{"id":25127,"date":"2022-07-19T19:57:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=25127"},"modified":"2022-07-19T19:57:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:57:10","slug":"why-was-rwby-taken-off-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rwby-taken-off-youtube","title":{"rendered":"Why Was RWBY Taken Off YouTube?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f8743a67f73\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f8743a67f73\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f8743a67f73\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rwby-taken-off-youtube\/#Why_Was_RWBY_Taken_Off_YouTube\" title=\"Why Was RWBY Taken Off YouTube?\">Why Was RWBY Taken Off YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rwby-taken-off-youtube\/#Rooster_Teeth_has_copyright_over_RWBY\" title=\"Rooster Teeth has copyright over RWBY\">Rooster Teeth has copyright over RWBY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rwby-taken-off-youtube\/#Rooster_Teeth_cannot_copyright_how_they_made_RWBY\" title=\"Rooster Teeth cannot copyright how they made RWBY\">Rooster Teeth cannot copyright how they made RWBY<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/why-was-rwby-taken-off-youtube\/#Rooster_Teeth_wants_to_monetize_RWBY\" title=\"Rooster Teeth wants to monetize RWBY\">Rooster Teeth wants to monetize RWBY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Was_RWBY_Taken_Off_YouTube\"><\/span>Why Was RWBY Taken Off YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Recently, Rooster Teeth removed all RWBY episodes from YouTube in order to direct users to a streaming app. This sudden move caused a great deal of confusion among fans. Though Rooster Teeth explained the reasons for the decision in a blog post, fans were still upset about this. What&#8217;s the best way to convince them to change their mind? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rooster_Teeth_has_copyright_over_RWBY\"><\/span>Rooster Teeth has copyright over RWBY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rooster Teeth has created a new anime, RWBY: Ice Queendom. The new show will premiere on Japanese television and is available in both subtitled and dubbed versions for U.S. viewers. There will be one episode released each week. A teaser trailer for the new show was released to celebrate the announcement. Here are the most important things to know about RWBY:<\/p>\n<p>Anime creator Rooster Teeth is currently working on a feature film adaptation of the popular RWBY series. It will be based on the comic series, but will feature an original story. The DC comics series will also be a crossover. Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are collaborating on the movie, with plans to release it in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Rooster Teeth&#8217;s content is licensed by other studios, and there has been a long history of collaboration. The anime franchise was first distributed in Japan in 2002. It&#8217;s one of the first Western-style animes to be distributed there. Rooster Teeth is responsible for the story and creative oversight, and WayForward will handle the video game. The video game is tentatively scheduled for release on multiple platforms in 2021.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rooster_Teeth_cannot_copyright_how_they_made_RWBY\"><\/span>Rooster Teeth cannot copyright how they made RWBY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The question remains: Can Rooster Teeth copyright how they made RWBY? Considering how much it cost them to make the series, it&#8217;s likely that they cannot. The team originally worked out of a warehouse in South Austin, but after buying the company in 2012, they rented offices and several stages at Austin Studios. This was how RWBY became the first American anime series exported to Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The original characters are the intellectual property of the show creators. Those characters are protected by copyright, but there is no copyright protection for style and traits. Even if Roosterteeth had copied the characters, it wouldn&#8217;t have been possible for them to protect the style and traits they used. It would be easier to settle if Roosterteeth made a parody of RWBY, which isn&#8217;t the same thing as stealing someone else&#8217;s intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>Rooster Teeth and Warner Bros. Discovery have worked together on the RWBY\/Justice League comic book. While DC has the rights to the comic, the company cannot copyright how they made RWBY without permission. Rooster Teeth cannot copyright how they made RWBY because they are part of a different company. Rather than copyright how they made RWBY, they can make a new game based on the story of the RWBY cartoon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rooster_Teeth_wants_to_monetize_RWBY\"><\/span>Rooster Teeth wants to monetize RWBY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rooster Teeth is planning to monetize the RWBY series. The popular anime series, which debuted in Japan in 2004, was previously available on YouTube for free. Rooster Teeth now wants to capitalize on this success by creating apps for the series. While the company does not want to give away its content, Rooster Teeth wants to make it more appealing for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>The company also hopes to monetize RWBY&#8217;s popularity by developing a series with a diverse fan base. Gen-Lock, a science fiction series based on RWBY, is a new franchise that will be produced by the company. The company hopes to use this new series to develop ambitious, large-scale projects. It also plans to work on a wide range of genres and themes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the growing popularity of the show, Rooster Teeth has faced criticism over its practices. Some employees complained that the company is exploitative and does not pay overtime, as they claim. Additionally, they were not allowed to criticize DC movies, despite their corporate connection. This prompted some fans to speculate that Rooster Teeth was forbidden from criticizing DC movies after the merger. However, these claims were subsequently disproved by the company.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe height=\"203\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Mu9z9U2ciI\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Was RWBY Taken Off YouTube? 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