to imply that "trademarking their format" is misrepresenting things, given the Ellen thing was nothing like their vids and they still took issue with it. Reaction videos have been around for a long time in any case. You could argue pre-Internet even. So trying to essentially act as though they're doing people a favour by pushing them into a position then taking a cut of their potential money and creative freedoms with regards to those videos is odd, to say the least. I mean, you have to get written permission to post that "style" of video outside of YouTube.

Like, I know they say they're giving "tips" and such, and they're standardising things (which could be useful, idk) but is it worth it?

I'm honestly confused as to why they didn't realise that this would incite so much backlash.

What's your opinion on it? Genuinely curious here.

Spoiler: and a few quotations from their page

"If you connect your channel to React World on Youtube, your split is 80% of adsense and 70% of premium brand deals. If you are independent on YouTube or in an MCN, your split is 60% of adsense and 50% of premium brand deals."

"One of the benefits of joining React World is there are opportunities to be a part of larger sponsorship deals between brands and React World. As a creator, your job is to create consistent and quality content. On our end, we will work to negotiate deals and we will reach out to you when we have a potential sponsorship deal that is right for you. In addition, if you are approached by a brand to do a sponsorship deal on any of your videos created under the React license, you are required to bring that deal to us to negotiate it on your behalf."

"You should join React World if you want to make your version of our shows and want to work with us. You should also join if you want access to all of the great resources that licensing the React format will provide, such as guidelines for making the show, weekly tips for improving your channel and your videos, graphics and animation packages to add to your videos, and access to an online community of people also creating shows based on the React format."

And there are a few more relevant quotations (they say the reason for being picky about external rights is that YouTube is ahead on copyright and trademark laws or something?) but I think I'll just leave the link here: http://www.finebrosent.com/reactworldfaq/

@Henry Gordan: This link has the gist of it, but to get the full picture you have to search around a bit so.

[Henry Gordan]

Ok that is kinda brave move

[kkslider5552000]

Considering how much effort my videos can take sometimes, I can't imagine what it takes to make something that requires 100X more editing...

[Iwamoto Yuri]

I'm mostly tired of all the hate they get, and people reacting so immaturely, hateful and spiteful towards an idea they didn't really understand.

I've tried doing my research, and yes , Ellen is a thing, but that's just them being butt hurt over the thought of someone using a similar ideas in an evironmemt where a lot of things get stolen. I've seen people react the same (a friend who'd written a book about a zombie falling in love threw it in the trash after a movie with a similar plot was announced, and I've seen character designs floating around closely resembling mine). It's never fun to see, and it's clear to see they overreacted on some parts. That doesn't make them evil corporate basterds.

Not that it still matters anyway, they recalled their trademarks and stopped the react world concept before it could start properly.

[kkslider5552000]

I'm mostly tired of all the hate they get, and people reacting so immaturely, hateful and spiteful towards an idea they didn't really understand.

I would agree except literally every single intelligent response makes it abundantly clear that this was corporate garbage that needed to die.

[Henry Gordan]

The last Land Rover Defender was produced today. Almost 68 years old journey comes to end. But in my honest opinion, it is quite awful to drive on road and nothing can turn my mind. But in off road it's in its own class.

[Iwamoto Yuri]

I'm mostly tired of all the hate they get, and people reacting so immaturely, hateful and spiteful towards an idea they didn't really understand.

I would agree except literally every single intelligent response makes it abundantly clear that this was corporate garbage that needed to die.

perhaps it was corporate, but garbage is a strong expression. I don't doubt they had good intentions in the first place. It's hard to unite people from different countries, so why not have them set up a react themselves?

[Jecka]

Not that it still matters anyway, they recalled their trademarks and stopped the react world concept before it could start properly.

The problem with the Fine Bros. is that people didn't seem to understand what they planned to do because they explained it badly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49fipjglyc

This explains it better, but ehhhh I still think it was a bad idea.

[kkslider5552000]

At this point, I feel like I should never watch the movie Groundhog Day, unless it is Groundhog Day.

...oh well, maybe next year :V

[Iwamoto Yuri]

Not that it still matters anyway, they recalled their trademarks and stopped the react world concept before it could start properly.

The problem with the Fine Bros. is that people didn't seem to understand what they planned to do because they explained it badly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a49fipjglyc

This explains it better, but ehhhh I still think it was a bad idea.

Having channels with the same type of content in all types of languages is hardly a bad idea, considering people wanted a world react so badly (and them doing that themselves is almost impossible).

[kkslider5552000]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... 4-36722290

MOTHERHYPER

TO EVERY FAMOUS MUSICIAN FROM THE 70s, STOP DYING

[Jecka]

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wir ... 4-36722290

MOTHERHYPER

TO EVERY FAMOUS MUSICIAN FROM THE 70s, STOP DYING

^ This, please!
2016 is looking pretty depressing so far


Edit: Uhhhh so apparently Dave Mirra and Bob Elliott also passed away. Dave's was apparently suicide, and Bob was 92, but STILL seriously stop.

[ara_aa_wa]

I want to watch movies in cinema.

[kkslider5552000]

I feel like the past 2 seasons A1 has been giving the middle finger to everyone making assumptions about them because they did SAO.