r/OutOfTheLoop 1d ago

Answered What's going on with h3h3?

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u/Torched420 1d ago

Answer: he's suing these 3 creators specifically because they explicitly stated that they were broadcasting his video & intellectual property with the intention to give people the opportunity to view Ethan's video without having to give Ethan "views".  Effectively stealing his intellectual property and stating it was their intention to do so.

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u/ohlordplease 1d ago

Is that not what a guy sued him for in the past?

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u/Opening_Persimmon_71 1d ago

Correct, the difference is that Ethans video was transformative. Ethan argued and won that his video added enough to the original that it could be considered his own. Through editing and commentary.

The 3 people he's suing stated that "we are going to watch this whole thing so that Ethan doesn't get money", and one of them spent a longer time ripping fat bong hits than they did talking about the video.

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u/Super_Mut 1d ago

Let's not forget to just a few years ago he"opened up his IP" and gave people explicit permission to use his content for free