Hila and Ethan Klein

YouTube channel h3h3productions wins fair use lawsuit

By Zach Landau | A&E Editor On Aug. 23, Ethan and Hila Klein of the YouTube channel h3h3productions won a year-and-a-half-long lawsuit filed against them by Matt Hosseinzadeh, otherwise known as Matt Hoss of the channel MattHossZone. Hoss’ original complaint, filed April 2016, alleged that the Kleins infringed on his copyright, later adding the charges of defamation and misuse of DMCA counter notifications after the … Continue reading YouTube channel h3h3productions wins fair use lawsuit

YouTube Heroes proves villainous to users

By Craig Taylor | Staff Writer Last Tuesday, popular video-sharing site YouTube announced a new initiative called “YouTube Heroes.” The program is designed to incentivize the average YouTube user to help out with some of the more mundane aspects of site maintenance, such as adding subtitles to videos, moderating the YouTube Help forum and flagging objectionable videos that violate the site’s community guidelines, such as … Continue reading YouTube Heroes proves villainous to users