h3h3 Productions
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| Years active | 2013–present | |||
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| Subscribers | 1.4 million[1] | |||
| Total views | 161 million[1] | |||
| Network | Omnia | |||
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H3H3 Productions (stylized as h3h3Productions and shortened to [h3]) is a far-left American-Israeli satirical comedy group produced by husband and wife Ethan and Hila Klein. Their content normally includes comedic skits involving sketch comedy, reaction to videos made by other people, and satirical elements such as rude and comedic insults and proactive positivity near the conclusion. As of May 2016 the group has over 1.4 million subscribers.[2]
Background
The main form of content on the channel are 'h3h3 reaction videos', more involved than traditional reaction videos, these consist of clips of a source video intermixed with comment and absurd sketches, a style which has been described as a cross between the works of comedy duo Tim & Eric and the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.[3]
The channel has gained a reputation for criticizing certain Internet trends and personalities,[4] including the Fine Brothers, the Fullscreen network, Sam Pepper, and copyright infringement on Facebook, as well as the policies of YouTube itself.[5][6][7] Often times the pair will comment on or participate in online controversies, for instance with SoFloAntonio or LeafyIsHere.[5][8] The pair have also commented on issues involving copyright infringement, censorship, and the doctrine of fair use, as it relates to their content.[9][10][11] The couple runs a second channel named Ethan and Hila, on which they release simpler reaction videos and vlogs multiple times a week.[12]
History
The channel released its first reaction video of the video poem "Girls Who Read" in November 2013, at the time the couple lived in Israel.[3]
In April 2015, the Kleins moved to the United States, where they now reside in New York City.[13] The channel joined the Freedom! network after leaving Collective Digital Studio in August 2015, however as of 2016 it is now a part of the Omnia Media network. The couple has collaborated with other YouTube personalities, including George "Filthy Frank" Miller and Jon Jafari (of JonTron).[14][15] Since October 2015, Hila Klein is working as a producer on JonTron.[16][17]
From late 2015 the channel's viewership increased, due to frequent exposure on Reddit and in January 2016 Reddit's /r/videos community named it "YouTube channel of the Year".[18]
Hosseinzadeh v. Klein
Matt Hosseinzadeh (known on YouTube as MattHossZone and nicknamed Bold Guy), the subject of a reaction video on Ethan and Hila's second channel filed a civil action against them in April 2016 alleging copyright infringement. Hosseinzadeh claims that he initially contacted the Kleins "to politely ask them to remove my content from their video," but that they refused. Hosseinzadeh's lawyer, Tim Bukher, claims that the video uses more than 70% of his work "while contributing nothing substantive to it."[19][20]
After a video on this was released by h3h3Productions the following month, fellow YouTube personality Philip DeFranco started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help raise money for their legal fees, citing the need to protect fair use on Youtube.[21] The fundraiser has so far raised over $150,000, receiving large donations from notable individuals including the Fine Brothers, Markus "Notch" Persson, PewDiePie, Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, Justin Roiland and Garry Newman. The Kleins are being represented by Ryan Morrison aka the "Video Game Attorney" and Michael Lee of Morrison & Lee LLP in the lawsuit.[22]
On May 26, 2016, Ethan and Hila announced that the funds raised will go into an escrow account called the "Fair Use Protection Account" (FUPA) overseen by Morrison & Lee LLP to be used to help people defend fair use.[23]
References
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