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Hindustan Times
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
A YouTuber kicks up a stink over a flatulent 'reaction' video
'Reaction' clips are a staple of the online world. After one person makes a viral video, others film themselves responding to it, riffing on the original with commentary, quips or funny expressions. Derivative as they may sound, such videos are big business: Khaby Lame, the most followed person on TikTok, uses the reaction format in most of his clips, which have been liked 2.5bn times. PREMIUM On June 19th Ethan Klein, an American YouTuber and podcaster sued three streamers who had broadcast lengthy reactions to one of his videos.(Pixabay) Now the genre faces a legal challenge. On June 19th Ethan Klein, an American YouTuber and podcaster sued three streamers who had broadcast lengthy reactions to one of his videos. Mr Klein alleges that they reproduced so much of his work, and added so little of their own, that it amounted to copyright infringement. One defendant is accused of adding little more to Mr Klein's video than 'loud gastral intestinal emissions'. The question of how much you may borrow from another's work long predates the internet. America's courts established the concept of 'fair use' in 1841, when they ruled against an author who had copied 353 pages from a 12-volume biography of George Washington. The fair-use test, which takes into account questions such as whether the market for the original work has been harmed and whether the new work is truly transformative, has since been applied to everything from music sampling to computer programming. Reaction videos won some protection from a case in 2017—in which, curiously, the same Mr Klein featured as a defendant. Matt Hosseinzadeh, another YouTuber, had sued Mr Klein and his wife for reproducing (and ridiculing) a video in which the plaintiff used his parkour skills to woo a woman. The judge ruled that the Kleins' video did not infringe Mr Hosseinzadeh's copyright because it constituted critical commentary and did not function as a substitute for the original. But, the judge added, 'The court is not ruling here that all 'reaction videos' constitute fair use,' noting that some are 'more akin to a group viewing session without commentary'. That is roughly the charge that Mr Klein levels at the streamers. He claims that the three women—who broadcast on Twitch, a live-streaming site, under the names Denims, Kaceytron and Frogan—provided such minimal commentary that their work was not transformative. Denims allegedly said nothing during 70 of the 100 minutes of Mr Klein's video that she aired; Kaceytron spent much of the time smoking marijuana; Frogan left the video playing while she went to the toilet. What's more, Mr Klein claims, they deliberately tried to harm the market for his own work. Denims told viewers they should consider subscribing to her channel if they 'enjoyed not giving any views to that terrible video'. There is bad blood between the parties, who are on opposing sides of various online arguments, including about the Arab-Israeli conflict. The streamers say that Mr Klein has in the past encouraged reactions to his videos. They consider the claim a harassment campaign against them because of their opinions. Mr Klein denies this, but has said that he produced the original video to tempt serial copyright-infringers to react. Denims says that she intends to fight the case. All three women have set up fundraising campaigns online in anticipation of their legal costs. Creators are watching the case with interest. A decision in Mr Klein's favour would force makers of reaction videos to think about what they are bringing to the material. If commentary like hers 'doesn't constitute fair use', Denims warns, 'then virtually every participant in this media space…could be claimed a copyright infringer and effectively sued into silence.' Streamers who add little to the source material may nonetheless struggle to convince a judge that their output is truly transformative, writes Aaron Moss, a lawyer and the author of Copyright Lately, a blog. 'If your entire contribution to someone else's video is a toke, a cough and a trip to the fridge, you might not be a commentator. You might just be a very chill copyright infringer.' Get the latest headlines from US news and global updates from Pakistan, UK, Bangladesh, and Russia get all the latest headlines in one place with including Vance Luther Boelteron Hindustan Times.
Time of India
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'I'm Going to Have to F**king Say Something':Tectone Calls Out Twitch for Telling Him to Stay Quiet
Image via: YouTube/@Tectone John 'Tectone,' a significant streaming influencer, has brought new fire to the Twitch criticism flame after his recent suspension. On June 26, 2025, the streamer was hit with a seven-day ban following, according to him, a mass report campaign from followers of fellow streamer Denims. The original incident that triggered this backlash came when Tectone used the term 'fuckdoll' when talking about Denims' OnlyFans content. What came next, as described by Tectone, was a targeted and malicious smear campaign full of defaming and baseless allegations such as him being a 's**ual predator who beats women." Twitch's Response: 'Just Ignore It' In a subsequent video statement, Tectone disclosed that Twitch actually reached out to him privately, telling him that he should shut up about the attacks. "They (Twitch) sent me a DM on how to deal with this. And they told me to just ignore them. That's their solution. They want me to just ignore them. Guys, Twitch, you telling me to just ignore them is you telling me to have people send me career-ending false allegations, going after my friends, going after my friends' dead f*king parents, and just ignoring them. What type of disgusting f*king monsters do you have to be, to expect me to be able to be defamed, slandered, have my livelihood ripped away from me!" The apparent inaction from Twitch has understandably left the streamer infuriated, who claims the advice to keep quiet has instead made him feel powerless as he's been subjected to a torrent of harassment and slander. Tectone was unrepentant, going so far as to say that he refuses to stop, even if it leads to additional bans. He maintains that he's not trying to inflame racial bias or violate any policies. He's reacting to what he believes are coordinated, misleading attacks designed to end his career. A Double Standard? By not stepping in to contest the harmful and damaging allegations that Denims and her community are spreading, Tectone feels that Twitch is, at best, letting targeted harassment go unchecked. Tectone's latest explosion on the issue highlights a more troubling problem that many creators have been sounding the alarm on. Platforms' reactions when streamers get hit by bullshit claims or an online mob. To him, Twitch's encouragement to simply 'ignore it' isn't only useless advice. It's an abdication of responsibility to shield creators from tangible harm. As he keeps fighting back, this case can not only go much further, but trigger more important conversations around streamer safety, moderation policy, and the impact of public shaming on streaming platforms. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'He Needs a Desperate Attempt': HasanAbi Calls Out Ethan Klein for Legal Move Against Streamers
Image via: Instagram/hasandpiker In a shocking twist, in retaliation for Ethan Klein's aforementioned move to sue three of Twitch's largest streamers Denims, Morgan 'Frogan,' and Kacey 'Kaceytron',political commentator and former War of AI participant Hasan 'HasanAbi' Piker declared Klein's lawsuit a 'last ditch attempt' meant to generate drama. This suit stems from the conviction that Hasan Piker, aka hasanabi, has unjustly violated YouTuber. The legal challenge: What's the problem? On June 19, 2025, H3 Podcast host Ethan Klein announced his intention to sue Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron for copyrighting his content. In his first clip, Klein laid out an introduction to the lawsuit, arguing that the three streamers were illegally using his copyrighted videos on their sites. That suit got ugly when those streamers started directly reacting to Klein's video in their own live streams, something that Klein now alleges led to rampant copyright infringement. Klein's choice to pursue legal action has been the subject of widespread attention, in large part because the content at issue in this case including the discussions made between public figures that lead to the threat of legal action are typically public and occur in a public forum. As the host of one of YouTube's most popular and longest-running podcasts, Klein's decision to go to bat has inspired several days' worth of raging discourse about the YouTube creator community's ethical obligation to steer clear of this type of lawsuit. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Hasanabi's Outrage: A 'Pathetic Stunt' For Drama' HasanAbi was the first to express his outrage at Klein's misconduct, seizing the lawsuit's condemnation the day the news of the lawsuit broke and going straight to his livestream to condemn the lawsuit. The Turkish-American streamer took full advantage of his opportunity to hammer Klein's proposal, calling it a blatant attempt to manufacture controversy. As HasanAbi reminds us, Klein's legal crusade is a collaborative squall of costly, hazardous balderdash that's quickly turning into a big-wave tsunami for the influencer/content creator space. "Now he needs a desperate attempt to grab onto f*king any sort of controversy and drama. I'm sure that me reacting to it actually playing into exactly what he wanted to do. But the reason why I wanted to talk about this is specifically so that you guys go and show support to Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron because, obviously, he has a fk ton of money, and he's going to use the fk ton of money that he has to bully other content creators who don't have a f*k ton of money, and try to win some kind of public opinion battle. ' The move stands in a dismal contrast of further implications for content creators, especially micro-influencers who often lack the legal resources to present their own arguments against industry Goliaths. Nor will it pacify the Twitter mob. This is in large part due to the fact that many of HasanAbi's followers have taken to social media to defend the accused streamers, further inflaming the growing online conversation about whether content creators with huge platforms have any ethical responsibility to their audiences. Klein's lawsuit has not by any means slipped under the radar, as nearly a half million in the Twitch and YouTube communities have rallied to the cause of the three streamers. Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Express Tribune
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Ethan Klein sues Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron over copyright violation
YouTube creator and H3 Podcast co-host Ethan Klein is initiating a lawsuit against content creators Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron, accusing them of copyright infringement tied to his recent "content nuke" video. Klein's legal filing alleges that the three streamers incorporated "substantial portions" of his original footage into reaction videos without sufficient commentary or transformative content—a practice he contends violates U.S. fair use standards. The suit claims their reaction streams were a deliberate attempt to redirect traffic and ad revenue away from Klein's original upload. According to the complaint, the defendants' "low-effort" approach—marked by sparse analysis or added value—fails to transform the original work, thus disqualifying it from fair use protection. Klein asserts that this strategy not only siphoned views but also diminished the potential monetization of his content. This decision reflects escalating disputes in the digital content space over what constitutes acceptable reaction material. Klein, who has previously defended fair use boundaries in high-profile lawsuits, appears to be setting a new benchmark for creators' control over derivative content. At this time, Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron have not issued public responses to the allegations. Legal analysts predict the case may intensify broader debates around copyright enforcement and fair use in reaction videos—a format increasingly dominant on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. The outcome could shape future standards for what qualifies as transformative content and the rights of original creators in the digital era.
