YouTuber Joel Haver grabbed the headlines this weekend when Saturday Night Live He released a sketch that looks a lot like one of his animated videos released months ago. Now, he’s taken to YouTube, in a video called “SNL Stole My Video,” but a somewhat conciliatory message, saying that he doesn’t think there was any bad intent, and that it’s likely either an unconscious reuse of the concept, or a true coincidence. However, he points out that they are so similar that there must be a lot of factors lining up perfectly to make it a true coincidence.
Haver acknowledged that one of his videos has been called by fans as reusing a clip from a year-old video by another YouTuber — a clip he says he’s never seen before coming up with his concept. finished in EWthey say that a Saturday Night Live The rep told them that illustrator Charmaine Peers also says he’s never seen Haver.
“When it comes to these accusations of theft, I always err on the side of chance,” Haver said in response to the video. “I think parallel thinking happens more often.”
He continued, “When it comes to the Charmaine Bears thing, there are a lot of coincidences that have to line up to make it really coincidence, but I don’t think it was malicious. It was either a subconscious borrowing from someone on their staff of writers who watched my video, or it was a coincidence. unruly”.
Haver then continued to use his much larger platform and the attention the infographic brought to highlight some of the younger creators he enjoys on YouTube now, essentially saying he’s now got over a million subscribers and doing a good job on the platform, it’s easy not to get upset about the situation – but In the past, when a content creator struggled with a smaller audience, he’d admit it might have influenced him.
In the video, there is a struggle between a family of anthropomorphic blue bears inspired by the Charmin toilet paper ad campaign. Father and son argue, because son wants to go to college to dance, instead of continuing the family tradition of being a toilet paper bear. And yes, both of those details apply to both the videos in question.
Saturday Night Live Season 48 continues Saturday, October 8th at 11:30pm. ET on NBC. Domhall Gleeson will be hosting with Willow Smith as the musical guest.
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