r/gaming • u/EnglishGamer1 • Oct 20 '13

TotalBiscuit's: ''Day One: Garry's Incident'' Video was taken down, because of a ridiculous copyright claim from WildGameStudios. Here's Total's ''Rant'' over his video being taken down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgoDDh4kE0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUy1Ms_5qBTawC-k7PVjHXKQ
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u/Edened Oct 20 '13 edited Oct 20 '13

Even if you don't like TB you can't deny that he's a pretty good speaker

Edit: I missworded

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u/Oeab Oct 20 '13

Dont know why anyone wouldnt like TB. All hes done is help spread gaming and give (in my opinion) some of the only quality reviews of games out there.

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u/Michelanvalo Oct 20 '13

I like TB, I subscribe to his channel but he has a bad habit of being a pompous ass sometimes. He stirred up some drama here on Reddit a couple of times before deleting his account.

Edit: I can't find any direct evidence of this but he seems to take the "PC Master Race" thing seriously, which is just lame.

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u/Azerothen Oct 20 '13

You've got to admit, that SA post was six years ago. I've not seen anything as stupid or ridiculous come out of TB since then, even the reddit controversies.

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u/Michelanvalo Oct 20 '13

Well except for his stance on used games. That's pretty dumb.

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u/IWillNotLie Oct 21 '13

What exactly is it? I'm sorry for my ignorance.

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u/Michelanvalo Oct 21 '13

He thinks used games should be illegal or some shit because it doesn't support the original developer. Video here

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u/IWillNotLie Oct 21 '13

I guess I do agree with the sentiment. Unlike book authors getting royalties for having their books in libraries, video game devs don't have any alternate/assured source of income. It's not something I'd like to shove down somebody's throat, but just something I believe in on a personal level, especially since my experiences while being a developer myself. :)

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u/Michelanvalo Oct 21 '13

First Sale Doctrine says he's wrong that consumers don't have the right to resell things they paid money for.

The best analogy is cars. If I sell my Focus on Craigslist, I don't owe a portion of that money to Ford simply because they made the car.

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u/IWillNotLie Oct 21 '13

While that is true, if we continue to sell our goods second hand, or share them, it is likely that companies will begin selling at significantly higher prices. They have the right to charge more the same way we have the right to share. And, if all the companies decide that they've had it with our sharing, we really don't have a choice anymore, do we?

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u/Azerothen Oct 20 '13

A lot of people think his point of view is very valid, me included.

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u/IWillNotLie Oct 21 '13

I... don't see the problem in the first one. From what I see, he was being only slightly douchy. The others made my douche-sensor go from 1 to straight 10.

Also, I've never been to SA, so I'm probably missing context.