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There's been quite a few reactors now that have had their Patreon's struck for Bleach, Naruto, HxH, etc requiring them to take down those videos in compliance with DMCA.

We have been lucky and not been hit even though some have had Vinland, Death Note, a Silent Voice taken down which are shows that we have also reacted to.

This is more just a heads up that if we, as reactors, have to change how we engage with the material please be kind and understanding.

I don't want to have to move to Timed Reactions but if we have to in order to protect the channel then needs must. As of right now we've been fortunate, so fingers crossed we continue to be so!

Otherwise Timers may be a thing all of us have to implement. If you don't know what timed reactions are they consist of:

A timer that runs at the bottom of the screen

No footage or audio of the anime

You would have to use the timer to sync up your own copy.

Some channels like Haylo and Kiss and Alana Misako already implement this and it works well. Most of us in the community don't and I imagine switching over would tank our income massively.

I'm more just writing this as a warning of what the future of react content on Patreon may look like for us all if these strikes continue.

Right now, we'll continue as normal until otherwise!

Comments

LordFifth

You could also use an alternative for video uploads, like pixeldrain and use patreon for giving the links and passwords

Bambi

Thankfully the patreon player now has the option to pop out so it's much easier to sync and watch with timered reactions on one screen, it just makes it much more of a hassle when you want to pause, rewind, and actually engage with the media. The blind enforcement of "if you're showing it on screen then it's not allowed" is so backwards for what these copyright holders claim to want from transformative content

Dr Sophie Darling Reacts

That isn't stopping strikes and it also leads to my content being more widely distributed as anyone with the link / password can share it. At least with everything being on Patreon it prevents the content from being stolen as much. It still happens but less likely. Also people are having to download 5GB of a video is an insane ask :') I appreciate the advice but having to upload and download each episode is a nightmare in itself especially for those watching via mobile or tablet. It's not accessible. Vimeo is a joke in terms of pricing. It's just a bit of a nightmare.

Dr Sophie Darling Reacts

Yeah that's my issue is that I pause quite a bit and re-wind so trying to sync that up is a headache!

reihasgau

I follow Blind Wave and they have been doing timed reactions for full episodes for quite a while now. I usually will pull up the show on my tablet and watch the react on my TV. I usually watch reacts to shows I've already seen so I know what's going on. They usually don't pause as they watch, just talk over the show and then take notes if there is something they want to discuss after. If you have to come to this, it shouldn't be too hard for everyone to adapt. Whatever you need to do to keep the channel going.

Dr Sophie Darling Reacts

I think the issue is that if I had done it from the get go it would be fine, but after nearly 2 years transitioning from one to the other is going to be so jarring :')

reihasgau

True. It's sad that real creators seem to have to jump through fire hoops but I see so much AI slop now. I'd really rather have them crack down on that. I guess it comes down to the copyright holders that are causing the issues. It just doesn't seem fair that people I follow and enjoy hearing their honest opinions have to do so much to try to keep it together when someone can just create a bunch of junk AI channels and roll out tons of videos. 😢

Alma

I have no issues with timer reactions if that becomes necessary. Lots of creators have done it for ages, and my one and only gripe I've ever had with it is if the creators themselves don't line up the timer correctly. It really sucks that even patreon is starting to get striked now though T___T

Dr Sophie Darling Reacts

Yeah I'm worried that's gonna be the way we have to go :') it's gonna be such a huge impact though!

WondrousMay

I understand and respect your decision to change to timed reactions if necessary. I hope it doesn’t have to come to that because some shows/movies might not be available in my region (I live in Southeast Asia) so it would be difficult to find footage to sync to. I’d still support you though!

mattmallow

The thing about this round of strikes is it's one company doing it all and they're using AI to launch these mass strikes on creators, It's awful, but the thing that's the scariest and doing just as much harm is how broad the strikes are, if you even mention the name of an anime owned by Viz in the title of the video you are liable to get struck even if there's no actual reaction. Nicholas Light and bunch of others affected are getting together to launch a counter suit against the company responsible. As a note, Viz themselves are likely not in any way involved in this company's actions which is even more alarming, YT's copyright system is freakin broken. The fact anyone can just say that someone is using "their content" and launch a claim or strike without any checking or oversight on YT's end is honestly more than a little incomprehensible.

mattmallow

adding to YouTube's anti creator idiocy is the fact that their entire support team is run by AI even when getting "human" reviewed it's usually 9/10 times just another AI. Davie504 a YT musician with over 13 million subscribers couldn't even get a human review of his videos when he recently got a strike.

Dr Sophie Darling Reacts

Bestie I'm in the reactor discord Nic has spoken about on YouTube - I know everything that's going on and all the information in relation to it haha!

Hezer

The only thing I personally don't like with timed reactions is that it's very difficult to pause and talk during the reaction. You could pause the timer, but requiring the viewers to keep up where you are going, could be a disaster and headache. And I love the mid-episode yap sessions. So I'd be sad if we'd have to resort to the timer, but I completely understand the need if it comes down to it. And I'll respect your decision on it. The industry is just hellbent on destroying any communities around their IPs (in addition to some trolls abusing the ridiculous copyright systems even if they don't own the rights). There wouldn't even be any anime in western world today, if all those years ago the fan-communities got taken down.

kplrn

too many DMCA nukes lately, the WHA discord server got taken down today, too (for the 3rd time!) due to the same copyright claims. apparently, even GIFs of the shows are not allowed anymore.

Peach

No problems with timers for me if you have to switch Sophie! Hope you don’t have to stress it too much

JitterBones

Nicholas Light has been covering the worst of this problem. Images, gifs, and videos aren't the only thing being targeted now. Keywords in titles are also subject to being struck. The content of a video isn't even being considered by some of these takedown groups! They even went after a company named BleachBit (junk file shredding and optimizer) for having the word Bleach in their name!

Dr Sophie Darling Reacts

I know. I'm in the reactor discord with Nic. I see all the information before it ever makes it into a video 😂 and more that's not included.