[fckthisguy]

To be clear, the copyright strike is for a small two second animation in the middle of a much larger video.

The correct course of action here is for Mr Beast to apologize to the animation owner (AO) and to reupload the video with the animation removed. Or, to license the animation.

YouTube should then lift demonization.

AO didn't suffer any damage so there's no compensation owed. Legally, AO might be able to chase this but the payout will likely be far less than the court costs.

Mr Beast seems to be a pretty upstanding guy, so I wouldn't be surprised if he licensed the animation for a generous price.

Ultimately, it was the editor who messed up so the Mr Beast team need to review their processes.

[xethos]

> Mr Beast seems to be a pretty upstanding guy

How many people would have said the same about Linus Sebastion before Gamers Nexus' Steve Burke pointed out how they treated Billet Labs?

Mr. Beast's actual job is cultivating a public persona. Being good at that doesn't make him a good person.

[lotsoweiners]

Having watched plenty of both of their videos, if I had to guess which was an asshole I’d have guessed Linus.