I don't generally lose my cool. And I get it, shit-heads on the internet will always steal/rip stuff and post it as their own, and fucking dumbasses who can't tell the difference won't get it or won't care who actually made it. Fine. I can understand that.
But when you steal something, and someone approaches you, and says, "Hey, I found the video of mine you ripped, and it doesn't even mention where it came from or who made it. Take it down." I expect a couple of responses:
(a) "Fuck you asshol, its fareuse i can do whatevr i want!"
(b) "Oh sorry, didn't know it was yours ... I'll take it down."
(c) "Well, I'm not taking it down ... but I will credit you."
(d) [ignore]
But the one response I find completely beyond dickless and so fucksuckingly full of cowardice ... Is to block me ... from commenting ... on the very video ... you fucking stole.
SniperJJS1369 is his/her (let's just go with 'his') name.
Probably has a couple accounts. In fact, with 720 ripped videos (many from NG ... all of the MvC3 series, among others), I doubt Youtube gives a flying fuck ... because, yes, there are so many of them sucking their own junk while they laugh and giggle with mouthfuls of ass-pus, that YouTube would rather harp on the people who actually DO make their own material...
If you sent me a video of 40 old dudes shitting in every orifice of this person's head ... I wouldn't flag it.
The funny thing is ... it was purposefully one of my worst "animations" ever ... but I get it. it was because he wanted to rip/upload the entire NG series of them.
I know a lot of people who have pretty much given up on protecting their work from Youtube ... and sure, it pisses me off ... but it was the manner in which this dickless fucksuck handled the situation. I don't care if this kid is 10. If I see him public, I'm punting him in the throat.
And, yes, I'm pissed it somehow has 100,000 views.
I was hoping to use this weekly post to talk about some cool projects coming up...
Instead I'm ranting to the 10 people who will read this ...
... off to get drunk and blow off steam.
EDIT: I saw a lot of wonderfully abusive retorts to this fuck, and I thank you guys. Sadly... all your comments were deleted, and you've all been blocked. I swear to God ... I wanna fucking kill this fuck. I really don't care about the ripping so much as how much of a little shit fuck he's being...
Zullzee
Can't you flag it if it's your own video? Vimeo has a policy against non-creators uploading other people's creative content, Youtube should have a similar policy these days as well.
RicePirate
Oh did much more than flag him ... I filled out the full blown complaint form. I just wish I could I have the time to do for every fucking video he ripped ... but then what? He makes another account and keeps doing it ...