In court, Ethan and Hila Klein of h3h3productions are fighting to defend fair use on YouTube, but their battle is taking a significant financial toll on them. In a recent video, Ethan revealed that he and Hila have paid more than $50,000 in a single month to cover legal fees for their defense team.
In May 2016, YouTuber Matt Hosseinzadeh of MattHossZone brought a suit against h3h3productions after he was the target of a video on their secondary channel. While Hosseinzadeh offered a settlement if certain terms were met, Ethan and Hila opted to take the matter to court.
After realizing their court battle would cost them $100,000, Ethan and Hila launched a GoFundMe page to build a legal defense fund. Thanks in part to contributions from YouTube stars like Philip DeFranco and PewDiePie, the couple ultimate raised more than $150,000.
Now, however, it appears even that massive total will not be enough.
In May 2016, YouTuber Matt Hosseinzadeh of MattHossZone brought a suit against h3h3productions after he was the target of a video on their secondary channel. While Hosseinzadeh offered a settlement if certain terms were met, Ethan and Hila opted to take the matter to court.
After realizing their court battle would cost them $100,000, Ethan and Hila launched a GoFundMe page to build a legal defense fund. Thanks in part to contributions from YouTube stars like Philip DeFranco and PewDiePie, the couple ultimate raised more than $150,000.
Now, however, it appears even that massive total will not be enough.
- 2/27/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
The proprietors of h3h3productions, a popular comedy and reaction channel, announced yesterday that they are being sued for copyright infringement by YouTube sketch artist Matt Hosseinzadeh in a suit they believe has ulterior motives. And while Hila and Ethan Klein say litigation could drag on for two years and cost them as much as $100,000 to defend themselves, they ultimately decided not to host a crowdfunding campaign to fund the legal bill.
“Honestly, you guys have supported us monetarily and emotionally for so long,” Ethan said in the video announcement. “We can’t ask you guys for more money. All we can say is thank you so much for all of the love and support you guys have given us.”
And so one of YouTube’s most prominent commentators, Philip DeFranco, took it upon himself to create a GoFundMe page on the embattled couple’s behalf. “In my and many others' opinion,...
“Honestly, you guys have supported us monetarily and emotionally for so long,” Ethan said in the video announcement. “We can’t ask you guys for more money. All we can say is thank you so much for all of the love and support you guys have given us.”
And so one of YouTube’s most prominent commentators, Philip DeFranco, took it upon himself to create a GoFundMe page on the embattled couple’s behalf. “In my and many others' opinion,...
- 5/26/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Hila and Ethan Klein, the couple behind the popular YouTube channel h3h3productions, which frequently posts comic reaction videos about other YouTube stars, announced today they are being sued for copyright infringement in what could amount to yet another high-profile lawsuit spotlighting the intensely fraught issue of fair use on YouTube.
In a video posted yesterday, the Kleins explain that they are being sued by the YouTuber Matt Hosseinzadeh -- who makes short comedy films on his MattHossZone channel -- for a reaction video that the Kleins posted on their second channel, Ethan and Hila, making fun of Hosseinzadeh.
“It’s been hanging over our lives like a cloud these past months,” says Ethan of the suit, alleging that it actually has nothing to do with copyright infringement at all. “The heart and soul of this is that he doesn't like that we made fun of him, and so he’s suing us.
In a video posted yesterday, the Kleins explain that they are being sued by the YouTuber Matt Hosseinzadeh -- who makes short comedy films on his MattHossZone channel -- for a reaction video that the Kleins posted on their second channel, Ethan and Hila, making fun of Hosseinzadeh.
“It’s been hanging over our lives like a cloud these past months,” says Ethan of the suit, alleging that it actually has nothing to do with copyright infringement at all. “The heart and soul of this is that he doesn't like that we made fun of him, and so he’s suing us.
- 5/25/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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