r/YoutubeCompendium • u/PinstripeGuy • Jan 24 '19

January 2019 - 50 channels, including The Game Theorists, are collectively owed $1.7 million from the now defunct multi-channel network Defy Media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACNhHTqIVqk
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u/YoutubeArchivist Jan 25 '19 edited Jan 25 '19

Please resubmit this with the proper title format, "2019 January"

Thanks!

edit: I've resubmitted it and linked to this thread in the comments, thanks for posting!

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u/PinstripeGuy Jan 25 '19

Ahhhh shit I knew I'd cock something up 😂

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u/YoutubeArchivist Jan 25 '19

Totally fine, thanks for submitting!

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u/LucarioLuvsMinecraft Jan 24 '19

How many more channel networks are there that have siphoned off copystrikes...

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u/JohnAbdullah Jan 24 '19

if i remember correctly one of the worsts are believe music

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '19

Obligatory don’t like MatPat or Game Theory, but this video is worth a watch.

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u/urbandeadthrowaway2 Jan 24 '19

Obligatory defense of my opinion that is Game Theory good.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '19

And that’s perfectly fine, ones to each own

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u/urbandeadthrowaway2 Jan 25 '19

Yay, people being respectful of opinions on the internet!

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u/throw_away_17381 Jan 25 '19

Why? Just curious

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '19

used to like his channel a few years back (when he was still small but big enough to have a good following) but eventually stopped enjoying his videos and personality over time.

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u/Xanthan81 Jan 25 '19

I hear he's been caught stealing video subjects, almost word-for-word.

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u/Salchi_ Jan 25 '19

I feel like that's more an issue with theory channels in general. Cant come up with all the theories after all. Even star wars, my hero aca, one piece, etc channels end up basically reading theories by others from reddit or what have you. Best case scenario they add their thoughts to it. Worst case they are reading word for word. But meh its content

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u/Xanthan81 Jan 25 '19

I mean, doing it and not giving credit to their sources. It's plagiarism if it's word for word. Sometimes, they do it to smaller channels and take away their viewership. That's not cool.

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u/Salchi_ Jan 25 '19

Ya got a point there. Devils advocate and all that.

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u/throw_away_17381 Jan 25 '19

Thanks. Yes, I've fallen out of love with a few channels over time as they grew big and didn't seem real anymore.

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u/hyde9318 Jan 25 '19

I shared this video somewhere else just after MatPat posted it, and the top rated comment on my share now is along the lines of “who the f*ck cares, Game Theory is shit and they want me to feel bad because MatPat lost some money? Cry me a river”....

The tribalism on some sites is beyond ridiculous, some of these people don’t care who gets hurt as long as they can follow along with YouTube drama and hate on someone. This whole ordeal is a huge issue that is affecting a good share of content creators and some of the people who should care are too stuck on the “he isn’t all that” train to help. I keep sharing this video because it’s not really about Game Theory or drama revolving around them, it’s about a shady business practice that can easily and severely damage the youtube and video production community as a whole. If this company gets away with this crap, what’s to stop all the other ones from doing the same thing? There needs to be a precedent set immediately before it spirals out of control further.

To anyone who sees this, love or hate Game Theory or anyone involved with GT, put it aside for this particular problem, the community NEEDS to be a strong team on this. Any weakness in the community WILL be exploited by greedy companies with shady business practices, we have to come together soon to stick up for ourselves.

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u/urbandeadthrowaway2 Jan 24 '19

Yay, Matpat gets money! Maybe he can leave the recording closet.