News Toei Animation Fan @TotallyNotMark Gets 150 Videos REMOVED From YouTube

[Beerus]

I understand that companies want to protect their content. I understand that companies don't want people making money off their work.

What I don't understand is copyright striking a huge fan of your company's work (that spreads their passion and fandom, further promoting your products) and claiming their hard work as your own content. I am not sure what the hell happened here but if this is how Toei Animation is going to treat their fans, they will lose a lot of them.

Several YouTubers have stood up for Totally Not Mark because they see how wrong this is. This just puts a bad taste in my mouth.







What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Haven't watched the videos as yet, but it's possible it was some company of lawyers, not Toei themselves. That'd be at least more tolerable. Then again, we have seen what happened with Nintendo, so some companies are just plain desperate to protect their ip. Unfortunate for him, either way. Just a passionate fan getting screwed over like that is not good at all.

 

[Beerus]

Haven't watched the videos as yet, but it's possible it was some company of lawyers, not Toei themselves. That'd be at least more tolerable. Then again, we have seen what happened with Nintendo, so some companies are just plain desperate to protect their ip. Unfortunate for him, either way. Just a passionate fan getting screwed over like that is not good at all.

Yeah it is hard to say but what I never understood was the mindset of doing this. When you punish a loyal fan who is likely bringing in more new fans and more profits to your company, it makes no sense. It isn't like he is not spending any money either. Look at his collection behind him.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Yeah it is hard to say but what I never understood was the mindset of doing this. When you punish a loyal fan who is likely bringing in more new fans and more profits to your company, it makes no sense. It isn't like he is not spending any money either. Look at his collection behind him.

Totally agreed, it shows a lack of understanding on Toei's part, and shoots them in their collective feet. One loyal customer made to feel like he's done something wrong in sharing his fandom with the world. Idiocy.

 

[Beerus]

The videos got taken down. Not sure what is happening now.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

The videos got taken down. Not sure what is happening now.

Plot twist... interesting

 

[Beerus]

Plot twist... interesting

Could be a good sign or a bad sign.

 

[Beerus]

Oh update



So...

He is giving up and letting things lay as they are. I am guessing he saw no point in doing anything. They are a big corporation and fighting them would likely just stress him out more. Sad. Youtube and unfair copystrikes win again.

 

[India Actual]

Oh update



So...

He is giving up and letting things lay as they are. I am guessing he saw no point in doing anything. They are a big corporation and fighting them would likely just stress him out more. Sad. Youtube and unfair copystrikes win again.

Geekdom gives his analysis on Mark's situation. It looks bad right now, but he'll get the videos back. It's just a matter of when.

 

[Beerus]

Geekdom gives his analysis on Mark's situation. It looks bad right now, but he'll get the videos back. It's just a matter of when.

I can't believe the fans in Japan were harassing him and calling him disrespectful. I guess we do live in entirely different worlds.

I'll give it a watch.

 

[Beerus]

He is probably right. It was probably just one person acting on this not thinking anything of it. I have seen this happen before on YouTube and with other companies or corporations. I still think they get a bit too carried away with their usage of things like this. Same with Nintendo and other Japanese companies. Even if these fans make money through their videos, it is like bits of sand in comparison to what these places make. That is what bothers me. He wasn't hosting full episodes of their shows. He wasn't going out of his way to steal from them. He was just a fan.

It still puts a bad taste in my mouth be it one person doing this or an entire company acting on it. It happens too much on YouTube.

 

[Super Kami Guru]

Oh update



So...

He is giving up and letting things lay as they are. I am guessing he saw no point in doing anything. They are a big corporation and fighting them would likely just stress him out more. Sad. Youtube and unfair copystrikes win again.

Poor guy, I totally understand him throwing in the towel, but how unfortunate for him that it's had such a horrible impact on him, personally.

 

[Yoshi]

This is why I don't like YouTube, and this is why I think it's hard to be fans of Japanese corporations in general, outside of a few exceptions like Sega.