Wickens Wicked Reptiles YouTube Channel Is Going To Be Deleted

Adam Wickens of Wickens Wicked Reptiles is at risk of having his channel deleted due to false copyright strikes.
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[@Reptiliatus]

Thank you for making this video Donny 🙏🏼. It’s a pretty scary world out there for creators. The sad thing is that creators like Dingo were even willing to compensate the owners of the content and turned down, which to me shows that those who are copyright striking aren’t doing it because they feel they are protecting their hard work, it seems to be from a place of ego or to hurt someone else’s brand/livelihood. Cruel.

[@Reptiliatus]

@@DonnyRapture 😂👌🏼

[@Reptiliatus]

@@DonnyRapture haha I’m far from perfect but I try to uphold a standard! You’re a gem good friend🕵🏻‍♂️✨.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

So true. I was disappointed to hear Tyrone was one of the culprits. I won't watch ANY of his videos from now on, and they're surprisingly good. This is the type of behavior you would expect from a hack. Such a disappointment. He seems like a decent guy, but ya never really know, I guess. I'll only be clicking one more of his videos, to let him know he needs to cut the crap. I think he's probably the self-righteous type, probably against animals in captivity or something...or maybe he's just an enormous twerp.

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Don't use other people's images and content. Create your own.

[@physophy1277]

@@EarthsGeomancer Did you ignore the comment and just decide to be ignorant and goofy on purpose? Dingo wanted to fix the issue and compensate them and they decided to ruin his youtube career. Fair use is also a thing, which those thumbnails clearly are. Get educated before you have such strong opinions.

[@AllCanadianReptileGirl]

This is terrible! Very scary when someone, despite following the rules,can have their livelihood ruined by these fraudsters or jealous, vindictive or greedy people. Thanks for helping my friend Adam!

[@Trick-Framed]

@@DonnyRapture Or get eaten by a monitor together...

[@KyvenTheWarPine]

seen any angry magpies today?

[@WickensWickedReptiles]

Donny you are a real gangster! Thank you for being the gem you are!

[@melissaf.5898]

💯

[@midnightmusings5711]

💚💚💚💚

[@mookinbabysealfurmittens]

💖 dude! Best of luck!

[@johnkarlogallardo9158]

Hope this gets settled Adam!

[@Crotecainecowboy]

Tyrone is a great guy who actually contributes to herpetology. Not some pettuber who makes a profit off of content for beardy moms and the snakes in hats community. Field herpers like Tyrone are very protective of their work. You know how hard, dangerous, and time consuming, it is to do all that research, scout spots, spend alot of money to travel to said spots, find the target species, photograph the target species, and get back home in one piece? He's a real field herper! Maybe you should try it sometime Adam instead of hiring guides.

[@bkm2797]

Donny, Love your dedication to sharing WTF is unfairly going on. Adam is such a good guy and an excellent teacher in his own right. This is nuts and why I believe KZbin should by law have human beings available for all discrepancies. Sick and tired of these tech companies being able to remove channels before everyone is heard. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

[@tThisNThat]

FACTS

[@melissaf.5898]

Donny to help save the Wickens KZbin channel! Thanks Donny💜☮️

[@ZeFroz3n0ne907]

Thank you for making us aware of this problem, people like that suck. Sorry Adam for what you are going through! You guys are amazing! Thank you for all the amazing content and for all you do for the reptile community! ❤

[@caughtafaygo]

Like him or hate him Donny is a weapon and im glad hes in our hands and on our side. 🤘get em brother and thank you

[@HeavenlyiceDream]

adam is one of my favorite reptile youtubers. he's an absolute delight to watch

[@melissaf.5898]

What happened to Dingo was so ridiculous!!! Hopefully it won’t happen to anyone else.

[@krittercandyexotics]

None of this is exaggerated and it needs to be spoken on. Thank you. I had great growth on tiktok, I hit 40k over 6 months. I felt free to make content under fair use. Now im scared because I had 2 copyright claims (in 2 weeks), and my growth immediately dropped to 2% a month net growth, vs the 15-30% a month I had before the claims. I don't even bother that much now because I don't have time to research copyrights for every image.

[@smetlogik]

Way late to this party, but I'm curious why Adam or Dingo didn't reach out before using the clips? I do that when using someone else's photo, vid, etc., and include credit to them in the video. It's more about doing the right thing vs. fear of getting a copyright strike. Thinking these photos Dingo's person used for thumbs had watermarks on them that were cropped out. Not saying copyright strikes are the way to go here, but the burden is on the person using content that isn't theirs.

[@loriw2661]

Thank you, Donny!! I absolutely LOVE the way you step up for good reptile channels like Dingo and Adam!🐍❤️🐍

[@alexistaylor9078]

Thanks for raising awareness about this! I used to see Dingo's videos from time to time (youtube only suggested a few of his videos to me shortly before what happened, so I didn't get to see enough of his content to have subscribed yet); his content was interesting and he seems a good dude with good husbandry and a lot of passion from what I saw. I love Wickens Wicked Reptiles and would be really sad if they were shut down. Adam does so much to educate reptile enthusiasts about proper care and husbandry and raise awareness for endangered species, conservation efforts, and local laws.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Yeah, I'd be pissed if Adam got shut down. I used to like Tyrone's channel, until now. Screw him. Did dingo get axed for good? I'm not familiar w his channel.

[@Michelle_Mayo]

​@@LukeMcGuireoideshe's got a new channel... I think it's Dingo Reloaded

[@michaelshort2388]

As a photographer myself, I think what this guy did to dingo was a real asshole move. Granted, people using photographer;s images for free is a real problem, however, when it's happened to me i've found just sending a friendly message saying "Hey, you used my image without asking, could you please just credit me in the video description?" Works well, I get some free advertising, they get to use my image, we all win.

[@michaelshort2388]

@@DonnyRapture The only time I've ever escalated the situation was if they were an asshole to me like refusing to give me credit.

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Looks like dingo was only using segments of images in the thumbnails only. I don't see why he couldn't have yt cancel the strikes.

[@vikkilooper4075]

The fact that KZbin knows this and doesn't do more to protect creators on this app is bullshi+

[@jackiedoesntcare]

​@@DonnyRaptureno they don't lmao, it's all automated and they don't care about you

[@jaxxom87]

Always great to see you helping other creators. Unfortunately, copyright law is pretty draconian and a lot of people take advantage of that to try to hurt people just because they can

[@jaxxom87]

@@DonnyRapture the work you’re doing to help with that and bring more technical and legal know-how to people so they can better understand these things cannot be over-valued.

[@brooksmiller5597]

I started watching videos from the reptile community at the beginning of the pandemic. The people I watch, as this video points out, are some of the most passionate, enthusiastic, genuine people. Props to NERD for bringing light to this. Idk what it is, but this problem with copyright strikes has affected so many people I watch - from all sorts of communities too.... sucks.

[@learning2667]

It's sad that people feel the need to do this .

[@learning2667]

@@DonnyRapture I see it in all the you tube communities . Sadly it's like a high-school click that don't get the attention they want so they screw bigger pages . Good luck to Adam . Thanks for not tolerating bullies and being real . People need to learn to help each other not screw each other .

[@kassandrayoung3405]

Thank you for helping Adam!! He’s one of my favorite animal accounts, I’d be so sad to see his channel go

[@ingeniouspixie]

Damn. I cant believe it... but with how people are now, i can believe it. 🙈 You're the right person to fight this, Adam, and even if the sleaze bags win somehow, we will be supporting you in whatever you do next. ✊

[@IanMoone-bl7le]

Also the problem with Copyright Strikes is Sometimes they come from outside the US where they are out of the United States Jurisdiction

[@IanMoone-bl7le]

@@DonnyRapture but not with say India or Iran

[@ashersamphibiansandreptiles]

No Adam!!! Don’t let these jerks get ahold! Awesome that you went to Donny!

[@melissaf.5898]

KZbin needs to do better with this stuff

[@SavannahSteel]

I wish I could @youtube

[@jennajackson3912]

I'm so glad you're standing with him in this. I didn't even know this was going on. People are cruel.

[@bradsbioactivebuilds]

Thanx for making this video Donny! I have a lot of respect for the work you do to help the reptile and content creator community! 🤘💯🦎🐸🐢🐍🌱

[@Reptiles_for_recovery]

I respect and admire people who arm others with knowledge in protecting themselves legally. Whether it be physically or virtually. Thanks for this Donny

[@NewEnglandReptile]

Am a digital agent of chaos

[@Wysdrem]

Thank you for doing this! I'm so glad people like you are out there helping! Lol I know that reptile wall in the Rodent Pro Ad :p My Croconana will live forever on youtube now

[@Wysdrem]

@@DonnyRapture Anytime! Happy to help

[@Gizathecat2]

Good for you Donny! This reminds me of something that happened to one of my videos back about thirteen years ago. I made a very detailed video of my horse giving birth and posted it to KZbin. It ended up stolen outright! I reported the pirate and YT promptly took it down. I did find out that vet med students in Turkey were viewing it for one of their classes! I ended up making around $750 on it before KZbin wanted more professional and consistent content from creators.

[@JimmyMendham]

I do believe the KZbin policy is getting too soft. The fact that Dingo got copyrighted for downloading images from GOOGLE is really stupid. The images are PUBLIC! Glad that Dingo stood up and you Donny helped Adam out. Thank you 👍

[@terrapintelyn]

i’m not sure how true that is. if you use a photo of a celeb that’s available on google but was taken and is owned by getty images, they will sue without hesitation. just bc it’s googleable doesn’t mean no one owns it….

[@miketufaro5915]

I greatly appreciate the videos both Adam and you put out. And tbh this copyright stuff is a big reason I haven’t created a KZbin channel myself. I’d hate for some Punks to be ruining my channel.

[@ellestar2306]

I didn't realize Wickens was that buff. 🐍💪🏽😊 Picking up those snakes and lizards is rippening

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

😂 😂 😂 We wanna PUMP, you UP

[@satansoup]

I love NERDS and I love Adam Wickens. Tysm for bringing awareness to him. These are my TWO go to channels , especially when I need information. 🖤

[@NewEnglandReptile]

Imagine if we Har cute Lil babies

[@melissaf.5898]

😂😂😂😂

[@satansoup]

@@NewEnglandReptile would they be bald or have a pony tail 🤔 now you got me thinking 😂😂. Blessed be, y’all ❤️

[@JD-lx2yf]

Understanding the fine line of Fair Use is really important. There is a key test that you need to consider before sending take down notices, and also using other people's work. 1. the purpose and character of your use, 2. the nature of the copyrighted work, 3. the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and 4. the effect of the use upon the potential market. Note, this is in the United States specifically. Not ALL countries will follow this practice. It would be interesting to know if you get a Copyright Strike in let's say the UK (or insert any other country), does that apply if you also get one from the US (or, again insert any other country)...

[@leeladouceur7007]

Thanks for informing/educating us Donny. So much stuff we know nothing about! Looking forward to meeting you in Orlando in September

[@swtch.s]

OH THE SEPTEMBER SHOW i forgot about that one but i think ill be conned out after daytona

[@FearningisLun]

Adam is one of the last people to deserve this. He not only provides invaluable information about a wide range of species, he is a fantastic ambassador to people who have never owned reptiles or are unfamiliar with their husbandry. His videos were a big help when I was considering coming back to reptile keeping after over 20 years. He's entertaining but also realistic about what to expect with different species. I easily consider him one of my favorite reptile KZbinrs up there with Clint's, Snake Discovery and NERD. I would be very upset to see his channel disappear. Many thanks to Donny and the NERD crew for covering this unfair situation.

[@travelreview5962]

Honestly this is information everyone should know. Most communities are becoming very well educated on this subject and i can day from prior experience that everything, every word, in this video is completely accurate and I could not be more supportive of Adam and all other creators following this advice. This community is thriving because of leaders like this. Thank you so much I'm going to find the other channels and sub then watch a few videos right now!

[@bazamere]

Did you actually call Adam a brave little toaster??? O.o

[@larachaplauske8818]

Dude, copyright pickle killed me 😂.

[@larachaplauske8818]

@@DonnyRapture 🤣💀

[@ashleyzviitei]

Thanks Donnie for standing up to these spiteful people and speaking up against it.

[@IanMoone-bl7le]

ive had 2 utube channels deleted no community strikes no warnings nothing but boom DELETED. Utube needs better communication with creators and individuals because i tried the whole explain to the computer generated email and i got bupkiss

[@Sparky16]

I can only recommend Leonard French, the copyright lawyer here on youtube.

[@MissEwe]

Thanks Donny ❤🐍

[@debh3404]

LMAO about the Rodent Pro bit. “…to fill a void in your life?” Too funny!😂

[@debh3404]

@@DonnyRapture OK< STAHP! I'm crying! lmao

[@oceanelf2512]

All the best to Adam Wicken, hoping his channel does not go down. It's a dang good channel.

[@aliviahouk7018]

So I never knew of dingo. Did he make a new channel or post somewhere else? And I really hope this doesn't happen to Adam! I love his content.

[@melissaf.5898]

Dingo Reloaded is his new channel

[@fastbreak0822]

Good lookin out again Donny........ Nerd Rules........! One x

[@notyourgma]

I just lost my monitiazion from Facebook due to a scammer . He took my account , took my money and then put ads that go against guidelines and once i got it back they still screwed me, I needed that money i'm off work right now due to an injury. friggin ppl are to much

[@DeChane369]

Honestly I hope for nothing but the absolute worst for Tyrone and Johan. Adam Wickens has probably my favorite KZbin channel. Screw those guys (just trying to keep it pg)

[@DrachenGothik666]

Dangit, I only watched Adam's video just last week! I recognize that one! It was "5 reptiles you've never heard of" (I actually recognized all of them, but then, I'm a MASSIVE nerd). And the people trying to burn him down are the same scumbags that went all Scorched-Earth on Dingo? What a pack of eye-rollingly-egotistical parasites. I seem to recall Wicken mentioning in the video he only used that particular Stiletto Snake content 'cuz it was hard to find material online about them. If the guy's content is so freaking great, then they should lean on it & show it to people--spread it around, show it off, not get all egotistically proprietary when people want to use their images. I don't understand why people are so creepy & grasping over their work. I'm an artist, too, & I don't get like this over my art. I'm HAPPY when people want to use it--just freaking ASK me, first, that's all, 'cuz I'd like to get paid so I don't starve. Have an avenue for communication using the work! Allow people to pay you for the work, FFS. You obviously took the time & effort to create it, & people will appreciate the result. People like Dingo & Wicken aren't thieves, they'll compensate you. Geez.

[@IrkenInvaderJessie]

Noooo! Not Adam D: I just stumbled across his channel and I've really enjoyed it!

[@NyxximusGaming]

NOOOOOOO you cant be deleted your one of my absolute favorite youtubers and reptile guys i learn so much from all of yall. This is the stuff im passionate about more and more because of yall im learning sooo much

[@tipping_scales]

Fair use under creative commons liscence includes giving credit where credit is due if anyone wants to use clips and not get into all this drama. It takes about 2.5 seconds to credit the creator. Sometimes people think they're bigger than their britches and untouchable. Easy enough to just follow the rules but ya know...

[@carolinep.7580]

Thanks for explaining this situation and bringing it up for discussion it’s important

[@platty9237]

I think it’d be cool if they’d shouted out the source video via watermark or linked the source channel in the description. It may show some good faith when using content, even when it’s fair use. (I’m making a blanket statement here regarding KZbin in general). That said, I don’t think it’d stop the copy strikers in many cases. It seems to be more of an emotional retaliation tool than a legal or technical tool, which is disappointing.

[@Mitsuolevel]

I do church livestreams and im constantly getting false copyright "notices"

[@NewEnglandReptile]

The Bible is copyright !

[@TheBachBabe]

You go Donny!!!

[@dannahbanana11235]

I went to school for marketing and they really hammered it into our heads how important it is to credit everything. People will COME for you. And of course, people deserve credit for their work, but it really seems like people filing these claims don't understand what fair use is. I think it's always best to credit the person when in doubt. I never use any assets that I can't find a source for.

[@Leleche]

🙄

[@FriendlyKillbot]

Good luck. Courts are extremely unfriendly to those who take stock photos/video and upload the clips in full, as this means the copyright holder simply cannot sell their copyrighted material. Same with photographs. It's a fair use exception. If someone, for example, goes out and, for a living, only takes pictures of African snakes, but when they turn to sell them, find that people have already taken their stock footage and used it without permission in the ways it's meant to be used (alongside snake content). Now that herpetologist can not sell the footage they took. Fair use does not protect against this kind of thing, as it ruins the ability of the copyright holder to sell the work, in this case, stock footage and photos of snakes. If the people filing the claim have the copyright to the photo (verify this), good luck. I am glad you had a lawyer when you elected to fight this. Did you consider that the folks doing this just buy rights to stock photos in bulk and sue for those who reproduce it in full, winning every time as how can someone sell photos if it's "fair use" to just post them as part of a video?

[@emariexotic]

Donny, you gem 💎, we love you

[@melissaf.5898]

SAME clip that got Dingo in trouble too

[@hudsonhaynie1632]

YT needs to pull themselves together. People live off their site, and to be so fickle and slow about their rules is awful.

[@hondacivet]

What is the point of this if the photographers aren't even taking the monetization from it? Are they just really bored and want to see popular successful people fail?

[@NotReallyAya.]

It’s crazy small KZbinrs been having a problem with KZbin lately. They need to have some better policies in place

[@miketufaro5915]

Also I def want to help Adam Out because I’m pretty sure I asked about Stilleto snakes in his comment section at least once.

[@miketufaro5915]

Does anyone have a copy of the book? I really don’t want to jeopardize my integrity on Goodreads as I feel atm it’s the closest social media like 2008 fb

[@TheHeadown]

Off-topic: Great job getting this channel to over 700k subscribers, I remember it was under 100k when I joined. 👏

[@seanbaros-qe1rp]

That's pretty F'ed up!! Wickens Wicked Reptiles is a awesome channel!! Thanks Donnie for helping Adam!! Have a nice day!!

[@Everything.On.Wheels519]

Just started a back-up instagram account due to bullshit strikes and content warnings 🙄

[@alexallen9640]

This is surprising and unfortunate news

[@baconbacon7001]

People are so petty.. right on for you guys standing up to them..

[@oceanelf2512]

Oh! The copyright thing! Argh. One of my other channels got a couple of those, for uploading some ballet music of all things.

[@danielkennedy3710]

Drama on internet wow. Thanks for the Rodent pro code. It is cool you get in there in the mix.

[@poochiew.9302]

I see a lot of clone pages on Facebook all the time. People posting videos like they're the original creator for the money. Pisses me off because I've watched a lot of those videos, and I would much rather the original creator get the views and revenue for what they spent their time and money on making. And yes, I do report them. Facebook doesn't seem to care too much though.

[@aurora_dawn123]

I hope he's able to keep his channel

[@Dr_Jurassic]

Oh, I wish him the best to get out of this without bigger problems! Good luck Adam!

[@gatorman5547]

I hope not, he’s probably my favorite person I met at Animal Con last year

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

I get claims a lot by people that say that its there song or they made the game i play but i have a small channel and i dont get angry about it and let it go. The last half year it happen less and its happening i get a choice so the video can stay online. Greetings from the Netherlands and keep on sending videos 👍👍

[@GatorChris_]

Great video full of important info!!

[@darcieclements4880]

Oh man, this happens constantly. Super annoying. I see it at least twice a year across the many channels on many subjects I watch. They really need to come up with better systems. Sometimes it's ai doing it and people actually have permission or even paid for the content and the owners of the content can't stop the ai because youtube controls it and they just signed up for protection not knowing it would go rouge. I have a strike on a colledge project video even though I have a licence from a class that was literally about licencing, absolutely kills the value of some licences when ai incorrectly flags things as violations.

[@ericbeeman8717]

Hes a brave lil toaster lmao hahahah

[@hereticFox716]

God insta "theme" accounts are annoying, i use insta to follow breeders and specifically only breeders, but those theme acclunts always show up in my recommendations just because it involves reptiles

[@Swaggersthecat]

I would ABSOLUTELY block my friend's ex girlfriend!

[@jamesferreira7153]

Good job Donnie! Let's hammer all these creators that are doing this. Thanks for the info it was very informative and I really appreciate it.

[@Kellz58]

This has been a problem no matter what topic ppl are covering, if another creator is doing well another will attack and accuse them until they get them banned. It's beyond bullying, and if anything we know who's who! ❤

[@KorokHaze93]

Jesus that books ratings have PLUMMETED 😂😂😂

[@gerald4055]

Great work! Loved the pickle.

[@GamePlague]

What I don't get is why does your video get taken down for an issue with the thumbnail. Surely KZbin could just... delete the thumbnail?

[@scrubjay93]

Watching the stiletto snake video in question - why not ask for permission to use the video clips and give the person credit? I don't think it qualifies as fair use. That would be the preferred route for most uses of this type - video clips of species filmed by other people.

[@NewEnglandReptile]

Do you watch KZbin?

[@Gavirael]

Donny can’t wait to see your project!

[@NewEnglandReptile]

Alota work todo

[@SavannahSteel]

KZbin needs a policy reform. This “policy” is completely unfair to creators and their published work.

[@KekPafrany]

It added a strange flavor to this video that it lagged constantly while I was watching. I paused and checked other videos, and they were fine :D

[@faunasanctum]

i recently got a copyrioght claim on a short of my own pet scorpion (maurus palmatus) feeding on a mealworm

[@gabmatth]

not adam, oh nooooooo this is terrible thank you for sharing and they deserve whatever bad juju comes to them

[@annemarieboyer3741]

Why can’t all reptile pros become one and educating people like myself? Could it be jealousy? I think so. I hope they don’t take Adam down 😢

[@brittanylevinson741]

Seriously one of the four or five channels I even watch related to reptiles. So sick of this all. Hang in there Adam.

[@crystalbainbridge5339]

Fantastic Donny

[@Aishala]

Donny the avenger of the reptile youtuber community. 😅 Love it! Amazing video and I hope Wickens wins his appeal....even though I'd love for "Ping" to be embarrassed in court.

[@piteusx8440]

Adam Wickens and Dingo are good reptile people.

[@miketufaro5915]

Ping is the only one who gave his book a five star review on one of the websites that were mentioned in this video.

[@matthewnelson9868]

bro wtf that gif at 5:55