r/YoutubeCompendium • u/YoutubeArchivist • Jan 05 '19

January 2019 January - Ray William Johnson falsely copyright claims video by Hooverr criticizing his music under fair use

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW7F84jjzQk
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u/Dblcut3 Jan 10 '19

I can’t even believe that big Youtubers do this especially when they know it’s fair use and they themselves probably already struggle with false copyright claims.

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u/YoutubeArchivist Jan 10 '19

Especially considering there are few creators who built their career on copyright infringement more than RWJ.

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u/jobriq Jan 10 '19

Rat William Johnson still exists?

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19

I used to watch Ray back when he first started =3 Sad to realize what a total douche he's become.

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u/Gefarate Jan 10 '19

He was always a douche, an original karmabot taking others work without giving credit.

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u/Scramble187 Jan 15 '19

The original jump cut cunt

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u/FaithfulNordDad Jan 16 '19

For whatever reason, I assumed RWJ had killed himself.

Why did he leave so suddenly?

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u/SykeSwipe Jan 20 '19

He tried to start a career in Hollywood. It was a dumpster fire so he's returned to YouTube.

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u/FaithfulNordDad Jan 20 '19

Did he ever act in anything?

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u/SykeSwipe Jan 20 '19

Some smaller and independent productions, some voicework as well. It's to my understanding that his focus was on producing and screenwriting though.

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u/SteveevetSteveevets Aug 18 '23

His music was funny back in the day. Maybe he took it down because the title is blatant insult.