My Artwork Was Taken By The Game Theorists
1 2018-11-05 by Popokino
So this is basically a call for help...
Like the title states, my artwork was taken by The Game Theorists in their recent Bendy and the Ink Machine video. I mean... I don't mind the fact that they are using it. I am honestly honored they would use it.... But what really bothers/upsets me the most about this is that I was not properly credited, or even asked for permission for them to use it.
I have already tried to contact them, but shockingly enough, my comments were deleted on the video. I have sent them emails regarding the matter, but it's also been ignored.
This is the video that my work was used in:
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Game Theory: Bendy's Tragic Ending EXPLAINED (Bendy and the Ink Machine Chapter 5)
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https://i.redd.it/8uzays17ziw11.png
Here's my work:
https://www.deviantart.com/popokino/art/Joey-Drew-Studios-Logo-721118036
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https://i.redd.it/wyqcicf8ziw11.png
And here's all of the time stamps my work was displayed:
0:19
2:45
4:23
4:30
5:09
5:13
5:49
7:17
I already went to youtube for some help, and yet it's not taken seriously by them....
I'm not sure what to do anymore, and feel that I will be another silenced victim...
I know this may be very random, and I do apologize for it... But I honestly don't know what to do anymore, and am looking for some help...
Thank you for your time,
Popokino
89 comments
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1 MaleEnergy 2018-11-05
Sorry but I'm not dumb enough to target gamers.
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
Oh? Why is that, if you dont mind me asking?
1 MaleEnergy 2018-11-05
I really don't mind you asking!
They targeted gamers.
Gamers.
We're a group of people who will sit for hours, days, even weeks on end performing some of the hardest, most mentally demanding tasks. Over, and over, and over all for nothing more than a little digital token saying we did.
We'll punish our selfs doing things others would consider torture, because we think it's fun.
We'll spend most if not all of our free time min maxing the stats of a fictional character all to draw out a single extra point of damage per second.
Many of us have made careers out of doing just these things: slogging through the grind, all day, the same quests over and over, hundreds of times to the point where we know evety little detail such that some have attained such gamer nirvana that they can literally play these games blindfolded.
Do these people have any idea how many controllers have been smashed, systems over heated, disks and carts destroyed 8n frustration? All to latter be referred to as bragging rights?
These people honestly think this is a battle they can win? They take our media? We're already building a new one without them. They take our devs? Gamers aren't shy about throwing their money else where, or even making the games our selves. They think calling us racist, mysoginistic, rape apologists is going to change us? We've been called worse things by prepubescent 10 year olds with a shitty head set. They picked a fight against a group that's already grown desensitized to their strategies and methods. Who enjoy the battle of attrition they've threatened us with. Who take it as a challange when they tell us we no longer matter. Our obsession with proving we can after being told we can't is so deeply ingrained from years of dealing with big brothers/sisters and friends laughing at how pathetic we used to be that proving you people wrong has become a very real need; a honed reflex.
Gamers are competative, hard core, by nature. We love a challange. The worst thing you did in all of this was to challange us. You're not special, you're not original, you're not the first; this is just another boss fight.
1 LongPostBot 2018-11-05
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1 Popokino 2018-11-05
Um, I think you're misinterpreting the post I made. I am a gamer myself, as well as an artist. Just because they are gamers, doesn't mean they have the right to take other people's works of art, you know what I mean?
I don't want them to stop gaming... I just want the proper credit for the artwork I did.
1 MaleEnergy 2018-11-05
I only read the title
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
Aah I see. I understand now. I hope I was able to clarify things for you at least.
1 UpvoteIfYouDare 2018-11-05
This is a shitposting subreddit and what that guy posted was just a copy-pasted wall of text. You probably need to find another subreddit to get a real answer but I would start by allowing the first comment's advice and report the videos to YouTube for IP infringement. Hell, you'd probably be one of the few people that uses that reporting feature for it's intended purpose.
1 cmakk1012 2018-11-05
Don’t give the poor ignorant person help you worthless seriousposter
1 UpvoteIfYouDare 2018-11-05
I have a soft spot for people who are genuinely, politely looking for help and are just in the wrong spot.
1 cmakk1012 2018-11-05
Fair enough. I suppose the random person wandering in doesn’t deserve to get bogged down in the r/drama cesspool
1 TAinting_CHarmer 2018-11-05
Idk, I bet he's done something in his life to deserve it
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
Yeah... I kind of learned the hard way lol. I am also quite thankful on how many are helping me out on this. Someone just told me about posting this to r/youtube. So I will be doing that. I thank you for your time and help.
I will also be making a claim, hopefully it will work out though. I am quite nervous aboutall of this.
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
/r/youtube is filled with homosexuals and male feminists. Proceed with caution.
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
Fuck off liar
1 Ghdust2 2018-11-05
r/atethepasta
1 Linlear 2018-11-05
Hell hath no fury like a gamer scorned
1 Chronicopia420 2018-11-05
Wait its the logo of the studio making the game so why wouldn't they use it in a video for the game?
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
I am the one that designed this logo.
It wasn't made by theMeatly.
1 Chronicopia420 2018-11-05
but its still the logo for the company that made the game being reviewed correct?
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
No, just like Palodin said, this isn't their official logo. It is not the company's logo. The company's logo is the logo Palodin linked: http://bendy-and-the-ink-machine.wikia.com/wiki/File:Joey_Drew_Studios_Logo.png
1 Chronicopia420 2018-11-05
Send them a cease and desist letter to remove the content, if they don't either file suit for damages or nothing else you really can do
1 Palodin 2018-11-05
It's not their logo, their official logo is - http://bendy-and-the-ink-machine.wikia.com/wiki/File:Joey_Drew_Studios_Logo.png
The art in question is the OPs own version of it. It's also one of the first and most official looking results if you google "Joey Drew Studios", so presumably GT just took the first appropriate looking thing and didn't bother checking
1 Chronicopia420 2018-11-05
O ok i got you, https://eforms.com/cease-and-desist/ send a cease and desist notice that should get there attention
1 Imperial_Sardaukar 2018-11-05
I mean, who really cares, you didn’t copyright the image so they don’t need your permission, but it is weird that they couldn’t take a minute to credit you in the description of the video or something after you complained.
1 Palodin 2018-11-05
Not only that but outright deleting the comment, bit of a dick move really
1 TurtlesDreamInSpace 2018-11-05
That’s not how copyright works. It’s copyrighted upon creation.
1 Imperial_Sardaukar 2018-11-05
Huh, you’re right. I feel pretty stupid now.
1 Pewkie 2018-11-05
Don't worry you're with like minded Individuals here. We are one big happy brainlet family.
1 Imperial_Sardaukar 2018-11-05
:-)
1 LordAndSaviorHaskell 2018-11-05
what is that even supposed to mean? Copyright automatically applies to everything. You need to register to sue, but there's no issue with registering after the infringement.
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
Actually I did. I put a license (creative commons) on my drawing where it is free to share, but it can only be shared if there's proper credit to it.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
But I agree, it is weird that they don't even properly credit me. I don't mind them using my art, all I hope for is for at least some credit.
1 Neon_needles 2018-11-05
Game theorist and pretty much anyone who makes youtube vidya on video games is fucking gay so I suggest you do a claim on the youtube video and get it knocked.
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lol
1 Karma-Means-Nothing 2018-11-05
Yes, strike his video. Create more drama.
1 Sarge_Ward 2018-11-05
Legit I dont think that can work with Game Theory. MatPat has worked closley with and has really strong connections with YouTube itself. He could almost certianly get the claim resolved quickly and have YT coming down on his side.
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
Even when it's a legitimate copyright claim?
1 aef823 2018-11-05
Yeah at that point just keep spamming the claim.
1 grungebot5000 2018-11-05
Game theorist is like, even worse than average though
and that’s a really fucking low bar
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
five nights at freddy theory
1 MexicanEmboar 2018-11-05
Freddy Fazbear penis 👅👅👅
1 donniedenier 2018-11-05
You know what ain’t gay? The money. Can’t hate the player, hate the game.
1 sockerpopper 2018-11-05
Copyright claim those bastards!
1 Oof134 2018-11-05
Send a cease and desist is basically your only option sadly. You own the copyright to your drawing as long as it's original work. Idk why you posted on /r/drama for help but I'm trying to help with this.
1 ip_127_0_0_1 2018-11-05
He could DMCA the video, surely?
1 PM_ME_YOUR_DARKNESS 2018-11-05
He can try, but MatPat is pretty tight with YT, so mileage may vary on how successful that will be. It could also be construed as fair use, although the specifics of that are highly case-dependent.
Game Theorists are usually pretty good about this stuff, so my guess is they assumed it was official artwork and have no idea what OP is talking about.
1 Abu_Ivanka_alAmriki 2018-11-05
Keep creating alts on YouTube and keep leaving comments faster than they can delete them.
Even more importantly, get a lawyer. Since you’re paying the lawyer by the hour they have to do whatever you say, so you can have them make alts and leave comments, too.
1 zergling_Lester 2018-11-05
⬆️Thissssss ⬆️
1 loli_esports 2018-11-05
Sounds like this is all just a theory.
1 Oof134 2018-11-05
A copyright theory!
1 tHeSiD 2018-11-05
But why tell us? Obviously there are better subs for that right?
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
I was just told that right now. I'm sorry about that, I was not sure on where to post it, so a friend recommended me to post it on here. I'm going to repost it to r/youtube instead.
1 KingWayneX 2018-11-05
Slap your friend upside the head next time you see him.
Let me tell you this-- /r/Drama is one of the most malevolent, cruel, coldhearted online communities you'll ever find, and even as a supporter of free speech it appalls me that Reddit would allow such a vile, festering hub of bigotry and sadism to exist. You think [slur]town was bad? That subreddit, if you pick up on the dog-whistles (and many don't even bother with that-- say want you want about Stormfront, at least it bans "n[slur]"), will reveal itself to you as Reddit's number one hub for the web's most hardened Nazis, Klansmen, Fascists, and Gamergaters. You'll notice on the sidebar that it encourages members to be as dramatic as possible. That's intentional. They encourage arguments in the comments section. That's intentional. You know the Three Minute Hate (it's from this underrated book 1985, give it a read, it's scary how much it parallels our society)? It's like that, they want to stoke the flames of reactionary rage so they continue to dogpile every progressive and minority who enters the subreddit, normalizing these evil feelings. They brigade from subreddit to subreddit, having an entire cabal of mods spanning hundreds of communities, gaslighting lived experiences of the oppressed and unashamedly bolstering Reddit's homegrown white supremacy movement. They've kink-shamed hundreds of people too, some even... to death. I fear that /r/drama may be producing an entire army of Dylann Roofs and Elliot Rogers, and I highly suggest that nobody dares visit that horrible subreddit, lest you potentially fall victim to its corruptive aura.
1 LongPostBot 2018-11-05
Good job bobby, here's a star
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1 Norci 2018-11-05
Post on r/gaming or r/videos, they love that kind of drama.
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
Ah, alright I'll post it there as well. Thank you.
1 grungebot5000 2018-11-05
no
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
I never downvoted a comment so fast
1 ObnoxiousFactczecher 2018-11-05
Wait a minute...is there actually anything about game theory in those videos?
1 grungebot5000 2018-11-05
no, the closest they come to that is (usually arbitrary) math
1 Burnnoticelover 2018-11-05
Hard to believe they used to actually be informative
1 KBSuks 2018-11-05
If I remember it right they have their own subreddit that their host(and his staff) is actually active on. Post this there and message the YouTube account privately.
They used it a lot in the video so it’s easier to probably just give you credit rather than edit it out.
1 Taleuntum 2018-11-05
I second this. The name of the subreddit is /r/GameTheorist. I don't know anything about copyright laws, but if you ask there, they will probably sort it out.
1 Pepperglue 2018-11-05
Homebrew drama. I like it.
I guess your only option is to find all the places that could strike claims against them. Good luck.
1 dratamard2 2018-11-05
>title
imagine getting cucked by gaymers 😂😂😂
>body
2much4me bud 😴😴😴
1 Lysis10 2018-11-05
I'm surprised YouTube hasn't pulled the video. Usually, you can get a YT video removed easily for copyright infringement. They're trigger happy with the removals over there.
1 BeagfearrIDoCheann 2018-11-05
Ha ha.
1 Ouroboros998 2018-11-05
MatPat turned the suicide of his editor into a spotlight on himself.... of course he’s going to steal artwork and not give two shits about you.
1 Sarge_Ward 2018-11-05
Have you contacted them through business email yet? MatPat and his team are usually pretty good with owning up to these sort of mistakes and will probably reupload removing the art.
1 Popokino 2018-11-05
I have sent them an email, but unfortunately I have not been contacted yet...
1 Sarge_Ward 2018-11-05
How long ago did you send it?
1 Sarge_Ward 2018-11-05
If they are seriously deleting the comments and ignoring emails like you say then they are not acting in good faith. I would suggest bringing it up to matpat on twitter (just pm him or @ him) where he is most active. I am in fact going to do the same thing to see what happens. If he doesnt respond there then I would seriously consider what eveeyone else is saying and filing some sort of take down or dmca.
1 agenderphobe 2018-11-05
COPYRIGHT STRIKE!
1 horriblenutsslayer 2018-11-05
I'm literally shaking right now my drawfag friendo.
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We really do live in a society. I am afraid not even the most Veronica-hating gaymers will be able to rise up this time.
1 KingNothing305 2018-11-05
DMCA
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
It's fun to file a
1 KingNothing305 2018-11-05
DMCA
1 justflipped 2018-11-05
TMI
1 grungebot5000 2018-11-05
Game Theory is the CinemaSins of video game videos
Which is kind of like saying something is the 9/11 of child molestation. The worst of the worst.
1 Squiddy_titties 2018-11-05
Strike his video and keep that sweet ad revenue for yourself.
1 DAT_BOI_HUNNIT 2018-11-05
I was all excited from the name we were going get some Bayesian shit, and pizza could learn about Gerrymandering. Unfortunately, it is those types of "Game Theorists" ...
1 ReanimatorLove 2018-11-05
The real question here is.... did you create Bendy? Did you create and license cuphead and it’s characters or likenesses there of?
If not then it’s tough shit, you can’t make art of a particularly popular game and post it on the internet and not expect people to take it and use it how they like.
There’s no legal or reasonable recourse, maybe next time go the extra mile and get licenses for everything you create that way no one can use it.
I create too and had the same problem, some asshole told me I should just not post my art online. While I don’t want to be that asshole, they have a point.
1 TheColdTurtle 2018-11-05
Matt replied here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GameTheorists/comments/9uhob7/game_theorists_stealing_artwork_and_not_crediting/e94ewwx
1 Wraith_GraveSpell 2018-11-05
Hey not sure if you seen this yet OP. Matpat responded himself
https://www.reddit.com/r/GameTheorists/comments/9uhob7/game_theorists_stealing_artwork_and_not_crediting/e94ewwx
1 kirukokujin1 2018-11-05
i never thought drama would actually help someone out
1 100_Percent_not_homo 2018-11-05
Art isn't even real work anyway so was it really stealing?
1 bowserboy129 2018-11-05
MatPat's response
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Turns out it was just a mistake due to how much the artwork has been reposted all over the internet. It's thankfully been taken care of.
1 Ed_ButteredToast 2018-11-05
DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT