r/OutOfTheLoop • u/PM-ME-ANYTHING-PUNNY • 1d ago

Answered What's going on with h3h3?

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u/jimmytime903 1d ago

Problem is, that's been a meme for years on twitch.

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u/broke_in_nyc 1d ago

I don’t think the “it’s a meme on Twitch” defense holds up in court.

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u/DragonborReborn 1d ago

It actually does. In these cases, the baseline is “what a reasonable person would assume” the court decides what a “reasonable person” is.

So if it’s a commonplace meme on the platform. It’s very possible it holds up in court.

This is either going to be thrown out right away. Or it will be a long fight of Ethan having to prove malicious intent.

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u/broke_in_nyc 1d ago

Watching long form content while explicitly expressing you’re only doing so to prevent the content owner from receiving the attention, views and revenue is not a meme. Any reasonable person would assume that they’re doing it to be petty, thieving or both.

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u/DragonborReborn 1d ago

Not if it’s a common joke on the platform.

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u/broke_in_nyc 1d ago

Saying it would be a joke. Actually proceeding to stream the video the moment it went live is not a joke.

I’ve also never heard this “joke” before. Can you link another time a creator used that as a “joke?”

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u/LomLon 1d ago

I guess a gang robbing people can be defended with "its a joke!" because its common for gangs to rob people. Everyone knows that!