Gotta agree this is the best summary of the whole racket.

Fantastic video man. I'm quickly becoming obsessed with your channel.

Your discussion around 5:55 onward of how Fine Bros are muddling business relationships & creator-fan relationships is spot on. The only positive comments in the first React World announcement video were fans saying things like "Wow I'm11 can I still take part in this!??" I'm not saying it's impossible for an 11 year old to make good content. But in theory the only reason you'd want to buy into React World brand identity--both as a content 'consumer' and as a content creator--is because it provides some guarantee of consistency/quality. This is like Burger King handing out BK logos to every kid with a lemonade stand. I've read a lot of outraged takes on the React World situation but I really have to commend you because this is one of the most well thought-out I've seen.

I like this guy, he actually explained it well in detail instead of screaming in anger for 10mins about how angry he is about the Finebros like most people.

"Congratulations, that's racketeering." Now that I think about it, the whole REACT WORLD concept definitely falls into the realm of "protection" offered by mob bosses.

That's the best explanation I ever heard of so far.

Finally, a guy in a beanie I can trust.

I WANNA GO BACK AT THIS SCANDAL IM TIRED OF FASCISTS

Excellent summary of the issues, thank you for making this.

Being originally from Venezuela I have the perfect example of the real world of what you are saying by "actually not protecting it". In Venezuela it is common to park on the street because there are no parkimeters and there are not enough private parking lots. So far this is just like a regular non-downtown street on any city. The problem is that the minute you park your car some guy will touch your windows and ask you for money for he to protect your car. If you pay him ( and it is like ten times the money you would pay in a private parking) then you are free from thugs opening your car. If you don't pay him then his very own gang will crush your windows, scratch the paint job and steal your stereo. Sometimes even the tires, as tires are Really Expensive in Venezuela. When you return, you will see the guy sitting in his chair next to your car and he will then unapologetically tell you you have it deserved because you didn't pay him to "protect" his car. And the police will never step into this because the parking spaces on street are gang-controlled and they in raw number are more people than police officers. So you have to either pay the guy YOU KNOW is a gang members to "protect your car" meaning he will not rob you or be sure you will probably not have a car to return to.

To give some context, this was relevant in 2016 when the Fine Brothers made their announcement. I think Dan forgot something about it. It was the last gasp of the attempts at a multi-tuber thing (Think That Guy with the Glasses/Channel Awesome, Normal Boots, and such) and had already come after just about all of those were either failing (thanks to your support from Patreon) or had long since faded into irrelevancy (the two that spun off from TGWTG, everything NB produced except the Grumps). It was out and out crowdsourcing content, at a time when the whole idea was literally dying. we didn't know it in 2016, but the whole thing they were banking on was only about 6 months from being buried, but if we had paid attention we would have seen it coming with things like the main source for Channel Awesome being nothing more than an over glorified aggregation site. All in all, like their capitalizing on react videos, they were too little, too blunt, and too late.

There should be a penalty paid if you do a false DMCA claim. That would end a whole lot of the problems.

Well-informed and level-headed. Good job.

Finally a 'drama free' explanation, thanks.

I took off my headphones for a minute to answer my phone and when I put them back on all I heard was: "Given the Two Girls One Cup example I already mentioned." 10/10

Saddest part of this is we have to defend people who make reaction videos.

0:42 They *HAD* 14 million subscribers.

This is an excellent video!

This video is so great. You explain the issues clearly and succinctly, and I love that your number of subscribers has tripled in the wake of it.

I really appreciate that you're wearing the beard, the glasses and the hat. Way to take all of their personal facial branding!

Dan, you seriously make the best KZfaq drama videos--mostly because you remove all the drama and just explain what's going on and why. Thanks!

This is, by far, the most reasoned and well thought out explanation of this whole fiasco that I've seen, so far. Thank you very much for taking the time to calmly explain the difference between concept, format and brand. Not that it matters, but I think that you and I basically arrived at the same place -- but you're much more eloquent about it. I can't thank you enough.

*Amazing* video. I think most of us watching definitely learned a thing or two about the nature of this business. Well done, Foldable.

"They have 14 million subscribers" Not anymore lol

After so much blind outrage, this is such an informative and well-informed video. Really useful stuff, thanks!

As many others have said, this is the best explanation I've seen. It sums up perfectly how React World would have benefited no one except the Fine Bros.

the unevenness of his beard is what gets me but other then that it's a solid video that explains the topic quite well

Man, remember when this was a thing that was happening? Nuts

Most in depth and insightful video done so far about React World, really enjoyed the video.

Punished Dan, a hero denied of his foldable human.

So far the one good thing that came about the whole Finebro's fiasco is that I've found allot of smaller KZfaq channels such as yours that i found very interesting and made me want to subscribe to them such as yours. Keep up the good work i thoroughly enjoyed this, very informative.

This is the first video I've found that explains the situation further than "her her you can't react to thing!!" Great analysis and thanks for the video!

Dan, I just found your channel and it is great. Keep it up so that I can keep learning things that are actually interesting to know. You'll have 200k subs by this summer. Thanks for the hard work!

Remember back in the good old days when this was the worst KZfaq controversy at the time...

Absolutely fantastic. Most in-depth video I've seen explaining the whole debacle.

This is excellent, spectacullar and pristine explanation from a person that understands something so deeply he can deconstruct it and thoroughly explain it to others without missing a single comma of a situation. Amazing...

I like how your hat goes one way and your beard goes the other way 😍

That was an awesome breakdown. I've been following this for a while but my background isn't in Licensing/Brands/etc it's in Science and Engineering. This really layed out what's going to be happening here.

Your videos are so fucking amazing, as well as your tweets. Since you use facts and cover interesting topics, of course you get attacked by people. Good on you for keeping up and covering these sorts of topics anyway.

This is the first video I ever saw on this channel. Been following ever since. Glad to see Dan having so much success now!

This is spelled out so well! You did an awesome job discussing this, and I agree with you 100%. You can't brand a concept. It'd be like Cartoon Network trying to claim the rights to " being station that plays cartoons". They can certainly license the specific shows and presentation format, but they aren't going to stop Nickelodean or Warner Brothers from playing cartoons. Well done sir! I applaud your intelligence and insight!

Reacteering? Fascinating stuff, and interesting vid.

Brilliant video, very well explained and you got your point across really well. Earned a new subscriber man. Keep up the great work!

amazing video. love your content, you explain things so well and it’s so easy to understand

You, my good sir, are brilliant. This is definitely one of the most informative video on the subject Ive seen so far. Very intelligent commentary - something refreshing to find on youtube.

Woohoo! Finally, more Folding Ideas. I was worried about if/when there would be more. Definitely watching this later today.

Of all the videos I have seen as a reaction to the Fine Brothers story this here has hit all marks:It has an apropiate tone,It lays out all facts in a best to neutral wayIt is thinking throuh the consequences of the issues at handIt is presented in an enjoyable and entertaining way Thank you for publishing it.Well done

This is one of the best channels on this website. I learn so much from watching you. I feel like I gain something from watching your videos. To me that is what makes a good channel.

i love your content!! alsways so thoughtful and well researched

Excellent video, the most informative one I have came across.

This video is the best explanation for all the fine bros drama so far... great work!!

Thanks for the vid. Always great.

Great explanation and insight! I think "racketeering" is a really good choice of words and sums up a lot of what's so icky about this whole thing.

Nice work. Best explanation I've heard so far.

Hi Dan, i have to say, this is probably one of the most well explained videos regarding the FineBros mess. Thank you!

The magic word is rent-seeking

Fantastic analysis of this arse-pull that is React World. One could say it was... Fine. Bro.

This is some good shit. I love your format. Subscribed!

Thank you for taking the time and making this informative video.

Thanks for taking the time to explain all of this Folding, mucho gracias!

I like this explanation, damn crystal clear and now it really makes sense, in a standpoint its still business. thanks man. subbing.

Very nice video, liked and subscribed. Not only because you gave a superb explanation, but also because you mention Indonesia :)

Immediately subbed. Great thought out video!

I got a Vsource feel from this video! Good Job! Subscribed :D

wow, standing ovation. I know you can't see it but I am giving out one. Excellent job on laying out everything and explaining to people what it really is.

This is the best take on the situation so far! you have gained a fan and subscriber!

Wow. A lot of this could be applied to most MCNs on KZfaq. They used to be a little bit hard to get into them and because of that you might actually get some support. But then they open the floodgates to everyone and suddenly tens of thousands of people were in many MCNs. Suddenly you couldn't contact them personally, the only service that they then provided you was taking a portion of your money.

Great explanation. Thank you!

This is unique in the world of "react to finebros" video fad in that it not only says what it does but how it does it and why it does it and how it will affect those who do it. This is also noticeably different from the videos filled with insults and expletives, no matter how creative and amusing those are. This is a high quality video with insight into this process. I applaud you.

You have a lovely beard

Looking back all these years later, I find it kind of fascinating that the fucking Fine Bros. of all things made such a sizable portion of KZfaq-based content creators stand up as one man and go "This is not okay, we need to address this.". The only things I can think of to come even remotely close to this kind of universal disgust in KZfaq circles would be the 2018 Rewind (which barely counts) and Doug's "the Wall"-review, and with Channel Awesome having been garbage for years by that point the reactions to that particular trainwreck were much less surprising in their near universal contempt.

You have my attention Dan! Subscribed

Good description my good man, keep it up!

You just earned yourself another subscriber. Thanks for this.

Well done, sir. Fantastic explanation. Thank you for breaking it down for the rest of us.

Very good video. Helped me understand this really well.

That a great explanation. I think you've given the most rational (and unemotional) and yet compelling explanation in this topic. I'm not affected by this but appreciate someone like you taking such a clear stance.

Your channel is brilliant.

Spot on, my man. How do you not have more subs

and subscribed. You're rather insightful, and very concise. You've made a new fan :3

6:42 the part that ooged me out the most about their scheme

Their only real crime is being greedy. I don't think they were planning to start a dictatorship over ALL reaction videos, so all the flak they're getting in kinda undeserving. But really i'm glad they're getting all the hate for it, it's about time youtubers with tens of millions of subscribers realize they're not invincible, and they CAN lose subs.

This video is great Subscribed (congrats Keep it up!)

Liked and subscribed. good job man

This was absolutely the best commentary and explanation of the situation so far.

Share this every where. An extremely well done explanation of what is going on and why it's bad for everyone.

I was nodding my head throughout the video, I resonate with everything you said. I didn't think these guys were so greedy, but after watching their video that is now removed, I fully understhood what they are trying to do, they got tired of making so much content, but also got greedy because any amount of money is not enough for a lot of people, the more money you get the more money you want. So they thought they're being clever and tried to exploit people. Any content people make similar to theirs, they get a cut, some small amount of money from here, some from there, with so many people doing it, they'd be making a lot of money without putting in any effort. But people weren't as stupid and naive as they thought, so they had to cancel everything, otherwise they'd be loosing a lot of money, I'm pretty sure they didn't back up because they care about people, they were just sacred of loosing their subscribers thus loosing money. Myself, I unsubscribed and will not subscribe again, not because that's what a lot of people are doing right now, but because I find them disgusting and greedy.

the extra sick part of it is its about ecouraging their fans (probably skews younger) to start making youtube content, or if they already are, making this stuff, then treating them someone seriously by signing a contract with them, making them feel like theyre being smart and 'adult', and using that whole feeling to take away part of their already (most likely) measly earning.

Thank you very much. This is a level headed response that hits every important point.

EVERYONE needs to see this video. Perfectly explained. I hope this reaches as many people as possible and makes an impact in fighting against Fine Bros Entertainment and their disgusting practices.

Awesome stuff man, Thanks!

I started out mad, calmed down with more understanding, and now full understanding has mad me even angrier

Thank You for explaining this in a way I can understand.

the best explanation iv seen on youtube of this hole thing

Fantastic explanation to this entire debacle. Hats off sir!

Absolutely excellent discussion. Well done.

This was actually very well done. It's kinda scary how good the writing is matched up with a solid takedown of this whole mess.

Hands down the best explanation of this mess. Great video.

Thanks for having eyes that can both look at the camera simultaneously.

It was a very well formulated video, which provided a good explanation.