Reply To: Greenstuff World Vs Sword N Steele

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It’s a situation not helped by the over-reaction from the content creator (although I guess this is the first time it’s happened to them as they are a new channel, and saw this perhaps as a personal attack…I dunno). The original video was back up within a few hours (so no time and effort wasted by the content creator). HOWEVER this kind of thing happens all the time on YouTube, from PC game reviews being copyright striked for using the custom music for the game by the composer because they hadn’t gained his/her permission to even reviews being striken because they didn’t like the product (and the manufacturer banning the video because it’s their product at the end of the day)). From time to time content creators will have this happen.

I DO feel that SnS “censored” video was a bit of an over-reaction because the original video was back up (GSW didn’t demand they redo the video removing all mention of Colourshift)

As to the whole copyright/trademark of words in common usage, it’s as old as time. On who originally invented “something” vs who got the patent in, just ask Telsa and Marconi. I’ve no clue to the exact details here other than reports of conflicting “opinions” (and that’s the key word here), but apparently a chap in China is claiming patient before either of the two parties mentioned above.

All I’m saying here is I’m not a fan of the “mob justice” that springs up via the internet. And for this to be triggered/retriggered because someone video was taken down for a few hours and the perpetrator making a public apology seems to be a bit of an over reaction. If your objection is about the whole idea of the copyright/trademark itself, well that’s always been an issue, will continue to be an issue (as long as lawyers are alive) and we mere mortals will never work all this out 😀