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‘Ripping’ Clips for YouTube Reaction Videos can Violate the DMCA, Court Rules * TorrentFreak
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IMHO reaction videos should be illegal. Not because of the dmca but because they are annoying as f
I don't mind the ones where a professional points out everything wrong with a show about their profession.
I am sure there are exceptions but from what I can tell about my limited time spent on YouTube there is far more things that are pointless regurgitating and content creation to have created content kinda videos out there. Ymmv
I would filter the word "reaction" but I like chemistry videos. So instead, whenever I see a reaction video, I block the entire channel.
Replace “reaction videos” with “brown people” and you might understand why it’s a bad idea to outlaw annoyances
What? How can you compare people to reaction videos?
And that thin-veiled message about "brown people" being an annoyance. . . . are you doing this on purpose?
I'm fascinated by this huuuge strawman.