"Copyright-abusing piece of sh*t": Act Man slams IShowSpeed in his latest YouTube video for abusing copyright

Kelly "Act Man" has recently released a new video in his popular series known as Act Attorney where he has attacked Darren "IShowSpeed" for the latter's controversial involvement in copyright abuse in recent months. As such, Darren and another big streamer Adin Ross, received a lot of backlash a few weeks ago after many smaller YouTubers said that the two were claiming videos that used clips from their streams.

Act Man is known for the persona of Act Attorney, who, as the name implies, is an attorney that has featured heavily on the channel. Kelly has used the persona to conduct a series of "trials" in the style of the popular Capcom video game series Ace Attorney in the past to call out fellow content creators of their actions.

He shared the link to the video on his Twitter, calling out his target in the captions that read:

"One year ago the Act Attorney was killed in a mysterious fire-bombing accident. But now he has returned to show you what a massive Copyright-Abusing, scamming, piece of sh*t iShowspeed is."

The tweet (Image via Twitter)

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"If you were a real fan...": Act Man responds to online criticism after uploading video calling IShowSpeed copyright abusing "scammer"

This is not the first time that Act Man has called out fellow YouTubers for what he believes to be copyright abuse. In fact, last year he got caught up in quite a controversy after calling out Quantum TV for doing the same thing. It became quite a big deal, with Kelly eventually getting his channel demonetized.

The main contention that the YouTuber had with Quantum TV, which he also has with IShowSpeed and Adin Ross, is that he believes big streamers should not abuse their copyright powers to unjustifiably strike and claim videos made by smaller creators who have used clips from those streamers, regardless of ill intent.

Act Man's long almost hour-long video titled Copyright Abuse on YouTube - Featuring iShowspeed is in essence a condemnation of the practice of copyright abuse with a focus on the YouTuber in question. Naturally, this has caused some to speak out against the video, with one Twitter user noting the age difference between the two creators, insinuating jealousy.

Act Man's response sheds light on how he sees the issue of copyright abuse, especially how it connects with IShowSpeed. He called out fans of the Breakout Streamer of the Year, comparing their intelligence to "termites." He also stated that true fans would want their favorite streamer to be "better, not a scammer" who abuses copyright to strike small creators.

The response (Image via Twitter)

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Act Man’s video showcases a number of cases where IShowSpeed “abused” copyright claims through companies such as Thumb Media and Aegis

The mock-trial showcases a number of copyright claims made by representatives of certain streamers, namely firms such as Thumb Media. Act Man opens the video by laying down allegations being made against IShowSpeed and Adin Ross, accusing them of depriving their own audience and fanbase of revenue:

“Today's theme is about biting the hand that feeds you and why false copyright claiming videos to steal money from your audience and fan base makes you an awful person. Now, I was told by investigators that two serial copyright abusers are at large these are the suspects and I'm sure you're familiar with them IShowSpeed and Adin Ross. Our story begins last summer when a barrage of copyright claims hit various YouTube channels. They all had one thing in common, the videos were about or at some point mentioned IShowSpeed…”

At around the 17:30 mark of the video, under the chapter titled The Extent of the Abuse, Act Man refers to allegations from a number of content creators, such as Omni, Jalyn, Breone, and MattRadiant, whose videos were claimed. Some of the YouTubers have spoken out against the claims themselves, with Breone pointing out that their whole video was claimed despite only containing a small percentage of content from IShowSpeed’s streams.

Act Man also notes that disputing the claims is dangerous, as the decision rests solely with the claimant, who can easily fail the dispute without providing sufficient reason. A failed dispute counts as a copyright strike on the channel, and getting a couple of them can get the channel demonetized. He said:

“Because you might end up getting a strike on your channel should the dispute fail. Like Internet Anarchist did. He tried disputing it, and it backfired. Which is why you'll see some channels that get claimed not even bothered to dispute, they just take the f*cking hit, which is so unfair.”

Adin Ross apparently did something similar to HasanAbi, after his representatives claimed a video where the two had been debating. This caused quite a stir in the community, with words such as intellectual property and fair use being used in the arguments. That said, HasanAbi was not happy and even offered others monetary compensation if they chose to sue Adin Ross.