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  • @imdrewdoes
    @imdrewdoes Рік тому +25632

    thanks for covering this lud 🥰

    • @jaredfisher7086
      @jaredfisher7086 Рік тому +402

      good job on your content bud hope you make it far

    • @cact0s_ulion405
      @cact0s_ulion405 Рік тому +68

      only 38 likes?! No way. Hope you blow up soon!!

    • @cincaninca
      @cincaninca Рік тому +35

      i bet you will be more popular than dream if you keep the banger content rolling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @Hardcorecomicrelif
      @Hardcorecomicrelif Рік тому +34

      Saw your vid first, honestly 10x better

    • @cusmar9208
      @cusmar9208 Рік тому +16

      Good job making original content and AMAZING JOB ON YOUR CHANNEL, videos are not boring and I can just listen to it while doing something else and imagining I'm you just travelling and experiencing the places myself, very amazing, keep it up!

  • @dabi_
    @dabi_ Рік тому +15397

    Hey Lud, you’re an absolute legend for calling this out and it’s much appreciated. Andrew is a very thoughtful creator and it genuinely means a lot that you would stand up for him and smaller creators with your platform.
    I do do UA-cam consulting, but I’m actually a straight up UA-camr with my own channel as well (albeit a tiny one with about 5K subs) and have had my content ideas also taken by much larger creators to much greater success, albeit in fortunately a less direct way.
    Contextually, Andrew actually only had 18K subs before we published the capsule hotel video, and even less when Brent stole the other video’s concept. Being so close to it, I respect him for how much work he put into it, and so am deeply appreciative of the time you took to talk about this.

    • @alexkwan3
      @alexkwan3 Рік тому +13

      what is UA-cam consulting?

    • @RaeneTheFaerie
      @RaeneTheFaerie Рік тому +122

      @@alexkwan3 You know how financial consulting works? Or when they bring in a new writer to rewrite a script? Kinda like that.

    • @dabi_
      @dabi_ Рік тому +324

      @@alexkwan3 UA-camrs will ask me for advice on how to grow their channels, in exchange for a fee. In my case specifically, I focus almost entirely on storytelling - in other words, working on a lot of the specific details of how the video is edited. The reason UA-camrs would ask for that advice is because if you make a video in a certain way, then you get better retention (i.e. people watch for longer), and UA-cam's algorithm will give your video more views if the retention is higher. Hence why I was part of Andrew's team in the first place, and why I was very very familiar with everything in the video.

    • @tif
      @tif Рік тому +61

      @@dabi_ ur clearly great at ur job 👏

    • @prdproductions
      @prdproductions Рік тому +22

      @@dabi_ What's your expertise? If your channel isn't that big, how do bigger channels trust you to know you can grow a channel?

  • @pitekargos6880
    @pitekargos6880 11 місяців тому +356

    If only UA-cam would use it's tools to protect the creators on it's own platform, instead of letting all of this shit happen.

    • @squibbelsmcjohnson
      @squibbelsmcjohnson 9 місяців тому +11

      Exactly like taking their shit off algorithm

    • @DewthWish
      @DewthWish 6 місяців тому +2

      huh same shit different day

  • @SaithMasu12
    @SaithMasu12 11 місяців тому +407

    The reason why they steal from smaller creators is because it goes under the radar most of the time and the likeness of a smaller creator fighting back and be heard is also smaller.
    These thiefs are just morally bankrupt.

    • @stellamariss3335
      @stellamariss3335 2 місяці тому +4

      Yeah it happens for all kinds of creators. I see it often with small independent shops. Their designs are stolen by bigger shops and it usually goes unnoticed. The only way they can get something done is if they have an audience big enough to bring attention to it… which is where the larger creator abuses their power.

  • @Zrynnn
    @Zrynnn Рік тому +8600

    kind of crazy how large youtube has become. When I found youtube i knew all the top creators since they were all less than 1mil subs, now theres a kid with 26mil subs that ive never heard of

    • @Adrift_
      @Adrift_ Рік тому +811

      Facts when a UA-camr reached 1 million back in the day it was huge news everyone knew about and now it's like who?

    • @theAlex2577
      @theAlex2577 Рік тому +341

      same. bro kept showing all these youtubers and names and i kept saying wh omegalul. its kinda sad tho cause youtube doesnt have that community feel it had in 2012-2016

    • @Scopatone
      @Scopatone Рік тому +230

      Everytime stream awards happen and I see that a Spanish UA-camr wins most watched or something or a Spanish Twitch streamer is most subbed I'm always taken aback because it's this whole other side of the platform that I didn't even know was that big and they're literally stomping everyone else

    • @Outwardpd
      @Outwardpd Рік тому +57

      It is also because the content delivery system changed so much, subscribing to someone doesn't mean anything now unless you also opt into receiving direct notifications from them.

    • @SheikAshii
      @SheikAshii Рік тому +39

      @@Adrift_ Yeah. It's like back then there were only like 10 million youtube users max. And now there are more than billion. 1 million meant more back then than 100 million does now :(

  • @sleezybeets
    @sleezybeets Рік тому +6965

    All the creators need to do is say "loved this idea from (insert creator here) and love their content, wanted to try it myself!" You give credit, you show appreciation and fans of both creators get the warm fuzzies from knowing two of their favorite creators know of each other.
    Not too hard to be a part of a community rather than see this all as a competition.

    • @skmgeek
      @skmgeek Рік тому +194

      "the warm fuzzies" is the perfect way to describe it, couldn't have said it better myself :3

    • @willwhite356
      @willwhite356 Рік тому +62

      This is what is needed more and is much more liked as often both creators receive more views and more positive feelings towards the creators.

    • @jonahpwns
      @jonahpwns Рік тому +130

      I think there's also a difference between stealing an idea and completely copying. Like he could have done different hotels but did the same ones

    • @chosenuwu
      @chosenuwu Рік тому +6

      it does make me very happy when they do that uwu

    • @agps4418
      @agps4418 Рік тому +5

      it changes when the said youtuber gets arrogant and entitled due to their own fame 😂

  • @bAc0nBoY755
    @bAc0nBoY755 10 місяців тому +102

    imagine how brent feels when he goes home after making all these cringe videos for 5 year olds, when he's all alone, with nothing but his thoughts, and he can't stop thinking about the fact that he has no meaningful accomplishments and has not provided anything of actual value to this world. I hope he is aware enough to one day realize this but I doubt it

    • @quekumber
      @quekumber 9 місяців тому +20

      Money does a pretty good job blurring out that lvl of personal development and awareness,

    • @hexes5122
      @hexes5122 7 місяців тому +7

      Brent Rivera literally got famous on Vine, 10 years ago, by stealing content from smaller creators. Dude has been doing this for so long, there is no way he thinks he is doing anything wrong at this point. He was 15 back then, but it seems like he really hasn't matured much past that. He knows his child audience doesn't care enough to hold him accountable.

    • @bAc0nBoY755
      @bAc0nBoY755 7 місяців тому +1

      @@hexes5122 @quekumber facts

  • @hippoking8111
    @hippoking8111 2 місяці тому +12

    "if your over 20 he's this guy in the middle."
    I've never felt so called out in my life.

  • @TheStellarJay
    @TheStellarJay Рік тому +1514

    I once asked a bigger youtuber if he wanted to collab with me on a video and 2 weeks later he uploaded the EXACT SAME idea by himself. I can't prove that he didn't just have the same idea as me but I still felt like shit.
    Stealing content is scum behavior

    • @someone2951
      @someone2951 Рік тому +19

      What UA-camr?

    • @RandoSando.
      @RandoSando. Рік тому +136

      If you have texts,emails, etc then you should have proof and should absolutely call them out

    • @Researcher_Jim
      @Researcher_Jim Рік тому +197

      Start drama. Seek vengeance.

    • @shahidburki731
      @shahidburki731 Рік тому +17

      If you sent message and shared idea just post those screen shots

    • @LightSilver7
      @LightSilver7 Рік тому +2

      so? share the wealth. greedy & selfish.

  • @leovonch
    @leovonch Рік тому +4098

    I'll never forget the time I applied for Riot Games for Game Design and they had a cover letter asking, "Tell us one thing you would change about the game." So I spent about thirty minutes detailing a few specific items that were causing problems (This was back in S3-S4 of the game.) They sent me an email back saying thank you but we went with someone else and I was like, cool, ok. Two weeks later, they released a patch and almost word for word they took my ideas from the cover letter and implemented it in the game. They even used an entire paragraph that I had typed out, so I know it was intentional. I never felt so taken aback in my life lmao.

    • @zir456
      @zir456 Рік тому +80

      That's your fault for explaining too much

    • @blublubblub
      @blublubblub Рік тому

      ​@@zir456 victim blaming must be your favorite sport. Your family must be so proud of you. Same for the garbage people who liked your comment.

    • @blublubblub
      @blublubblub Рік тому +1266

      ​@@zir456 this is called plagiarism, and in other communities or industries that aren't essentially run and controlled by sociopathic predators like the game industry is, it's an immediate cause for the end of the plagiarist's career.

    • @dog_corn
      @dog_corn Рік тому +656

      @@zir456 that’s a stupid opinion but whatever it’s the internet

    • @Verylengthyapple
      @Verylengthyapple Рік тому +818

      @@zir456 i like how we live in a society where 9 times out of 10, people blame the victim

  • @bajla99
    @bajla99 11 місяців тому +45

    What's really interesting about this is that those smaller creators have their own style, their unique ideas and videos, like a brand. By snatching everything from around him on YT, Brent creates this image where he has no uniqueness, he is not a guy that someone watches for a brand of videos, but a guy who we most likely laugh at. He dives into everything, but he doesn't create anything, he is just farming views, and there is no entertainment value. I hope no brands will make deals with him ever. I saw some collaborations with him recently and it got me to despise these creators who I originally liked that they made sth with Brent ... awful

  • @theodoratalon5368
    @theodoratalon5368 9 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for covering these sorts of things. Just a few weeks ago, I saw a situation on Instagram about an artist I follow. She's a smaller artist, and someone stole her work, put it as their own. And because the thief has a bigger following, people actually did accuse the original artist of "stealing" even tho the idea was originally hers. It was a really sad situation, and it sucks that it's more common than we think that these kinds of things happen. Thank you for a least sharing some awareness on this

  • @eevafgh
    @eevafgh Рік тому +3438

    i feel like for some reason especially young youtubers forget that plagiarism is an actual thing lmao?? also there is definitely a difference with being INSPIRED and STEALING

    • @Dkgow
      @Dkgow Рік тому +104

      With the way the internet is now and days and everything being "googleable" and looking things up on wikipedia. I don't think plagiarism is being taught, or emphasized at all anymore.

    • @Gerlaffy
      @Gerlaffy Рік тому +12

      Could you elaborate on how doing something, filming it, editing it all on your end would be stealing? Did the original creator 'own' the idea of staying in these hotels?

    • @DaFifaKid
      @DaFifaKid Рік тому +10

      is brent rivera a YOUNG youtuber?

    • @BoredMarcus
      @BoredMarcus Рік тому +11

      For some reason? what could it be? Didn't Ludwig argue against Nintendo just LAST VIDEO, because they had the audacity to claim what was legally their copyright? I wonder where this disrespect comes from. LMFAO

    • @GolenCheeseIt
      @GolenCheeseIt Рік тому +58

      @@BerkKayhan No shit. That's why there's no legal action.
      It may not _technically_ break any official rules, but it's still a dick thing to do.

  • @idanzick2710
    @idanzick2710 Рік тому +22067

    You know what makes lud different from other content creators who steal? Lud flat out constantly admits he is taking content and making it his own. He doesn't often call it an original idea unless it actually is.
    Edited: More like Smogul Smail. Gottem

    • @imaweabo7080
      @imaweabo7080 Рік тому +286

      @МеаtСаnуоn 🅥 i dont Even want to know what that link is (cat)

    •  Рік тому +750

      He also doesn't just yoink - he twists too.

    • @NicoNicoNessieSub
      @NicoNicoNessieSub Рік тому +128

      Honesty is a very important thing.

    • @bananamusician
      @bananamusician Рік тому +303

      Yeah and also I think it's different to use someones video idea and making it in your own style, than just blatantly ripping the script off without any originality whatsoever. As long as there is enough individuality I think it's fine to get inspiration from other people's content

    • @the_s4vage
      @the_s4vage Рік тому +56

      Who's ludwig... this is mogul mail

  • @chemical_rat
    @chemical_rat 9 місяців тому +3

    When somebody says a joke louder than you and gets all the credit:

  • @imjody
    @imjody 9 місяців тому +1

    I feel like I could learn about SO MANY new UA-cam channels by just using other people's logins, and browsing their Homepage. I haven't heard of 99% of the channels that I saw pop up in your video, yet they mostly have millions; if not tens of millions of views. It's actually crazy.

  • @JoshSlavin
    @JoshSlavin Рік тому +2223

    LUDWIG IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN THANKS FOR THE LOVE! You’re one of my biggest inspirations on the platform, so I’m honored to make it into a vid!
    You’re 100% on the money with that last take- the worst part about Brent robbing my video and script was that his entire fan base came after me because they thought I was the one that stole HIS idea 😵‍💫😂

    • @Cheese_Is_Dead
      @Cheese_Is_Dead Рік тому +9

      a verified channel?

    • @edifiersemper
      @edifiersemper Рік тому +45

      Sad to hear that, I loved that video - a great concept! Keep it up :)

    • @ChrispyWings
      @ChrispyWings Рік тому +20

      this rubs me the wrong way. got yourself a new sub, keep up the amazing work dude!

    • @smilesfordays
      @smilesfordays Рік тому +84

      They can’t even read the dates on a video? Don’t feel bad man. Obviously his fans aren’t the brightest (which is why they are probably fans.) ✌️

    • @zack-lk8if
      @zack-lk8if Рік тому +77

      @@smilesfordays half his fanbase probably can't even read

  • @McMintyGuy
    @McMintyGuy Рік тому +15560

    Thank you Mogul Mail, Someone like Ludwig would never give this good of commentary.

    • @DJILMarioBros_
      @DJILMarioBros_ Рік тому +7

      My name…..

    • @FlopNonStop
      @FlopNonStop Рік тому +140

      @@Jeff-theBuilder mogul mail = Ludwig
      Mogul killed Ludwig and stole his identity

    • @whatdoievenputhere11
      @whatdoievenputhere11 Рік тому +65

      @@thinkgocrazy it's a bot.

    • @Andrei-wj7hg
      @Andrei-wj7hg Рік тому +21

      I know this joke is old, but it's funny everytime lol

    • @BrigCommander
      @BrigCommander Рік тому +23

      Ludwig steals food from homeless people and then doesn't even eat it

  • @ugandaknucklesthe24th
    @ugandaknucklesthe24th 9 місяців тому +1

    one of the problems is that since kids are dumb and just assume stuff so when they see other videos with the same style they say "hey he is copying blank yt" and sometimes it can be the og creator and I know this because I was the kid that I just talked about like when I was 6 I reported a yt because I thought that he took the Idea and now I checked it and it turns out I reported the og creator.

  • @AtomicNiro
    @AtomicNiro 9 місяців тому +2

    Drew went from 76k subs to 243k in the 3 months since this has been uploaded and his capsule video has gone up almost another 1 mil views. This some nice exposure for Drew

  • @lilschlagen
    @lilschlagen Рік тому +2319

    The fact that I'm 21 and don't recognize this guy speaks volumes about how well Lud nailed that intro lol.

    • @azemoth8122
      @azemoth8122 Рік тому +94

      I'm 16 and I didn't recognize him either lmao

    • @slashbat2375
      @slashbat2375 Рік тому +108

      I only know him because commentary youtubers love talking about him, never actually watched his videos lol

    • @friedrice9511
      @friedrice9511 Рік тому +6

      i only know him cuz he appeared in some mobile game ad once, i dont even remember what game, i just remember him loudly proclaiming his name at the start of the ad

    • @paltil
      @paltil Рік тому

      Same

    • @aprammus9580
      @aprammus9580 Рік тому

      Im 16 never seen that idiot before

  • @kaimedar
    @kaimedar Рік тому +3818

    Thanks for standing up for the small creators.

    • @Gerlaffy
      @Gerlaffy Рік тому +1

      No smaller creator was harmed, no content they made was stolen...

    • @burnttoast26
      @burnttoast26 Рік тому +28

      @@Gerlaffy Is this bait?

    • @Chops.22
      @Chops.22 Рік тому +17

      @@Gerlaffy found the alt account

    • @CheeseyHR
      @CheeseyHR Рік тому +15

      @@burnttoast26 100% lol

    • @Arykthan
      @Arykthan Рік тому

      no worries man

  • @TheKaos90
    @TheKaos90 9 місяців тому +1

    Just off you visiting his page, I immediately noticed the "Human sized Glue Trap" video which if I'm not mistaken, it's stolen from William Osman

  • @chie970
    @chie970 8 місяців тому +1

    "This is reverse Robin Hood."
    Yes, the Nobles.

  • @dadotic
    @dadotic Рік тому +1106

    I love seeing Lud defend smaller creators. It's like he remembers what it was like trying to get to this point and truly respects the creators and work they put in.

    • @Talectyl
      @Talectyl 11 місяців тому +7

      Respect to him 🍷 🗿

  • @spectre8526
    @spectre8526 Рік тому +1860

    crazy how this ludwig guy is also stealing from mogul mail smh

    • @epidia1025
      @epidia1025 Рік тому +23

      unbelievable that society lets this happen without sufficient consequences

    • @nutcruncher
      @nutcruncher Рік тому +46

      such an L bruh, man even stole his face 😡

    • @slashbat2375
      @slashbat2375 Рік тому +16

      Literally deep faking Ludwig's face

    • @ppppw2
      @ppppw2 Рік тому +1

      enough bro this is cringe

    • @iulic9833
      @iulic9833 Рік тому +1

      and from douglas douglas

  • @friorento4416
    @friorento4416 11 місяців тому +1

    That dog house video from Zealous was from another youtuber called Drew Builds Stuff, but at least in Zealous video he says where the idea came from, and link the original video

  • @JortsKitchen
    @JortsKitchen 11 місяців тому +1

    It happened to me… a big creator took some of my original recipe ideas and now people comment on those videos saying I stole them.

  • @yuh1523
    @yuh1523 Рік тому +616

    Brent is the kid who screams the joke someone said quieter and getting all the laughs

    • @frogsalesman
      @frogsalesman Рік тому +55

      To be fair, Brent probably doesn't get away with it, as he can take a funny joke and make it cringe

    • @Researcher_Jim
      @Researcher_Jim Рік тому +54

      @@frogsalesmanso he screams it louder but fucks up the delivery, and a few people halfheartedly laugh while everyone else sits in awkward silence?

    • @LightSilver7
      @LightSilver7 Рік тому +1

      whatever gets you success. in the end it doesn't matter.

    • @Phrate
      @Phrate Рік тому +8

      @@LightSilver7 that's how you get billionaires my guy

    • @Nippleless_Cage
      @Nippleless_Cage Рік тому +1

      🎯

  • @chadhiggins9944
    @chadhiggins9944 Рік тому +1420

    I would love to hear the inner dialogue of Brent and how he justifies this to himself. This is absolutely despicable.

    • @lesigh3410
      @lesigh3410 11 місяців тому +68

      You're better off not letting his narcissism potentially rub off on you

    • @chadhiggins9944
      @chadhiggins9944 11 місяців тому +10

      @@lesigh3410 😂

    • @KyokujiFGC
      @KyokujiFGC 11 місяців тому

      Everything about the dude's demeanor says he's a narcissist. I doubt he gives a fuck.

    • @levievil9220
      @levievil9220 11 місяців тому +6

      @@lesigh3410 le sigh you should change your name to le roaster

    • @ulisessalduna4351
      @ulisessalduna4351 11 місяців тому +25

      You see he doesn’t have an inner dialogue, all there is in his head is that chimp with the cymbals that starts playing whenever he sees a smaller creator's good ideas to steal

  • @ShiloBuff
    @ShiloBuff 10 місяців тому +11

    I love your moral stance and that you are are sticking up for the little guys against bullies.

  • @-v2i0
    @-v2i0 9 місяців тому +1

    i'm surprised his computer can even handle that many tabs lol

  • @AnymMusic
    @AnymMusic Рік тому +889

    considering that the like-dislike ratio is already 50% here, I seriously doubt that Brent immediately put the little shoutout in the description and only did it because he got caught

    • @Emma-ei2zk
      @Emma-ei2zk Рік тому +81

      Its giving people who post peoples art that isnt theirs and then credit them in an unpinned comment when they're called out for stealing

    • @light_h0kage776
      @light_h0kage776 Рік тому +32

      The equivalent of tiktokers pinning a comment of person calling them out and saying the original creator and just avoiding it the next couple of videos

    • @zir456
      @zir456 Рік тому +2

      @@Emma-ei2zk art world definitely different for this kind of content

    • @ToastySNXZ
      @ToastySNXZ Рік тому +4

      Bro basically paid Drew with "exposure" 💀. That is bottom-barrel low lmao

    • @BurntSushi.
      @BurntSushi. Рік тому

      HOW DO YOU SEE THE DISLIKES

  • @SoySantiagoCastillo
    @SoySantiagoCastillo Рік тому +5024

    I mean it’s not “stealing”, it’s called a “mogul move”.

    • @sanders4362
      @sanders4362 Рік тому +32

      Have you ever heard of the mah situation? I think you would change your mind if you heard about it.

    • @capitalistball2924
      @capitalistball2924 Рік тому +10

      @@sanders4362 What is the mah situation

    • @GavinFromWeb
      @GavinFromWeb Рік тому

      @@capitalistball2924the situation with mah dick.

    • @Lurdusaur
      @Lurdusaur Рік тому +38

      @@capitalistball2924 o no this is gonna end badly

    • @zyncwargaming179
      @zyncwargaming179 Рік тому +13

      @@capitalistball2924 its a mah balls joke

  • @fathercrinshaw2041
    @fathercrinshaw2041 Рік тому +1

    Used to watch this guy on youtube who would make cave exploration videos, fellow have 2.3k or something along those lines in subs, a bigger channel would then upload an extremly similar video with the same dialogue and notes as the smaller channel about the caves history and formations, the smaller guy bless his heart, ended up posting a video explaining why he was removing his youtube channel and hinted at the fact that people were harassing him saying he was stealing the larger channels videos and copy-pasta'ing them word for word when he infact uploaded his videos months prior, it hurts to see a small channel get pushed off of what they love from larger creators and sadly it isnt something that cant be stopped either.

  • @isaiahomarihill8736
    @isaiahomarihill8736 11 місяців тому +2

    The UA-cam creator space feels feels like my microeconomics lessons come to life.
    (Multiple firms in a market, when one firm innovates, everyone follows, until that idea is oversaturated, then hype dies down)

  • @noisepollution4473
    @noisepollution4473 Рік тому +288

    The issue with these YT creators who make videos for a younger demographic is that their audience hasn't fully figured out how to handle finding out someone they look up to sucks. That younger audience tends to default to "anyone criticizing something I like is wrong." Not blaming the audience for that. It takes time and growth to be able to handle that sort of thing well. The times I've had creators I like do something awful have been genuinely difficult to come to terms with, as parasocial as that is.
    These creators can plagerize, they can disrespect the dead, they can say horrible things to people in person or in DMs and there won't be any real consequences. Their audience will defend them. I think it's super lame to take advantage of younger people like that.

    • @helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78
      @helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78 Рік тому +1

      well no coming from someone that wasnt so old so long ago nah thats just some dumber fans even as kids in the comments you had a brain reading words even in controversial spots, and i was also unsupervised its a, individual thng

    • @TheRockinDonkey
      @TheRockinDonkey Рік тому +11

      Don't kid yourself. Older people fall into this trap as well.

    • @MrZoomah
      @MrZoomah Рік тому +13

      @@TheRockinDonkey That's why we have Republicans and Democrats and not just people who vote on best policy.

    • @dustf1nger118
      @dustf1nger118 Рік тому +1

      @@MrZoomah Yup

    • @brittanylevinson741
      @brittanylevinson741 Рік тому

      This is exactly why teaching our kids how to think critically and properly research facts matters. Being young isn’t an excuse to just accept everything for face value. Lots of people suck, especially people in the public eye.

  • @nourmuhsen
    @nourmuhsen Рік тому +701

    I would like to add something.
    The original video is a twist on Connor and Chris's wacky weekend. They went to that capsule hotel a year ago. That's okay though. It's basically Inspiration VS Forging Art conversation. The original video was inspired by Abroad in Japan and CdawgVA while that UA-camr's video is basically stealing.

    • @MysticCat21
      @MysticCat21 Рік тому +116

      I knew i had seen some of the hotels from wacky weekend!!
      But yeah, while the general theme is the same between Connor/Chris's video and the smaller ytber's, the latter changed the narrative and added some originality. He took inspiration and made his own thing. Whereas this brent guy seemingly just copies instead of yoink & twisting.

    • @spriggsyuk
      @spriggsyuk Рік тому +46

      every location as far as I could tell has been in either an abroad in japan video or a wacky weekend

    • @nourmuhsen
      @nourmuhsen Рік тому +2

      @@MysticCat21 Yeah exactly.

    • @nourmuhsen
      @nourmuhsen Рік тому +2

      @@spriggsyuk Yeah

    • @Nadia1989
      @Nadia1989 Рік тому +28

      And Connor and Chris took inspiration from the silent Japanese travel channels.

  • @osbornejohnson7919
    @osbornejohnson7919 9 місяців тому +3

    The reason I believe that taking ideas from larger YTers is OK is that your imitations won't overwhelm the algorithm. Someone more popular will have their vid brought up first cause they have more people to boost their metrics.
    Doing this to a smaller guy takes away traffic in a way that it wouldn't if you get an idea from a bigger guy.

  • @warlorden
    @warlorden 9 місяців тому

    its even more fucked up when they just play it off and look inspired, and they never asked, not even once asked permission to use the idea

  • @TheTitaniumSamurott
    @TheTitaniumSamurott Рік тому +727

    Man it would've been so funny if his camera was frozen for the entire video

    • @drchanciepoo
      @drchanciepoo Рік тому +5

      Yeah it would’ve been.

    • @ZedNull.
      @ZedNull. Рік тому +1

      @МеаtСаnуоn 🅥 Thank you fake Papa Meat

    • @biggav9715
      @biggav9715 Рік тому

      That freeze frame is perfect

  • @CHEFPKR
    @CHEFPKR Рік тому +502

    This happens all over the platform, unfortunately. I know drew and I know how much effort they put into this video. It took them months.
    I used to get my inspo from cooking UA-camrs. Now, I doubt anyone would use my videos for inspo because even I don't want to try to recreate them.

    • @bibubbletea
      @bibubbletea Рік тому +11

      Omg didn’t expect to see you in a mogul mail comments section, looking forward to buying your cookbook when I get the chance

    • @TehBananaBread
      @TehBananaBread Рік тому +8

      Fact that half youtube is "react content" is a clear indicator that all these youtubers have 0 ethics or morale when it comes to stealing. All they care about is the fame and money.

    • @snesguy9176
      @snesguy9176 Рік тому +6

      ​​@@TehBananaBread honestly there good and bad among react content. Like asmongold is a great example of a good reactor even if you don't like him. He'll stop and frequently comment on the content. His reaction to a 15 minute video will be like 40 minutes long.
      But yeah most "react" content is just some one staring brain dead at the video. That's just stealing and reuploading as far as I'm concerned.

  • @SAVVYAZE
    @SAVVYAZE 11 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for sticking up for small creators like me

  • @harrisonmitchell4159
    @harrisonmitchell4159 11 місяців тому

    my favorite obnoxious yoink and twist is tier lists. they're such a meme to even do now i love it lol.

  • @mmgmagic
    @mmgmagic Рік тому +193

    Something that I always appreciate in these videos is how all the websites are organised for the video. It makes it feel like I'm watching a PowerPoint presentation on the subject, as opposed to just a generic drama video. Really neat stuff!

    • @lechuga95
      @lechuga95 Рік тому +7

      .me too, but it's also funny that the English major cites his sources. degree not wasted!! :')

  • @ElSandwich777
    @ElSandwich777 Рік тому +469

    I have never even heard of this guy before and I’ve been on this platform for 16 years lol
    Guess that means he’s reaching his target audience just fine.

    • @eglol
      @eglol 11 місяців тому +8

      Never heard of this guy either

    • @starlightlilly7203
      @starlightlilly7203 11 місяців тому +20

      Everything I’ve learnt about this guy I’ve learnt against my will

    • @thef1obsessed
      @thef1obsessed 11 місяців тому +1

      @@starlightlilly7203 same here. My cousin sis enjoys his videos so whenever she's over and wants to watch youtube, it's through my account lol. So now my feed of motorsport and gaming (and a bit of sniperwolf) content is interrupted by one his stupid videos

    • @JoshuaDay0550
      @JoshuaDay0550 11 місяців тому

      same. Have been on youtube since its inception lol. Never heard of this trashcan.

    • @hehasnolips1371
      @hehasnolips1371 10 місяців тому

      That’s because he really just started youtube he was more popular because of his vines in 2016

  • @lally1027
    @lally1027 Рік тому +6

    2:56 brent really used CAPITALS TO ATTRACT THE LITTLE SMALL KIDS THAT ARE STUPID!! PLUS 2 EXCLAMATION POINTS TO MAKE THE CHERRY ON TOP!!

  • @localmenace3043
    @localmenace3043 9 місяців тому +1

    His attitude is so _vile._ Everyone starts out small and he would do best to not forget his roots. When he crashes and burns or fades into obscurity I’ll find it very hard to feel sympathetic.

  • @Conspirachu
    @Conspirachu Рік тому +46

    The worst part of this problem is when people attack you for stealing when you were the one stolen from. It really sucks. Gaslighting on overdrive.

  • @williamnicol8236
    @williamnicol8236 Рік тому +140

    Not even giving them a shout out in the video is the worst offense (in my humble). It's like saying "i'm not vocally going to give you credit or a mention but don't worry it's not anything you did, my ego just won't allow to. Anyways here's some small print in a place no one will look".

  • @elbruces
    @elbruces 8 місяців тому

    The important part of "yoink and twist" is the "twist." Otherwise it's just "yoink!"

  • @liamchen4657
    @liamchen4657 9 місяців тому

    Zealous, aka the guy that Brent was stealing the doghouse idea from, did actually give the creator who had the original idea a lot of credit within the video. The creator goes by "DrewBuildsStuff" and I highly recommend his channel.

  • @keremaybehere
    @keremaybehere Рік тому +87

    What's even crazier is he isn't stopping at stealing UA-cam videos, but also fraudulently stealing other UA-camrs' revenues. A good example is Dumpy, another smaller creator compared to Brent, who made a series of videos reacting to Brent's videos and making a few jokes, which would count as transformative content. But because Brent got too butthurt that someone was making fun of him, he claimed the videos that Dumpy made under the pretense that he only reuploaded Brent's videos without any changes whatsoever.

    • @canadianstupidgirl2373
      @canadianstupidgirl2373 11 місяців тому

      What’s even crazier is that he made it in Forbes 30 under 30 list.

    • @davidlarson3905
      @davidlarson3905 11 місяців тому +3

      @@canadianstupidgirl2373 It's been well-documented that the modern day Forbes 30 Under 30 is almost exclusively comprised of people that *paid* for a placement on the list.... which.. in this case is not surprising at all LOL

  • @hoshi6539
    @hoshi6539 Рік тому +32

    2:03 Dabi stopped murdering heroes and opened a twitter account

  • @ToxicBanana
    @ToxicBanana Рік тому

    This just give me flashbacks to Raw Instinct back in 2012, a COD youtuber that was basically stealing peoples videos shot for shot

  • @Aycid_
    @Aycid_ 9 місяців тому +8

    bro so 10 months ago the oringial start of capsule hotels was ian boggs and he was the first yotuber i seen making any type of japan videos,like he needs all credit here

  • @xxbeatuupzz
    @xxbeatuupzz Рік тому +189

    I think it just comes down to respect for who you're taking the idea from. It's hard to come up with genuinely good ideas, so it makes sense that people take from others when they see one. But there's a huge difference between doing enough to look like you care and actually caring. For example, I've seen countless videos that stole an idea, and some literally say at the beginning "thanks to x youtuber for the idea". Also taking the effort to twist it to your own style/ put in your own work rather than a direct rip off is a big sign that you actually respect the person who came up with the idea. And if you're directly ripping an idea off of many different creators, that's too far

    • @ItsJustValHere
      @ItsJustValHere Рік тому +10

      Yeah! And sometimes, it's fun watching both videos because different people react differently to the same thing or situation. But Brent Rivera just does kinda the same, so why would someone be interested in watching him do the same again? Or why would his audience be interested in checking out the original creator?

  • @theblobconsumes4859
    @theblobconsumes4859 Рік тому +69

    This is pretty sad, but nothing is sadder than Brent's actual content.

  • @Owen-qo4qg
    @Owen-qo4qg 10 місяців тому +4

    After years, I finally see someone exposing this UA-camr. Thanks
    The number of tiktok, reels, videos he's been "inspired" by without ever crediting anyone for years

  • @mr.potato2399
    @mr.potato2399 9 місяців тому

    The $25,000 dog house was also stolen. I remember seeing that video months ago by someone else. EXACT same house too

  • @Dinkleberg96
    @Dinkleberg96 Рік тому +48

    Brent is known for also taking down every video that shows a little piece of his video even for commentary

  • @dadtookmytv
    @dadtookmytv Рік тому +25

    I feel like the creators that have younger age groups tend to do more of this because the kids don't notice it since they are probably lookin gat that topic in general through multiple vids and not caring but its also the kids that then take from that and do it themselves, its basically a chain reaction of my generation forgetting that there is such thing as plagiarizing

  • @Watermelon-Guy
    @Watermelon-Guy 11 місяців тому

    This reminds me of a friend of mine who has around 30 subs told me that a bigger creator stole their videos and put a watermark on them, which caused them to delete the original videos.

  • @adg9042
    @adg9042 Рік тому +84

    Brent Rivera is the equivalent of that one kid who has a double digit IQ and takes some kids homework and just puts his name at the top

  • @dragofand
    @dragofand Рік тому +8

    Thank you for the "my cam froze" message at the start. I'll have times where the video freezes for a couple seconds. Most of the time it's a problem with the youtube video, but sometimes it is a problem with my browser and I gotta reset. The message really does help me not have to spend a bit less time debugging.

  • @thisisaname2250
    @thisisaname2250 9 місяців тому +1

    "You might have seen him on the trending page."
    People use the trending page???

  • @LuisSalgado1993
    @LuisSalgado1993 11 місяців тому

    Kara and Nate also did these same exact capsule hotels a while back all in one video about capsule hotels as well, but their demographic is more 25-40yr

  • @forchyforchy5456
    @forchyforchy5456 Рік тому +29

    you should have included the scandal with false DMCA's he did against smaller creators that criticized him

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Рік тому +205

    Mogul doing a double upload is more consistent than 50% of US marriages

    • @Fostero7
      @Fostero7 Рік тому +6

      You've already commented this on call me kevins art video

    • @summerkerr
      @summerkerr Рік тому

      ​@@Fostero7 i literally just came from that vid omg

    • @Fostero7
      @Fostero7 Рік тому

      @@summerkerr lol, I see you have good tastes

  • @myassunsetxo
    @myassunsetxo 9 місяців тому +1

    Brent staying real quiet now huh

  • @CalmItsOkay
    @CalmItsOkay 9 місяців тому

    And now apparently everywhere this is happening

  • @usbpresents6961
    @usbpresents6961 Рік тому +5

    I'm pretty sure the doghouse video at 7:02 is also a ripoff of: Building a HEATED DOG HOUSE for Canadian Winters by Drew Builds Stuff.
    The dog house is very clearly heavily inspired by it from the thumbnail.
    Edit: should've watched further since it was mentioned, but as far as I know, the video I referred to was the original

  • @lilfern3466
    @lilfern3466 Рік тому +108

    "He could upload a video of him literally shitting into a trashcan for 1 hour uninterrupted and that would receive millions of views."
    Brent, this idea is still up for grabs.

    • @bararobberbaron859
      @bararobberbaron859 Рік тому +15

      And it would be indistinguishable from his current level of uploads.

    • @Spencer_TheSpender
      @Spencer_TheSpender Рік тому +5

      “This idea is still up for grabs” maybe that’s why he _doesnt_ want it

    • @sulieus21
      @sulieus21 Рік тому +3

      he cant, he has to wait for someone else to do it first, that's his schtick. god forbid he has to use his brain and be original.

  • @carlamoss89
    @carlamoss89 11 місяців тому

    There is already a concept in art about "steal from the best and make it your own". Keyword is make it your own. As in... you can use references but make the work unique to you. Not just plagiarizing.

  • @Kid_Penjamin
    @Kid_Penjamin 9 місяців тому

    " my viewers are so much older and cooler and they're basically in hospice " ... this i found very funny

  • @Knarfy
    @Knarfy Рік тому +196

    Hilarious that I showed up twice in those searches 😂 I also partially got the ideas for those exact videos from Fundy.
    The idea of using ideas from other creators is for sure something that I've thought a lot about. I agree with your thoughts here. Even if an idea is similar, it's important to keep the videos themselves original. Also, creators need to come up with fresh ideas themselves instead of duplicating for profit. Brent Rivera is frustrating :/
    Big fan Lud. Keep up the great work!

    • @mightymeatymech
      @mightymeatymech Рік тому +4

      i understand thinking about it for sure, sometimes if i wanna post something inspired by someone's work i'll still ask their permission even though i'm not even a micro influencer lol
      taking inspiration and giving credit aint nearly the same as plagiarizing for profit. it's an interesting conversation though cause some people pretend that because youtube//widely accessible film making is relatively new, the rules of art plagiarism don't apply to the medium
      idk ur work but have fun, top g

    • @zack-lk8if
      @zack-lk8if Рік тому

      @@mightymeatymech bro can't go one second without that Tate meat in ur mouth

    • @helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78
      @helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78 Рік тому

      so wholesome it makes me wanna actualy watch minecraft things--

  • @boggersegg6237
    @boggersegg6237 Рік тому +153

    Dont you love how brent’s content is for young kids while he has some fnaf lore with his sister

    • @jesse5505
      @jesse5505 Рік тому +9

      yeah and its fucking weird dude..it creeps me out

    • @eclecticaloutlet
      @eclecticaloutlet Рік тому +10

      what. what does that mean? I cannot fathom "fnaf lore" applying to any situation in a way that makes it the most reasonable descriptor to use

    • @freshlymemed5680
      @freshlymemed5680 Рік тому +2

      What does "fnaf lore" even mean? Convoluted?

    • @ShirikiDE
      @ShirikiDE Рік тому +3

      @@freshlymemed5680 more like sweet home Alabama

    • @CadgerChristmasLightShow
      @CadgerChristmasLightShow Рік тому

      @@freshlymemed5680 him and his sister basically do incest content together. He puts her ass and tits in thumbnails like it's nothing and has her dressed in very revealing clothing all the time. Dude is a straight clout goblin who is fine with incest vibes for more views.

  • @sacer666
    @sacer666 9 місяців тому

    Oh man, to imagine this kind of problem even exists.. It is so sad. UA-cam thumbnails are like RGB lighting in the PC, dumb, flashy and has nothing to do with the quality of the build, and attracts a large audience.

  • @rahamkim6627
    @rahamkim6627 2 місяці тому

    3:24 brooo that got me so confused for seconds like who was speaking 😂😂

  • @HannaSis
    @HannaSis Рік тому +7

    I think this definitely strikes an interesting conversation about intellectual property when it comes to digital content. Additionally, the power dynamics between large and small creators. There's certainly a lot to unpack in terms of digital media.

  • @thomasperathoner2067
    @thomasperathoner2067 Рік тому +10

    I love how in both thumbnails there are a pair of legs hanging out of the capsule😂 brent not even trying at all

  • @pikifrog
    @pikifrog 9 місяців тому

    At 7:45 there's another creator, Drew Builds Stuff that has a video with a similar thumbnail and I think that the thumbnail people from Brent just copied and pasted it. (Search drew builds stuff heated dog house for the video)

  • @HatInLime
    @HatInLime 9 місяців тому

    If I was taking an idea like this I would make it very obvious where the video came from, credit in the intro and even the title, make it incredibly obvious that you are doing this because you thought the video that the other UA-camr had an awesome idea and that you should check them out because they make quality content. You're right, no-one checks the description, that is not enough credit.

  • @greek-god
    @greek-god Рік тому +13

    It's the same way that sealing from a large chain is not nearly as detrimental as stealing from a local store. To Brent it's one of many videos, but to Drew it's a quarter of his entire channel.

  • @DerekKildall
    @DerekKildall Рік тому +3

    the brent stuff is always funny to me because i knew him in 2012 on insta and everyone in the community hated him then too cause he would be posting thirst traps and his sister who was like 8 at the time was the one taking them of him lmao

  • @ImProbablyGonnaShareMyOpinion
    @ImProbablyGonnaShareMyOpinion 11 місяців тому

    The picture where the cam froze looks goofy af- literally got jumpscared 1 second in-

  • @NewGameTag
    @NewGameTag 9 місяців тому

    You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain. - Harvey Dent

  • @Milwa1
    @Milwa1 Рік тому +63

    I really do want to know now how many videos Brent as stolen from smaller UA-camrs, and got away with it. Because honestly we could have no idea.

    • @PowerSynopsis
      @PowerSynopsis Рік тому +15

      I don't think we'll ever know cause we don't watch him and I don't know any dumb 12 year olds.

    • @Milwa1
      @Milwa1 Рік тому +2

      @@PowerSynopsis Honestly exactly what I thought typing that lol

  • @elokin300
    @elokin300 Рік тому +7

    4:07 “Most of UA-cam is a human centipede” Wow I was *not* ready for that analogy

  • @Gunthrek
    @Gunthrek 9 місяців тому

    I have no idea who any of these creators are (including this channel...not even sure why it came up in my feed, lol), but I think copyright law can be a good benchmark for this situation to determine if something is truly scummy or not. The key word in determining whether the use of copyrighted material as a reference is fair is the word "transformative". Even if the work is heavily based on another work, if it sufficiently transformative there is no problem from a legal perspective. So while I'm not a big fan of copycatting people, if your content is sufficiently different you can at least make the argument that your content is transformative. I don't think any of the videos showcased here qualify as transformative.

  • @emoAnarchist
    @emoAnarchist 9 місяців тому

    when you yoink and twist the yoink and twist but forget to twist

  • @phia7701
    @phia7701 Рік тому +10

    the fact that brent changed his thumbnail for the video ever since hes been receiving backlash on stealing the video idea 💀

  • @KatsyFNF
    @KatsyFNF Рік тому +10

    "Let me copy your homework."
    "Okay, but change it up differently so it doesn't seem like you fully copied it."
    Except nobody gave Brent the permission to copy their work.

  • @Fujtajblus
    @Fujtajblus 11 місяців тому

    Also, time to utilize the machine learning to scan for the audio or something, isolate the vocal and try to match similarity of the speech and words being said. And if there is inherently a X% similarity, disqualify it from the promotion of the algorithm. Any tech gurus having nothing to do on a weekend to make this and send it to youtube?

  • @tyler1107
    @tyler1107 8 місяців тому

    I would honestly have no problem with the video if it was another “100 hours in a capsule hotel” video without spitting bar for bar, play for play, the exact same video. If it was different hotels, different experiences, maybe throw in a “I was inspired to do this by Drew Does, subscribe to him :)” verbally said in the introduction to the video.

  • @shingoji524
    @shingoji524 Рік тому +9

    The fact that he also changed his thumbnail recently too is just shameless

  • @pnwmax
    @pnwmax Рік тому +24

    Brent Rivera is human AI 😂

  • @soysauce1001
    @soysauce1001 9 місяців тому +1

    WHY IS LUDS CAMERA ALWAYS FREEZING

  • @scottgallagher5
    @scottgallagher5 Рік тому +1

    my marketing professor once said "if you copy one person, it's plagiarism. if you copy 3 people, it's marketing"

  • @bjunsen
    @bjunsen Рік тому +11

    lud is always so logical and straight forward, im very appreciative