*UPDATE IF YOU'RE WONDERING* As of 6/25/24. -On 5/1/24, Caseify responded to the lawsuit (denied everything) and provided counterclaims -On 5/22/24, Dbrand responded to the counterclaims (denied what Caseify claimed) -On 5/23/24, Caseify tried to have the case dismissed (motion to dismiss) for failing to make a claim On 5/28/24, the judge responded to the motion to dismiss, basically saying you can't claim they didn't make a claim if you literally made a counterclaim to their claim. On 5/30/24, after their motion to dismiss failed, Caseify filed a motion for summary judgment (basically one of the final attempts to get a case dismissed). On 6/20/24, the judge rejected the motion for summary judgment. In essence, this does not mean that Dbrand is right or wrong, nor does this mean that Caseify did or did not do anything illegal. This DOES mean that the court system believes that the case does have legal basis and that this will now have to go to trial (as requested by Dbrand). Figured I would provide this info, which is publically available, but since not everyone either knows how to access it or understands it, figured I'd help. Thank Memes_fuel_me from reddit, i found it from him.
As an IP attorney I find this hilarious!!! The complaint practically writes itself. Love how they didn’t realize Easter eggs weren’t actually on the devices. Also, the forensic work you and Dbrand did to prove this up is most excellent!!
They noticed some of the obvious ones which according Zack & I'm betting those were purposely placed & made obvious to throw off any would be thieves of the hidden ones.
I'm not an IP attorney, but I guess the fact that they tried to replace some of the Easter eggs could weigh in the balance to prove they knew they are copying and stole dbrand/JRE designs.
After watching this video, it is evident that Casetify will experience a significant surge in traffic on website , and some of these visitors may convert into sales. I suspect that there might be a secret collaboration between D-Brand, Jerry, and Casetify. Upon viewing the video, I promptly visited Casetify's website and ordered two cases.
dBrand twitter account already posted a pic of the file that being submitted to federal court. He's going to bring in a shit ton of cash, so, of course he's calm
I’m proud of you for following through with this. So many other companies have done the same thing with small business products. Thank you for every effort.
@@Napertif it doesn't mean jackshit, then you're probably living under the rock. Yeah, in the law it isn't, but this video will raise the awareness about this company, so more people would stop buying their products, meaning less income, meaning a hit to the wallet, etc
After watching this video, it is evident that Casetify will experience a significant surge in traffic on website , and some of these visitors may convert into sales. I suspect that there might be a secret collaboration between D-Brand, Jerry, and Casetify. Upon viewing the video, I promptly visited Casetify's website and ordered two cases.
I doubt this will ever even make it to trial. There's just too much evidence against them. Odds are they'll want to settle or the judge will just call it. When that happens, you should take a scan of the summary judgment and make a phone skin out of it.
This isn't the 1st time they've done it. Many small creators have called them out before for stealing small creator's design. Unfortunately, those small creators don't have the resource to take action. Glad you and DBrand are standing up
Oddly enough, this feels like it's going to be a long trial. Not because of the judgement but because of trying to get all the other people they have stolen from At the end of the day, why am I not surprised another big company is getting success off the backs of the regular guy
The fact that he stays calm throughout the entire of the clip just shows the integrity of this man. If that were me, I would have gotten angry in the first 20 seconds of the clip😂
I 100% expected this to be a "Someone Broke into my House" type of situation. Not " A Billion Dollar Company ripped off my Designs" deal. Crazy situation, but I'm glad you're safe. Happy Thanksgiving to all in the U.S. and happy Thursday afternoon to everyone else.
Map makers used to call this a trap street. They would add an imaginary street into their maps and if the map was copied illegally, they would have copied the trap street as well. Similar to the signature easter eggs you included in your designs. Great work!
When Google Maps used to rely on TeleAtlas data, they got hit by this (TeleAtlas, and therefore, Google); several map companies had their data illegally copied by TA and then used by Google. Google always took action when notified, but still...
Map makers and dictionary publishers have all done this in the past. Any time the data set is too big to manually verify it's done to trap those that copy... Long may it continue I say...
This is so interesting to me cuz ive never heard of trap streets but i HAVE heard of something called "Paper Towns" which basically have the exact same function!
I worked with the Dutch government on mapping streets. When suddenly we had a suspicion. So, we added some bikelines and paths that wouldn't disrupt your navigator, but would signal to us, that they used illegal data. And yep, we caught them. So, what was the issue? Public funded data cannot be used for commercial purposes. These companies were selling maps based on public funded data.
I had a clothing logo and designs stolen by an international clothing company which i had trade marked officially at the IPO . Unfortunately the legal costs always put the larger business at a massive advantage. As a small producer, I was unable to afford the legal costs to fight even though I had a high chance of winning. Even then, just trying to be amicable and get an acknowledgement or credit for the design, I was ignored. I’m 100% behind you Jerry, do it for the small guys.
when he lowers his voice and shouts out that casetify will “probably just right click and save” is probably the most scary calm-mad ive seen him i’d feel frightened
I've been following you for over 5 years at this point I think. I'm glad I could give something back in a moment of need. Thanks Zack for your incredible attitude during these times, you're a role model.
This is part of the reason why I love inside jokes and easter eggs in products. It's also a fingerprint. I know in the auto industry there's a growing trend to add them to windshields and official parts so that way owners can also spot aftermarket replacement parts.
@scott8919 Toyota has an etched 2D(an industrial version of a QR code) on all their parts that, internally, can tell you who touch that part practically every step of the manufacturing process.
old paper map companies used to add phantom streets so they could call out their competitors for stealing their maps, exactly the same way DBrand figured this one out.
Great video and I love your transparency. You've put so much hard work into your products, it's clear to see why you'd be upset about this. Your teardown designs are unique and interesting, and you definitely deserve credit for them. Rooting for justice to prevail in this.
As a Graphic Designer, I do not sell my copyright. Like map makers, and street directories, I put phantom entities in my works. Never broadcast an image above 80 dots per inch, always scale it down to the pixels on a monitor.
@@mm-hl7gh This is a very old idea. Even Leonardo da Vinci was known to do this in his design drawings of certain machines or as details in certain paintings. Some believe that certain design drawings of his machines had certain deliberate errors in the drawings, so if the machine was ever built exactly like the drawing, it couldn't work. He had a design of a military tank with such errors (believed to be deliberate) and a design of a massive military crossbow with similar errors (believed to be deliberate). One of his paintings has a nearly hidden face of himself as a young man. I believe it was 500 years before anyone noticed this. Another painting had near-hidden musical notes that made a nice melody when played.
Taking a 1b company to court with such a slam-dunk of a case is like winning the lottery. I'm very happy for you Zach and db! Hope you get a lot out of it
@@defyinghistory9807 If it's Chinese then that explains everything. It's a part of Chinese culture to cheat and deceive. That's not even a joke or an exaggeration!
I am absolutely stunned by the quality of this video. You've not only put so much work into the skins, but now into explaining the skins. Fantastic job. I hope those Casitefity guys get what they deserve. This case reminds me of low-level telephone scammers. Who would think.
Fun fact: this is how map makers figure out who’s just copying their maps vs making their own. They usually add fake towns as their own little easter eggs and if they find those towns on someone else’s map it means they copied theirs. Glad to see you unintentionally had your own “fake towns” to call out casetify. Really hoping this will end up in a big fine/settlement + a crap load of bad PR for them.
@@chrisray1567 no...Paper Towns. it isn't a watermark, its a town on a map that is not there in real live "Sarcastic Loser Montana" in small print so if another map maker stole the map and reprinted it the copied map would have "Sarcastic Loser Montana" and the real map maker would know- this is my stolen map. it has nothing to do with Watermarks.
incorrect, its a form of watermark. the function of a fake town and a watermark is to determine if something has been stolen. it is absolutely related to watermarks, one could easily argue directly and indirectly. @@dymetex6360
Thanks to this channel I learned to fix my Xbox remote and not be afraid to tackle it on my own when I was like 17 or maybe 19… As time went this channel taught me about scummy practices, self reliance, and making better decisions, about not being afraid to make mistakes and learn from it. In short, thank you; I hope this lawsuit works in your favor.
that just makes me even more scared and im not even in trouble. its ike when you did something wrong and your dad just calmly talks to you and you know youre in trouble but hes not showing anger and now youre scared
As an amb. wheelchair user thank you for what you're doing. Wheelchairs are so expensive and inaccessible to a lot who need them. You're doing amazing work.
Only in dystopian hellscapes where people have to pay for them, themselves. A functioning social safety net and a medical system will take care of that cost for you. I hear my "american" readers all chime in: "But i don't want to pay for someone elses health care"... Imagine what purchasing health insurance does.. It sure doesn't cover your health care for as long as you have to suffer heavy copays... What it actually does, is PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSES HEALTH CARE..
@@eidodk Agreed! It's disgusting. I know a person in my group who is actually paralyzed from the waist down but insurance won't cover a chair. This should never happen. America is hell for those of us who are poor, disabled, etc.
@@eidodk Yeah. Health insurance is done incorrectly here, you're completely correct. But I also don't want to pay for anyone else's healthcare. The problem is healthcare was cheaper, it was more affordable. But once the government got involved HOSPITALS started charging A SHITTONNE to make double the profit. Before Obamacare, the only thing that was tough to get was surgery. But at least you weren't taking out what student loans are for that.
@@StephenFasciani You're part of the problem though. The notion of "not wanting to pay for someone elses healthcare" is exactly what's wrong with the US. That's the quintessential idea of what taxes are for - SERVICES RENDERED TO THE PEOPLE PAID FOR BY THE PEOPLE. The US is such a fearful place, you spend the taxes on the millitary instead. The best evidence for it being a fearful place, is that homeowners thinks they need guns to protect themselves - That is ONLY an issue in places where the country is at war with itself. The problem was NEVER the hospitals, it was the insurance companies. The "free competition" between insurance companies is what has created the hellscape. It's now an insurance INDUSTRY, with billions and other billions of revenue for stock holders. A state controlled health industry would be a zero sum industry, in which the ONLY thing that is necessary, is to balance the budgets. If $10 goes out, $10 has to go in. Until your country starts thinking more like a group, than a country of individuals, it will only get worse.
@@sys-administratorAnd that is exactly wrong. You call the WMO Helpdesk, and put in an application. Sure - you'll not get a free pick on all shelves of wheelchairs, but if you can show a specific need for a specific model, it would likely be provided for you.
They did it to me a long time ago, they sadly ended destroying my business as I didn’t have enough money for either a lawyer or anything else …. So back then it costed me a business I worked hard for and I’m very happy that you’re doing something about it now…. It hurt me a lot back then, so please bring the pain back to them! 🙏🏼💪🏼
If you have any evidence left consider taking this to court. This case will be enough to establish a pattern of behavior on "their" products. It could be much easier to succeed with a lawsuit now that they are proven to have copied other brands now.
I think it would help the lawsuit that Jerry started if you joined forces by combining the evidence you have, as the previous comments said it would help to create a kind of pattern.
If he has copyrighted the design, I have a hard time seeing how they would loose, even if the laywer is a literal donkey, they just have to show the image and ask the company to explain how these details ended up on their products. So unless the judge is like a complete idiot/bribed, they can’t loose. The only real defense I see would be to blame the employees, arguing that they have been tricked by whoever actually designed these. But hopefully Legal eagle will do a video on this soon :D
Never owned a Casetify case and never used them as a sponsor on our channel. What stores are their cases sold in? I’d like to stop shopping there until their cases are removed from shelves.
Hahaha! You should not go to China or India or Hong Kong either... Because local companies are selling both of their cases for like 60% discounts... You guys are fighting in USA lol we are getting the same for very less
I've seen a lot of ads for anime specific "inspired" cases that are just stolen designs from actual artists. Many of them aren't in the position to launch a lawsuit, so they get away with it, basically.
Hey Zach I have been a fan of your work for years. I'm sorry to hear you're going thru this copyright infringement issue... And I agree with you... This is not about the money, it's about the message... Lawsuits are not cheap but as a fan and loyal follower of your channel I'll be glad to help with this since I was not able to buy any of your custom cases. Wish you luck and the best and keep us updated. We're all in this with you, and thanks again for all you do, we'll see you around!
@@thisusernameisalreadytaken6764too bad bro literally said “i won’t ask for donations” and proceeded to show a new line of products. he’s not clickbaiting or asking for free money, even with a lawsuit he’d rather provide a product for people to enjoy for the money they spend rather than take donations.
@@zaxhgdon't bother bro, it's probably a callcenter at some mid-eastern underpaid group of workers financed by Castify to try putting stupid replies on comments. No biggie 😉
What you've done with those easter eggs is actually an extremely old form of copyright protection. Map makers used to intentionally do the same thing in their maps to stop rival map makers from copying them and could take them to court and point out those same easter eggs. Kinda cool! It theoretically SHOULD still work in your own defense I think..
Programmers will do the same thing with their code, too. Companies will sometimes ask for a demo of a program and copy it to avoid paying the programmer, so including an Easter egg like that is a great way to win a lawsuit.
That's what easter eggs have always been for from the beginning of art, it amazes me that fanboys and girls think they are for them like some kind of inside joke they're in on.
Jerry also teaches a secret lesson: If you're going to create something, add a very small, almost unnoticeable touch to it, in case you need to have a case. Brilliant.
This is the single best callout video I've ever seen. Not only did you accuse them, but you showed the proof, gave a hint to your methodology, and then finished it off by unveiling a new product line (with another little jab at them to boot). Well done. I hope you got @legaleagle to represent you guys! That'd make a great video collab.
Jerry literally did all of the work that a lawyer would have to do. If this video is played to a jury I don’t see how this doesn’t end up in a massive settlement for Jerry and Dbrand
mainly because they have a huge team of lawyers which will come up with all kind of bs to slow down the process and make this lawsuit as expensive and as slow as possible
I had a feeling that the Easter eggs were gonna be the way they got caught but I just couldn’t believe a company would be that stupid. Someone’s definitely getting fired over at Casetify.
I doubt it. Several of these Chinese companies steal most of their designs and product ideas. They will pay whatever it takes to make this one go away and move on to their next scam.
Could have very likely been their designer. A lot of overseas designers prioritise speed over morals and authenticity, ripping off stuff from Google images or competitors.
Never heard of dbrand before but im a customer now, this video is just so right on the spot. Clever way to call them out promote your businesses and politely give the finger to the other company ripping you off. Good for you, I hope I get a chance to see the end result of the lawsuit.
@@OneSlowCbrthey have been sued multiple times for copying the shape and texture of the products they skin. A prime example was the PS5 darkplates dbrand sold. Sony sued them for the triangle, square, circle, and X texture embedded in the darkplates.
@@nathanielhill8156 upvoted, but i mean it's different copying the iconic rectangles, circles and triangles of sony which have been known for 2 decades and sony being a multibillion dollar company at this point (?) and different copying from Jerry and DBrant inside jokes and easter eggs and the design and work they've put themselves for many days or months.
Because raising your voice and throwing insults, curses and swearing gets nowhere. JRE has millions of subscribers and with plenty of evidence. What's shown in this video is more than enough to be presented to court to sue their bottoms off. Casetify is in big doo doo this time.
Fun trivia: Some map companies would include small inaccuracies in some of their maps so they could prove it in court when they claimed their maps had been copied by others.
Whatever lawyer suggested that you add the Easter eggs really earned their retainer. This technique is exactly what map publishers do-they add a little town here, add a street there, to prove copyright violations. Go get them, Zach!
This is actually something older than you expect. Maps used to do it add an extra town here and there that doesn't exist) so anyone that copies would tell on themselves. Phone Books also did the same - adding people and numbers that don't exist - for much the same reason.
@@Gulyus How odd, for you to reply to my comment with exactly the same point that I made. Are you doing some kind of weird meta-plagiarism due to the subject matter?
@@victor-charlesscafatiit’s not the same point - you said that map publishers DO that kind of stuff, he said they USED to do it long before. And he also added phone book case (pun intended). So you are trying to be funny but you’re not :)
Not a subscriber and no idea why the algorithm showed this to me… but your cases are amazing and I’m sorry to hear you’re being ripped off! Go get’em!!
Same. Sadly, I think the society doesn't care if the product is stolen or not. There are lots of videos supporting buying fake Samsung/Apple/.... without caring that they just supported stealing 10000 hours of work.
I encourage you to watch some of his tear down videos. I was recommended of the iPhone 15 one recently and was genuinely surprised of the quality in his work and videos. Truly an amazing channel.
It's a sticker, not a case. They copied a sticker. You can take a picture of the inside of your phone, print it on a sticker background and you've stolen his product 😄
@@AquarianNomadic Wrong, JerryRig and Dbrand own the rights to "their exact image" that they created. If you take a pic with your phone it's not the same image. Just an image of the same product. He literally explained and showed how they are exact copies, just of terrible quality.
@@JoshOprayNY He wouldn't know. He joined YT just 8 months ago, subbed to every popular channel and posts his 50c on every new video, often without knowing the channel history or running and inside jokes. Therefore his comments are rarely of any substance. Mostly lame dad jokes.
In the end, I would say copyright infringement of my videos broke me. When I was in my prime of making content, I spent 50% of my time fighting people reuploading my content. There are over 100k reuploads of my videos on youtube alone. Tiktok, twitter, facebook, and an endless amount of websites across the world reuloading my content, including National Geographic, Time, CNN, just became too much.
HEY I remember you!!! I loved your magic videos man! I feel bad though because I did see a lot your content shown to me by the algorithm not uploaded by you. But one uploader was kind enough to put your channel in the description and i subbed to you almost right then and there.
Insane to think that your channel is big, mine is quite small, and there isn't a month I don't have to report copyright infringements from users that do copy my video, crop and cut. And to make things worse, they give it a wrong a title and description leading users to believe their hardware can run the games when they don't really match the GPUs I do benchmark. It's even more stupid to think that most of this stealers don't even make money out of that, they have thousands of views, sometimes/many times more than what I do, but they just have like 10/15 subs, at least on my channel, I could make money to get more GPUs or get more games to benchmark. It's sad!
Something about Zack's calm nature, thoroughness of the degree of theft verification, and expression of his principles makes this video even better. Take it deep, billion dollar bullies.
Everyone who's knowing you from the beginning of the channel, knows the kind of a person you are and knows that you put 100% of humanity in your work. So we got your back Bro. If there is anything we can do to help the situation, let as know. Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷.
Zach seems like a super nice guy and a chill dude who turns into the most calculating person who would ruin your entire livelihood if you did something like this to him.
I’m glad you’re taking them to court. Too many people let big corporations do what they want and have a mind set that they can’t do anything about it. I really hope it all works out In your favor.
@@zack9912000you say nothing will happen, but Jerry Rig has a massive online following, and this news will spread like wildfire, so even if Castify don’t lose in court, they will lose their entire reputation and brand image will be destroyed. That will be a death sentence for the company
@@zack9912000 yeah they will just pay few millions and keep doing it , its same with their mobile games its worth it to pay millions in lawsuits and keep your game up and just change the name than to stop stealing and invest yourself .
Even if whatever they have to pay is a slap in the wrist's worth and they keep doing it, their product is still too low quality to really compete and the money is going to help Not A Wheelchair and get a bunch of people free wheelchairs.
Man, what hurts the most is not even the fact that they stole your work... It's the fact that they couldn't even buy your product for a better scan. That's beyond low.
@@crizzleyo815muslim and christian religions have the same god. They are both abrahamic religions and they have the same god just slightly/majorly diff beliefs
It's so funny and satisfying that they were caught red-handed because of the easter eggs you left in your designs. I thought these things only happened in movies lol
After watching this video, it is evident that Casetify will experience a significant surge in traffic on website , and some of these visitors may convert into sales. I suspect that there might be a secret collaboration between D-Brand, Jerry, and Casetify. Upon viewing the video, I promptly visited Casetify's website and ordered two cases.
I was in Best Buy yesterday and the Casetify cases were on a big display getting ready for Black Friday. Hope you win your lawsuit and get every penny of their sales!
@@vinylmodsmanitoba LOL right like the manager could give a ratz arse. Making a claim they are counterfeit is baseless until proven in court and setting yourself up for libel and slander, which is why the manager could care less what some mediocretube noob tells them
How this dude remains stone cold polite while delivering nuclear-category slams on the douchebag company is amazing and worthy of a tremendous amount of respect!
Ive been with you since 2014, when i got my first job in a repair shop. You taught me what i needed to learn and grow. Now 9 years later im in the same field still and can support my family thanks to your videos teaching me years ago! You always help out people and good causes and these people are idiots for trying to steal from you. Justice will be given.
Okay, I’ve always scratched my head about the obsession around the kislux book totes and their practicality, but this one is adorable!! Congratulations
Speaking as a graphic designer this is pretty damning. 100% clear cut case of stolen images. I can't believe they'd rip off such a major brand but I kind of love that they did because the little guys can't protect themselves like you can. Soooo glad they got caught and I won't be purchasing from them anymore. Won't be surprised if more theft on Castify's part is revealed.
100% agreed. And also we can truly understand and really appreciate the meticulous effort of patching and merging a high def image. It's truly a pure dedication.
@@lillones Copyright lawsuits happen all the time, this is not beyond the understanding of a court of law. It's actually pretty straightforward since the designs are cut and pasted.
@@lillonesit depends on where they filed, but I doubt a company with deep pockets like dbrand would have external counsel that would make the mistake of filing where they have no standing. The more troubling aspect is that Casetify is headquartered in HK (rather than in North America), which may be a challenge to enforce IP rights. Either way, Casetify is worried enough about it that they removed the products and issued a statement. It will probably end in a confidential settlement and part of the agreement may even involve the deletion of this video and related tweets.
@@johnmay9598 to get a ballpark answer you would have to ask a lawyer who specializes in copyright law. It depends on how many labor hours have been determined to have been stolen and how many sales Casetify stole from dbrand by releasing this product.
How insane that those little Easter eggs gave them away. Loved watching the work that goes into those skins and cases. Please keep us posted on how this proceeds. And best of luck to you and Dbrand
As someone who has family that sells digital art (which constantly gets stolen by other companies and resold) I am so onboard with you doing this. Here's hoping it scares the crap out of someone.
@@snowman2834digital art itself is not a scam, it's just a very different product from physical art. NFTs are a scam. Digital art is just art that is created digitally. It's still art, it's just MUCH harder to prevent it from being stolen and/or duplicated. NFTs were an attempt to do that but it was silly. Digital art is art, just with a much more difficult plane of existence to properly secure. It's not a scam inherently, it's just often scammed.
DAMN! This might be one of the best current case studies -pun intended- on making business as a content creator. Complete transparency with your audience, clear communication, absurd professionalism and ethics approach, extremely easy to follow topics AND on top of all, launching a whole new advanced follow up line of a product. Outstanding!
9:20 not only is the camera overlay damning but they obviously just rotated the upper part of the image. You can see the "main" cable is upside down clear as day in the top right of their case. What a bunch of goons. Hopefully we get an update video here soon
Even with what I can only imagine is massive anger inside, you still manage to sound so calm and collected. Well done, let's hope the justice system provides just that!
Imagine if you didn't have the sense of humor to sneak in the little easter eggs. Nobody would have been able to prove they didn't just copy the idea, rather than flat out steal your images. Excellent video as always.
Companies publishing dictionaries and such do the same thing, they'll sneak in a few fake words they invented no one would ever notice, so if it shows up in another company's dictionary there's really no other explanation.
So glad you’re suing, they shouldn’t be able to get away with this. Your delivery was so calm and put together, definitely the best call out video of all time haha
Imagine trying to get away with right-clicking Agent 47.
So fast
Now we need to rob castify 😂
Bless you dbrand
Casetify products are super expensive as well
Amazing! Lol
God.., if they are doing this to you, they are 100% doing it to other people as well…
@@dertythegrower … how on earth am I a bot, just asking…
the @seed channel was hacked, there is an archive of the channel page and it was called "melissalwin" or something back then
if you get your products made in china, this is extremely common
Indeed says a lot about the internal culture of that company
They have, small creators have been getting ripped off for years
This video has got to be the most polite middle finger to anyone ever, let alone a billion dollar company. Godspeed Jerry
It's informing us of the copyright infringement, and also a 13 minute ad for D-Brand's cases. Win-win.
His name is Zach
You don’t become a billion dollar company without screwing people over
I mean he did throw one down at 5:01 😂
I don't see this as a middle finger to everyone ever existed.
*UPDATE IF YOU'RE WONDERING*
As of 6/25/24.
-On 5/1/24, Caseify responded to the lawsuit (denied everything) and provided counterclaims
-On 5/22/24, Dbrand responded to the counterclaims (denied what Caseify claimed)
-On 5/23/24, Caseify tried to have the case dismissed (motion to dismiss) for failing to make a claim
On 5/28/24, the judge responded to the motion to dismiss, basically saying you can't claim they didn't make a claim if you literally made a counterclaim to their claim.
On 5/30/24, after their motion to dismiss failed, Caseify filed a motion for summary judgment (basically one of the final attempts to get a case dismissed).
On 6/20/24, the judge rejected the motion for summary judgment.
In essence, this does not mean that Dbrand is right or wrong, nor does this mean that Caseify did or did not do anything illegal. This DOES mean that the court system believes that the case does have legal basis and that this will now have to go to trial (as requested by Dbrand).
Figured I would provide this info, which is publically available, but since not everyone either knows how to access it or understands it, figured I'd help.
Thank Memes_fuel_me from reddit, i found it from him.
Thank you
Feel free to make regular updates so we can all follow :) and thanks
Thanks so much for the update dude.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the updates
As an IP attorney I find this hilarious!!! The complaint practically writes itself. Love how they didn’t realize Easter eggs weren’t actually on the devices. Also, the forensic work you and Dbrand did to prove this up is most excellent!!
I’ve never been tempted to buy Dbrand but I just purchased a few of these. Fight the good fight!
They noticed some of the obvious ones which according Zack & I'm betting those were purposely placed & made obvious to throw off any would be thieves of the hidden ones.
kind of makes you wonder why there is nothing on the docket ...
I'm not an IP attorney, but I guess the fact that they tried to replace some of the Easter eggs could weigh in the balance to prove they knew they are copying and stole dbrand/JRE designs.
Summary judgement win in the future
You explained this situation pretty well in my opinion. I'm sorry you have to go through all this, but I'm glad to see you're putting your foot down.
Hey! How are you.
Remember when you almost died in the oceangate sub?
i love your videos!
Such a solid case
After watching this video, it is evident that Casetify will experience a significant surge in traffic on website , and some of these visitors may convert into sales. I suspect that there might be a secret collaboration between D-Brand, Jerry, and Casetify.
Upon viewing the video, I promptly visited Casetify's website and ordered two cases.
Probably the most calm person after getting robbed
When you've already sent the lawyers all the receipts they need to take Casetify to the cleaners, you can bask in the calm before the storm.
He's calm because he knows he's about to become unbelievably rich from the lawsuit.
dBrand twitter account already posted a pic of the file that being submitted to federal court. He's going to bring in a shit ton of cash, so, of course he's calm
@@MK_2023. He already is much more wealthy than the average person, and he obviously doesn't care.
@@JaySilva88 yep, I know. But now he's going to become stupidly rich.
I’m proud of you for following through with this. So many other companies have done the same thing with small business products. Thank you for every effort.
They may be a $ Billion company, but they are up against a man with an immense online support. Go get them, the community is behind you!
They will settle out of court if at all. They already made their money off the theft and will just continue to do it.
Millionaires robbing millionaires. Rich people's problems.@@zack9912000
@@Napertif it doesn't mean jackshit, then you're probably living under the rock. Yeah, in the law it isn't, but this video will raise the awareness about this company, so more people would stop buying their products, meaning less income, meaning a hit to the wallet, etc
%100
Money trumps all
This will go down as the most professional and well put together call out of all time. Well done.
True, in history! Period!
100%
1000%
10000%
After watching this video, it is evident that Casetify will experience a significant surge in traffic on website , and some of these visitors may convert into sales. I suspect that there might be a secret collaboration between D-Brand, Jerry, and Casetify.
Upon viewing the video, I promptly visited Casetify's website and ordered two cases.
Supporting you 100% on this case 👏👏
Ello mate!
I see what you did there
Don’t worry I gotchu
Did you put your sunglasses on before you said that ?
Yo i love your videos!
Jerry, you are absolutely right to sue this crooked company.
I doubt this will ever even make it to trial. There's just too much evidence against them. Odds are they'll want to settle or the judge will just call it. When that happens, you should take a scan of the summary judgment and make a phone skin out of it.
Hehehe, this is good! 😂
That's so cool lmao 😂
Now do a redacted version with some easter eggs and watch them steal your idea again 🤣
OH NAH
Hahaha love that.. a skin of the settlement/judgement haha
The fact that if he wins the lawsuit, he's investing the money in helping even more people who really need it.
Respect level over 9000!
yes but he will definitely build a production facility for his vehicle that he is been selling, It's a win win
Why not 10,000?
Why 9000 haha
@@_Gundy_Dragonball “His power level is over 9000” reference
@@Saidifect Dragonball “His power level is over 9000” reference
This isn't the 1st time they've done it. Many small creators have called them out before for stealing small creator's design. Unfortunately, those small creators don't have the resource to take action. Glad you and DBrand are standing up
Hope Dbrand finds out about this too to help out those small creators
I've heard that too but Casetify doesn't care about it. 🤷🏽♀ Shame on them.
i would donate to f with them
Oddly enough, this feels like it's going to be a long trial. Not because of the judgement but because of trying to get all the other people they have stolen from
At the end of the day, why am I not surprised another big company is getting success off the backs of the regular guy
oohh this has the potential to become a class-action lawsuit
The fact that he stays calm throughout the entire of the clip just shows the integrity of this man. If that were me, I would have gotten angry in the first 20 seconds of the clip😂
Because he's already rich?
@@wotizit I know but, even if I were rich, I would’ve still gotten really angry that someone copied my days long work
I 100% expected this to be a "Someone Broke into my House" type of situation. Not " A Billion Dollar Company ripped off my Designs" deal. Crazy situation, but I'm glad you're safe. Happy Thanksgiving to all in the U.S. and happy Thursday afternoon to everyone else.
Half past 9 in the evening over here😉
@@schmidt-dc3jwgood night and good sleep sir
TBF, Zack is a beast of a man and his house has like 3 or 4 cameras, that would be a special kind of bad move to try to break in
@@schmidt-dc3jw10 nach 10 hier🙂
@@tommyvercetti1827this
Map makers used to call this a trap street. They would add an imaginary street into their maps and if the map was copied illegally, they would have copied the trap street as well. Similar to the signature easter eggs you included in your designs. Great work!
When Google Maps used to rely on TeleAtlas data, they got hit by this (TeleAtlas, and therefore, Google); several map companies had their data illegally copied by TA and then used by Google. Google always took action when notified, but still...
Map makers and dictionary publishers have all done this in the past. Any time the data set is too big to manually verify it's done to trap those that copy... Long may it continue I say...
This is so interesting to me cuz ive never heard of trap streets but i HAVE heard of something called "Paper Towns" which basically have the exact same function!
Not all map makers actually, those works with government are obligated to never ever make any change than what's in the real world.
I worked with the Dutch government on mapping streets. When suddenly we had a suspicion. So, we added some bikelines and paths that wouldn't disrupt your navigator, but would signal to us, that they used illegal data. And yep, we caught them. So, what was the issue? Public funded data cannot be used for commercial purposes. These companies were selling maps based on public funded data.
Don’t settle out of court. These big companies need to know they can’t get away with this.
Yes! There are litigation funds that will bank roll lawsuits in exchange for a portion of the wins.
They are a based out of hong kong. The lawsuit won't matter. China does not care about our copyright laws
Casetify should be paying the legal fees
@@zakirsiddiqui1Why would he have to pay their legal fees? WTF are you on about?
@zakirsiddiqui1 what are you talking about. Was that an attempt at a profound thought?
Man im glad you caught on to this imagine how many people this actually happens to
I had a clothing logo and designs stolen by an international clothing company which i had trade marked officially at the IPO . Unfortunately the legal costs always put the larger business at a massive advantage. As a small producer, I was unable to afford the legal costs to fight even though I had a high chance of winning. Even then, just trying to be amicable and get an acknowledgement or credit for the design, I was ignored. I’m 100% behind you Jerry, do it for the small guys.
@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006 From England, UK. Thanks for advice though
Rip
Zack*
Some law firm will take your case for free and take money when they win the case and cut percentage off the paid settlement
What logo/company
I like how calm your reaction is no matter what the situations are
You crazy? This is as close to hopping mad as Zack gets.
of course he had a different reaction when he FIRST noticed that theft
This is the expected reaction of someone who do things the right way and has nothing to be afraid of =) pure honesty
when he lowers his voice and shouts out that casetify will “probably just right click and save”
is probably the most scary calm-mad ive seen him i’d feel frightened
Zack is the GOAT
I've been following you for over 5 years at this point I think. I'm glad I could give something back in a moment of need. Thanks Zack for your incredible attitude during these times, you're a role model.
I followed him for a long time too until he used his tech help channel to shill a political party and that's when everyone should have cut ties.
@@TheDeadManSwitchI must have missed this, what did he do?
@@TheDeadManSwitch Care to elaborate?
@@TheDeadManSwitch I unfollowed him once he went into politics. This is the first video I am watching to get his side of this story.
@@Leronn88Humans are humans and they will betray.
Praying you win your court case🙏🏼
Seems like an open and shut case to me. That was ingenious to put easter eggs on them so obscure that no one would be able to tell.
Reminds me of the special Semi collins some of the Lyric websites used to catch Google copying their shit of Google old Lyric search feature they had.
This is part of the reason why I love inside jokes and easter eggs in products. It's also a fingerprint. I know in the auto industry there's a growing trend to add them to windshields and official parts so that way owners can also spot aftermarket replacement parts.
@scott8919 Toyota has an etched 2D(an industrial version of a QR code) on all their parts that, internally, can tell you who touch that part practically every step of the manufacturing process.
Google has streets, towns, mountains etc added to prevent direct copies for this exact reason
old paper map companies used to add phantom streets so they could call out their competitors for stealing their maps, exactly the same way DBrand figured this one out.
Great video and I love your transparency. You've put so much hard work into your products, it's clear to see why you'd be upset about this. Your teardown designs are unique and interesting, and you definitely deserve credit for them. Rooting for justice to prevail in this.
Zack is always being vigilant and remind us to be transparent about his stuff. There's nothing to hide. Dude's just simply down-to-earth
Transparency, nice
transparency, hahaha
'transparency'
that's the word you chose, lmao.
"Theft is theft and thieves steal" should be your new easter egg from now on.
Lol
Imagine, them copying that as well
"Theft is theft and thieves thieve"
As a Graphic Designer, I do not sell my copyright. Like map makers, and street directories, I put phantom entities in my works. Never broadcast an image above 80 dots per inch, always scale it down to the pixels on a monitor.
Basically the “phantom entities” are a watermark
The image thing is if someone steals the image they’re stuck with one at poor quality
@@slimesushi he puts in little graphical elements.. isnt that a genius idea ? i wonder how he came up with that unique idea.
@@mm-hl7gh This is a very old idea. Even Leonardo da Vinci was known to do this in his design drawings of certain machines or as details in certain paintings. Some believe that certain design drawings of his machines had certain deliberate errors in the drawings, so if the machine was ever built exactly like the drawing, it couldn't work. He had a design of a military tank with such errors (believed to be deliberate) and a design of a massive military crossbow with similar errors (believed to be deliberate). One of his paintings has a nearly hidden face of himself as a young man. I believe it was 500 years before anyone noticed this. Another painting had near-hidden musical notes that made a nice melody when played.
This is a branding masterclass. Dude destroyed the copycats and launched a killer product in one swing. Mad admiration for you my man.
2 bad that swing was a miss
I mean it would be good if he didn't have an accusation of touching his neice
@@MrMultiPlatformwhat's the outcome?
@@Chris_t0anything to back that claim? Getting sick and tired of hearing about baseless accusations, from people just trying to ruin someones life...
True, this is state of the art marketing, though not primarily for a product but rather for an action
Still faszinating though
Taking a 1b company to court with such a slam-dunk of a case is like winning the lottery. I'm very happy for you Zach and db! Hope you get a lot out of it
Knowing the awfully convoluted way in which the legal system operates in cases like these, I wouldn't hold my hopes too high
Like holding the winning lottery ticket but having to swim the 100m freestyle through a pool of molasses to claim it.
man these comments are on point
You do realize Casetify is a chinese company right which probably means their copyright laws aren't any where like the us
@@defyinghistory9807 If it's Chinese then that explains everything. It's a part of Chinese culture to cheat and deceive. That's not even a joke or an exaggeration!
I am absolutely stunned by the quality of this video. You've not only put so much work into the skins, but now into explaining the skins. Fantastic job. I hope those Casitefity guys get what they deserve. This case reminds me of low-level telephone scammers. Who would think.
This probably one of the best and most professional "caught ya red handed" videos I've ever seen😮
Fun fact: this is how map makers figure out who’s just copying their maps vs making their own. They usually add fake towns as their own little easter eggs and if they find those towns on someone else’s map it means they copied theirs.
Glad to see you unintentionally had your own “fake towns” to call out casetify. Really hoping this will end up in a big fine/settlement + a crap load of bad PR for them.
dictionary makers did this too with fake words
Aka watermarks.
Poor people who decide to explore those fake towns.
@@chrisray1567 no...Paper Towns. it isn't a watermark, its a town on a map that is not there in real live "Sarcastic Loser Montana" in small print so if another map maker stole the map and reprinted it the copied map would have "Sarcastic Loser Montana" and the real map maker would know- this is my stolen map. it has nothing to do with Watermarks.
incorrect, its a form of watermark. the function of a fake town and a watermark is to determine if something has been stolen. it is absolutely related to watermarks, one could easily argue directly and indirectly. @@dymetex6360
Thanks to this channel I learned to fix my Xbox remote and not be afraid to tackle it on my own when I was like 17 or maybe 19… As time went this channel taught me about scummy practices, self reliance, and making better decisions, about not being afraid to make mistakes and learn from it.
In short, thank you; I hope this lawsuit works in your favor.
W donation
Paying for the lessons and quality content :D
Even if it’s just a bit :)
Jerry is angry but still maintains the calm voice we are all used to. 😅
that just makes me even more scared and im not even in trouble. its ike when you did something wrong and your dad just calmly talks to you and you know youre in trouble but hes not showing anger and now youre scared
Yea! I fell asleep pissed
Scary! 😂
which is just terrifying.
Yeah but Agent 47 does night work 😂 All legal of course.
This is crazy man, such a big corporation stealing your stupp, i really appreciate the way you wanna take actions, hats off
As an amb. wheelchair user thank you for what you're doing. Wheelchairs are so expensive and inaccessible to a lot who need them. You're doing amazing work.
Only in dystopian hellscapes where people have to pay for them, themselves. A functioning social safety net and a medical system will take care of that cost for you. I hear my "american" readers all chime in: "But i don't want to pay for someone elses health care"... Imagine what purchasing health insurance does.. It sure doesn't cover your health care for as long as you have to suffer heavy copays... What it actually does, is PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSES HEALTH CARE..
@@eidodk Agreed! It's disgusting. I know a person in my group who is actually paralyzed from the waist down but insurance won't cover a chair. This should never happen. America is hell for those of us who are poor, disabled, etc.
@@eidodk Yeah. Health insurance is done incorrectly here, you're completely correct. But I also don't want to pay for anyone else's healthcare. The problem is healthcare was cheaper, it was more affordable. But once the government got involved HOSPITALS started charging A SHITTONNE to make double the profit. Before Obamacare, the only thing that was tough to get was surgery. But at least you weren't taking out what student loans are for that.
@@StephenFasciani You're part of the problem though. The notion of "not wanting to pay for someone elses healthcare" is exactly what's wrong with the US. That's the quintessential idea of what taxes are for - SERVICES RENDERED TO THE PEOPLE PAID FOR BY THE PEOPLE. The US is such a fearful place, you spend the taxes on the millitary instead.
The best evidence for it being a fearful place, is that homeowners thinks they need guns to protect themselves - That is ONLY an issue in places where the country is at war with itself.
The problem was NEVER the hospitals, it was the insurance companies. The "free competition" between insurance companies is what has created the hellscape. It's now an insurance INDUSTRY, with billions and other billions of revenue for stock holders. A state controlled health industry would be a zero sum industry, in which the ONLY thing that is necessary, is to balance the budgets. If $10 goes out, $10 has to go in.
Until your country starts thinking more like a group, than a country of individuals, it will only get worse.
@@sys-administratorAnd that is exactly wrong. You call the WMO Helpdesk, and put in an application. Sure - you'll not get a free pick on all shelves of wheelchairs, but if you can show a specific need for a specific model, it would likely be provided for you.
Bought a case to support your work. Go get ‘em!
I see you again in the wild love your videos
Dude Jaeger is so sick
Jagger pls shot me
YUP THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS FOR TO CRY AND GET MORE SLES AND INTRODUCE A NEW CASE. You fell for it.
Sup, Jaeger. Love your vids.
This video was incredibly well done.
Yes
So well done that casetify is probably gonna steal it.
I love his videos he rocks
Facts
Well this is a bit of a surprise. Didn't expect to see you here, lol. What's up Fonz? Or Gabe, whoever runs the channel lol.
The example you gave at [7:43] really stood out-great job making it relatable!
They did it to me a long time ago, they sadly ended destroying my business as I didn’t have enough money for either a lawyer or anything else …. So back then it costed me a business I worked hard for and I’m very happy that you’re doing something about it now…. It hurt me a lot back then, so please bring the pain back to them! 🙏🏼💪🏼
i am so sorry for your loss hopefully jerry can avenge you
If you have any evidence left consider taking this to court. This case will be enough to establish a pattern of behavior on "their" products. It could be much easier to succeed with a lawsuit now that they are proven to have copied other brands now.
I think it would help the lawsuit that Jerry started if you joined forces by combining the evidence you have, as the previous comments said it would help to create a kind of pattern.
Seriously if you have something it will help the case
Echoing what others have said above. If you have evidence, join forces with Zack.
Man, you really went into EXCRUCIATING detail while making those cases. Respect and you will 100% win this lawsuit
It’s not as sure as it should be. Depends who has better lawyers.
10'000h?? 🤣🤣If you want to make money with a cover photo that the Chinese had 15 years ago.
@@erg7732 A better lawyer would know that it’s a complete loss for casetify from the get go.
If he has copyrighted the design, I have a hard time seeing how they would loose, even if the laywer is a literal donkey, they just have to show the image and ask the company to explain how these details ended up on their products.
So unless the judge is like a complete idiot/bribed, they can’t loose. The only real defense I see would be to blame the employees, arguing that they have been tricked by whoever actually designed these. But hopefully Legal eagle will do a video on this soon :D
@erg7732 Stop. He's got this... did you stick with this and see each example? C'mon.
Never owned a Casetify case and never used them as a sponsor on our channel. What stores are their cases sold in? I’d like to stop shopping there until their cases are removed from shelves.
They have their own stores that look exactly like Best Buy.
From what I've seen it's mostly online
They are sold online I know that and I know they are also on Amazon btw
W move
Hahaha! You should not go to China or India or Hong Kong either... Because local companies are selling both of their cases for like 60% discounts... You guys are fighting in USA lol we are getting the same for very less
I seriously wants to adopt Jerry layback attitude and personality. It is sooo charismatic! Put a smile even though deep inside he is pissed!
So glad you and Dbrand are standing up for yourselves. There’s no telling who else they’ve stolen cases from.
ifixit for example
Just check where they're from. This is the way they do everything in that part of the world.
I've seen a lot of ads for anime specific "inspired" cases that are just stolen designs from actual artists.
Many of them aren't in the position to launch a lawsuit, so they get away with it, basically.
By what I said earlier I did not mean the cases but the corporations.
Hey Zach I have been a fan of your work for years. I'm sorry to hear you're going thru this copyright infringement issue... And I agree with you... This is not about the money, it's about the message... Lawsuits are not cheap but as a fan and loyal follower of your channel I'll be glad to help with this since I was not able to buy any of your custom cases. Wish you luck and the best and keep us updated. We're all in this with you, and thanks again for all you do, we'll see you around!
sad to see donating 20usd for clickbaiting
@@thisusernameisalreadytaken6764too bad bro literally said “i won’t ask for donations” and proceeded to show a new line of products. he’s not clickbaiting or asking for free money, even with a lawsuit he’d rather provide a product for people to enjoy for the money they spend rather than take donations.
@@zaxhgdon't bother bro, it's probably a callcenter at some mid-eastern underpaid group of workers financed by Castify to try putting stupid replies on comments. No biggie 😉
Donating to a rich man. Shame.
You’re telling me this guys name isn’t Jerry?
What you've done with those easter eggs is actually an extremely old form of copyright protection. Map makers used to intentionally do the same thing in their maps to stop rival map makers from copying them and could take them to court and point out those same easter eggs. Kinda cool! It theoretically SHOULD still work in your own defense I think..
Programmers will do the same thing with their code, too. Companies will sometimes ask for a demo of a program and copy it to avoid paying the programmer, so including an Easter egg like that is a great way to win a lawsuit.
That is very interesting. Yeah since no ones gonna make the exact same, it makes it very original. I got to remember this xD
@@josephhenderson2538it’s different with something you have created by yourself from the ground up instead of editing something that already exists.
Yep. "Paper Street".
That's what easter eggs have always been for from the beginning of art, it amazes me that fanboys and girls think they are for them like some kind of inside joke they're in on.
My company went under after my work was stolen, the feeling seeing a 1/3 price knockoff of something you poured you life into is brutal.
Jerry also teaches a secret lesson:
If you're going to create something, add a very small, almost unnoticeable touch to it, in case you need to have a case. Brilliant.
Put something in the case just in case you need to have a case involving another case.
Case closed! 😄
Point in case
Like the fake map locations cartographers used too put in for the same reason
Yes! imagine being stupid enough to steal an image and not edit those parts out. they are toast.
This is the single best callout video I've ever seen.
Not only did you accuse them, but you showed the proof, gave a hint to your methodology, and then finished it off by unveiling a new product line (with another little jab at them to boot). Well done. I hope you got @legaleagle to represent you guys! That'd make a great video collab.
it was like those videos that are visually pleasing to watch because they do some animation so perfect. I felt the same way watching this video
I hope he has an actual copyright attorney representing him. Maybe Leonard French.
Oh got no. Not Legal Eagle....they want to win...
This must be the calmest and yet most overwhelming brutal callout I've ever encountered.
Im so here for this.
He's got f you money. He doesn't care either way.
@@neemanon And he is going to get more money after this.
@@tqlla ok
Billion dollar companies don't become billion dollar companies by playing fair and being decent...
Jerry literally did all of the work that a lawyer would have to do. If this video is played to a jury I don’t see how this doesn’t end up in a massive settlement for Jerry and Dbrand
mainly because they have a huge team of lawyers which will come up with all kind of bs to slow down the process and make this lawsuit as expensive and as slow as possible
You mean for... Zack? :P
Because Jerry is not his name ;)
Zack winds up owning casetify. lol
@@pksindias the design wasn't 100% taken from what's actually on the inside. Did you not watch the video?
@@pksindiaslooks like you commented first before watching video.
I had a feeling that the Easter eggs were gonna be the way they got caught but I just couldn’t believe a company would be that stupid. Someone’s definitely getting fired over at Casetify.
They’re a Chinese company, they literally don’t care about anyone else’s IP and are fine with being thieves
I doubt it. Several of these Chinese companies steal most of their designs and product ideas. They will pay whatever it takes to make this one go away and move on to their next scam.
The one person who got fired is obviously not the main culprit but some unfortunate "new guy" as their black sheep.
Could have very likely been their designer. A lot of overseas designers prioritise speed over morals and authenticity, ripping off stuff from Google images or competitors.
when your classmate copies your answers and your name...
Never heard of dbrand before but im a customer now, this video is just so right on the spot. Clever way to call them out promote your businesses and politely give the finger to the other company ripping you off. Good for you, I hope I get a chance to see the end result of the lawsuit.
I've never gotten one of your skins before, but I will now. You're an awesome human to turn this mess toward a good cause.
I’m used to DBrand having lawsuits filed *against* them, so this is a nice change of pace.
Can I get more info on this?
With all that experience and an army of lawyers they are surely ready to file one of their own
@@OneSlowCbr Sony didn’t like them making the playstation dark plates. They sent cease and desist.
@@OneSlowCbrthey have been sued multiple times for copying the shape and texture of the products they skin.
A prime example was the PS5 darkplates dbrand sold. Sony sued them for the triangle, square, circle, and X texture embedded in the darkplates.
@@nathanielhill8156 upvoted, but i mean it's different copying the iconic rectangles, circles and triangles of sony which have been known for 2 decades and sony being a multibillion dollar company at this point (?) and different copying from Jerry and DBrant inside jokes and easter eggs and the design and work they've put themselves for many days or months.
I don’t know how you always stay so calm no matter what.
Kudos to you and best of luck.
Because raising your voice and throwing insults, curses and swearing gets nowhere.
JRE has millions of subscribers and with plenty of evidence. What's shown in this video is more than enough to be presented to court to sue their bottoms off.
Casetify is in big doo doo this time.
Because the most silent person in the room is the most powerfull. :)
Bcs he's Agent-47
he does seem triggered lol
Prolly Jesus 😂✝️
Fun trivia: Some map companies would include small inaccuracies in some of their maps so they could prove it in court when they claimed their maps had been copied by others.
Whatever lawyer suggested that you add the Easter eggs really earned their retainer. This technique is exactly what map publishers do-they add a little town here, add a street there, to prove copyright violations. Go get them, Zach!
This is actually something older than you expect. Maps used to do it add an extra town here and there that doesn't exist) so anyone that copies would tell on themselves. Phone Books also did the same - adding people and numbers that don't exist - for much the same reason.
@@Gulyus How odd, for you to reply to my comment with exactly the same point that I made. Are you doing some kind of weird meta-plagiarism due to the subject matter?
@@victor-charlesscafatiit’s not the same point - you said that map publishers DO that kind of stuff, he said they USED to do it long before. And he also added phone book case (pun intended). So you are trying to be funny but you’re not :)
@@victor-charlesscafatino you're just misreading lmao
@@victor-charlesscafati chill dude
Not a subscriber and no idea why the algorithm showed this to me… but your cases are amazing and I’m sorry to hear you’re being ripped off! Go get’em!!
Same
Same.
Sadly, I think the society doesn't care if the product is stolen or not. There are lots of videos supporting buying fake Samsung/Apple/.... without caring that they just supported stealing 10000 hours of work.
I encourage you to watch some of his tear down videos. I was recommended of the iPhone 15 one recently and was genuinely surprised of the quality in his work and videos. Truly an amazing channel.
It's a sticker, not a case.
They copied a sticker.
You can take a picture of the inside of your phone, print it on a sticker background and you've stolen his product 😄
@@AquarianNomadic
Wrong, JerryRig and Dbrand own the rights to "their exact image" that they created. If you take a pic with your phone it's not the same image. Just an image of the same product. He literally explained and showed how they are exact copies, just of terrible quality.
Robbing Jerry is the equivalent of getting a hitman stalk you
Lol
@@JoshOprayNY He wouldn't know. He joined YT just 8 months ago, subbed to every popular channel and posts his 50c on every new video, often without knowing the channel history or running and inside jokes.
Therefore his comments are rarely of any substance.
Mostly lame dad jokes.
yes
@@JoshOprayNY😅 damn
@@PushyPawnhe's also a spam bot btw.
Thanks for ruining my budget. I hate fraudsters and expensive cases, but I guess I'm rolling with you on this one!
In the end, I would say copyright infringement of my videos broke me. When I was in my prime of making content, I spent 50% of my time fighting people reuploading my content. There are over 100k reuploads of my videos on youtube alone. Tiktok, twitter, facebook, and an endless amount of websites across the world reuloading my content, including National Geographic, Time, CNN, just became too much.
HEY I remember you!!! I loved your magic videos man! I feel bad though because I did see a lot your content shown to me by the algorithm not uploaded by you. But one uploader was kind enough to put your channel in the description and i subbed to you almost right then and there.
That blows. I hope in some situations you can do a similar trick that Jerry here uses in order to protect your work.
Insane to think that your channel is big, mine is quite small, and there isn't a month I don't have to report copyright infringements from users that do copy my video, crop and cut.
And to make things worse, they give it a wrong a title and description leading users to believe their hardware can run the games when they don't really match the GPUs I do benchmark.
It's even more stupid to think that most of this stealers don't even make money out of that, they have thousands of views, sometimes/many times more than what I do, but they just have like 10/15 subs, at least on my channel, I could make money to get more GPUs or get more games to benchmark.
It's sad!
I miss your content man. Sorry that you had to deal with the human filth of the world
Or the fact the average person doesn’t know your channel or who you are
Something about Zack's calm nature, thoroughness of the degree of theft verification, and expression of his principles makes this video even better. Take it deep, billion dollar bullies.
It's honestly a bit scary. Just sayin'.
@@_mnejingright? The part where he suits up and grabs his shotgun to go drive to Casetify HQ was obviously cut off the end of the vid.
Everyone who's knowing you from the beginning of the channel, knows the kind of a person you are and knows that you put 100% of humanity in your work. So we got your back Bro. If there is anything we can do to help the situation, let as know. Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷.
How is everyone who is knowing you from the beginning of the channel?
@@cameronbateau6510 he probably meant this channel is 11 years old and has a fan base who has been seeing JR dismantling hardwares and working hard.
We appreciate and look forward to your work
Thank you!
@@JerryRigEverything 5 hours later. Any trace of inside out on Casetify's website is gone.
Zach seems like a super nice guy and a chill dude who turns into the most calculating person who would ruin your entire livelihood if you did something like this to him.
Now you know why dBrand referenced Hitman. The layers to that one simple statement are very deep.
This is the first time I realized his name is not Jerry. :D
Fear the quiet nice guy. He will destroy your world, and have you thanking him for it.
demons run when a good man goes to war
I’m glad you’re taking them to court. Too many people let big corporations do what they want and have a mind set that they can’t do anything about it. I really hope it all works out In your favor.
@@ladyrose3285 You quite literally can sue the US federal government, and winning those suits is not uncommon at all.
Casetify finally got what was coming to them. All these years of easter eggs adding up to proof of stealing is insane.
nothing will happen to them. This is so common in China manufacturing its accepted practice there.
@@zack9912000you say nothing will happen, but Jerry Rig has a massive online following, and this news will spread like wildfire, so even if Castify don’t lose in court, they will lose their entire reputation and brand image will be destroyed. That will be a death sentence for the company
@@zack9912000 yeah they will just pay few millions and keep doing it , its same with their mobile games its worth it to pay millions in lawsuits and keep your game up and just change the name than to stop stealing and invest yourself .
@@Tetrathegod or they’ll “go out of business” and suddenly reappear with a different name, rinse and repeat
Even if whatever they have to pay is a slap in the wrist's worth and they keep doing it, their product is still too low quality to really compete and the money is going to help Not A Wheelchair and get a bunch of people free wheelchairs.
Stealing from Jerry is the biggest mistake they made. Now Jerry's gonna rig them up
Zack
his name is Zack
He won't be able to do much about it outside of the US. This is very common from Chinese manufacturing
@@zack9912000 casetify is from hong kong where the "usual" copyright laws apply
@@ŽaliaUgnisit’s cuz of „Jerry RIG…“, „RIG them up“.
the joke is supposed to hit more
atleast i think that! :)
Man, what hurts the most is not even the fact that they stole your work... It's the fact that they couldn't even buy your product for a better scan. That's beyond low.
Casetify is a bastion of originality apparently...
@jadenHESS-gv2jo and if you would have been born somewhere else? you would believe in bhudda, or allah, or santa claus
i will never buy their case now
@@crizzleyo815muslim and christian religions have the same god. They are both abrahamic religions and they have the same god just slightly/majorly diff beliefs
It's so funny and satisfying that they were caught red-handed because of the easter eggs you left in your designs. I thought these things only happened in movies lol
After watching this video, it is evident that Casetify will experience a significant surge in traffic on website , and some of these visitors may convert into sales. I suspect that there might be a secret collaboration between D-Brand, Jerry, and Casetify.
Upon viewing the video, I promptly visited Casetify's website and ordered two cases.
It's a Chinese company, they do this all the time lol
Oh, so it's a Chinese company. It kinda makes all sense now
its a common thing to do in maps with ghost streets too lol
Do the XRays have Easter eggs?
This is so gross, embarrassed to own a Casetify case now.. sending it back and buying the new dbrand x-ray case.
Don't produce waste that no one asked for
Please send the case back and ask a refund. And link them this video.
Haha good point @@IanScottJohnston
Yup.. you've already spent your money. Casetify has your money. Return it! And call them out for the theives that they are
@@FeintMotionyet you are producing waste nobody asked for lol. Dont be ‘that’ guy
The subtle middle finger at 05:03 was really the cherry on top!
Hope you win the lawsuit and as usual,mad respect for you!
probably unintentional too 😂
Another egg
OMG THIS IS AWESOME! THAT MAN IS A GENIUS 😎
So smooth
I caught that too.
you’re literally my comfort person i love you kislux !
I was in Best Buy yesterday and the Casetify cases were on a big display getting ready for Black Friday. Hope you win your lawsuit and get every penny of their sales!
Should have mentioned to the store manager that they were counterfeit cases
@@vinylmodsmanitoba it was before I knew what was going on. Day before this video was released.
@@vinylmodsmanitoba LOL right like the manager could give a ratz arse. Making a claim they are counterfeit is baseless until proven in court and setting yourself up for libel and slander, which is why the manager could care less what some mediocretube noob tells them
It's insane how many small businesses i discovered via social media have reported the same thing happening to them. I feel for you!
Most people unfortunately don’t care about ip theft so long as they’re benefiting.
Yep all corporations lie steal and cheap .Samsung and Apple your guilty to
Lie steal and cheat*
@@Jonnyx180 The way of the Chinese
Jerry is a millionaire, he's not small business )))
How this dude remains stone cold polite while delivering nuclear-category slams on the douchebag company is amazing and worthy of a tremendous amount of respect!
Lmaoo nuclear-category slams 😂 Good one
When you have facts and evidence to back it up you can always stay cool as a cucumber. Lol
I think he's an AI.
There's probably a Cold Stone Steve Austin under that calm demeanor.
I mean it's a Chinese company so it's no big shock that it's just a cheap knock off of a legit company.
Good for you! I hope you get everything you’re asking for and more!
Ive been with you since 2014, when i got my first job in a repair shop. You taught me what i needed to learn and grow. Now 9 years later im in the same field still and can support my family thanks to your videos teaching me years ago!
You always help out people and good causes and these people are idiots for trying to steal from you. Justice will be given.
Someone steals from him and he wants to use the damages to help others. A truly wonderful person.
Sounds like a good ol robbin hood story
the real effective altruism.
Okay, I’ve always scratched my head about the obsession around the kislux book totes and their practicality, but this one is adorable!! Congratulations
Speaking as a graphic designer this is pretty damning. 100% clear cut case of stolen images. I can't believe they'd rip off such a major brand but I kind of love that they did because the little guys can't protect themselves like you can. Soooo glad they got caught and I won't be purchasing from them anymore. Won't be surprised if more theft on Castify's part is revealed.
100% agreed. And also we can truly understand and really appreciate the meticulous effort of patching and merging a high def image. It's truly a pure dedication.
I doubt a judge will understand and/or agree there is standing
@@lillones Copyright lawsuits happen all the time, this is not beyond the understanding of a court of law. It's actually pretty straightforward since the designs are cut and pasted.
@@lillonesit depends on where they filed, but I doubt a company with deep pockets like dbrand would have external counsel that would make the mistake of filing where they have no standing. The more troubling aspect is that Casetify is headquartered in HK (rather than in North America), which may be a challenge to enforce IP rights. Either way, Casetify is worried enough about it that they removed the products and issued a statement. It will probably end in a confidential settlement and part of the agreement may even involve the deletion of this video and related tweets.
@@lilloneswhy wouldn't there be standing, that seem really clear cut in this case. Or are you referring to personal jurisdiction?
100% proved they stole, embarrassed them, announced lawsuit, AND dropped a new product knowing this would go viral. BOSS. LEVEL. MOVES.
Also casetify took down the inside out brand that they were touting.
I saw DBrand's tweet thread about, this isn't just theft its embarrassing.
I hope you win and Casetify reap what they've sewed.
Sown
Sowed would be the right spelling in that context, and I 100% agree with you
OK but like... how much reaping are we talking here? How much money are they trying to get?
Overpriced crap quality cases
@@johnmay9598 to get a ballpark answer you would have to ask a lawyer who specializes in copyright law. It depends on how many labor hours have been determined to have been stolen and how many sales Casetify stole from dbrand by releasing this product.
Bro just teared a whole company down
How insane that those little Easter eggs gave them away. Loved watching the work that goes into those skins and cases. Please keep us posted on how this proceeds. And best of luck to you and Dbrand
easter eggs became land mines oof
That's similar to when mapmaking first became a thing, and some people added fake islands and rivers to see who copied their maps
And that's why you should always use a marking of who made something in a picture.
It’s similar to how a map printer will put fake towns or landmarks so they’re able to put a copyright on it
no they just didnt know better, you didnt have the copyright to your map anyway @@ob9444
I just bought myself a teardown skin. Blatant thievery shouldn't go unpunished, so it's awesome to see you guys pursuing justice.
Thank you!!
@@JerryRigEverythingI don't believe you that they stole it. Maybe they just think you're cool so added your easter eggs?
@@karlsmith7016 that's the exact definition of stealing, Karl.
@@karlsmith7016You should change your last name to Marx. It would be more fitting.
@@darksu6947 nope
As someone who has family that sells digital art (which constantly gets stolen by other companies and resold) I am so onboard with you doing this. Here's hoping it scares the crap out of someone.
nope not me
Digital art is a scam
@@snowman2834 Yea, and by that logic snow is scam as well.
@@snowman2834digital art itself is not a scam, it's just a very different product from physical art. NFTs are a scam.
Digital art is just art that is created digitally. It's still art, it's just MUCH harder to prevent it from being stolen and/or duplicated. NFTs were an attempt to do that but it was silly.
Digital art is art, just with a much more difficult plane of existence to properly secure.
It's not a scam inherently, it's just often scammed.
@@snowman2834digital art is not NFT or AI shit.....
Jerry giving the subtle middle finger to casetify 5:02
DAMN! This might be one of the best current case studies -pun intended- on making business as a content creator. Complete transparency with your audience, clear communication, absurd professionalism and ethics approach, extremely easy to follow topics AND on top of all, launching a whole new advanced follow up line of a product. Outstanding!
Hope this goes viral and gets resolved quickly…
I'd be shocked if this doesn't spread. All the tech youtubers will probably mention it at some point this week.
@@PhilAndOr Linus partners with JRE on their knives, so id bet theyll mention this on wan show tomorrow and that gets millions of views a week.
already went viral :)
I wonder if any tech youtubers are sponsored by casetify
@@StretchDattassand they also do a lot with dbrand. So they work with both of them. For sure in WAN tomorrow
I've never seen Zack trying to contain himself so much props to him❤😢
9:20 not only is the camera overlay damning but they obviously just rotated the upper part of the image. You can see the "main" cable is upside down clear as day in the top right of their case. What a bunch of goons.
Hopefully we get an update video here soon
Even with what I can only imagine is massive anger inside, you still manage to sound so calm and collected. Well done, let's hope the justice system provides just that!
doubt hes angry, prob more amused, dont project hate cause you are
Imagine if you didn't have the sense of humor to sneak in the little easter eggs. Nobody would have been able to prove they didn't just copy the idea, rather than flat out steal your images. Excellent video as always.
they instantly had me see right through castify
pretty sure they did this to protect against this exact scenario. by adding Easter eggs it's easier to proof it's your IP
This very move has helped many a company in court, especially in program theft lawsuits.
camera thing too and low quality image proves it all
Companies publishing dictionaries and such do the same thing, they'll sneak in a few fake words they invented no one would ever notice, so if it shows up in another company's dictionary there's really no other explanation.
So glad you’re suing, they shouldn’t be able to get away with this. Your delivery was so calm and put together, definitely the best call out video of all time haha
05:04 The subtle finger, hahaha love it!
Zack is a man of focus, commitment and sheer will
I once saw him kill 3 phones, with a Moh's hardness pick
A fucking moh’s hardness pick.
It's not about what you did son
fricken love john wick
Babayaga... No one mess with the babayaga..