@@JimSterling idk if you've been seeing our messages but Gilson has been up to some weird stuff lately - even beyond this. Right around the time he did this stuff to you he was giving free stuff to us. I don't know what is going on.
@@WhoWatchesThis My guess is it is some strange attempt to find RUclips/karmic balance. "Sure, I actively tried to take someones livelihood but a handful of keys to my wonderful games to a handful of other channels will surely balance that out"
It's almost as though they've had to deal with this sort of thing before and they're ready to go again. I'm glad they acknowledge their privilege of being able to lawyer up and I'm glad they have that cause one day it might be Jim Stephanie Sterling who has to finally take all of this to court and set the precedent that liars on youtube need to be held fully accountable and youtube has to abandon their hands off policies and take an active role in cleaning their house. I almost want things to escalate just to bring the day of judgement closer... almost.
@MR.C&A Video911Game Oh I could write a book of all the things that RUclips deserves at this point, those snivelling, scummy, cowardly little Gilsons...
@@Rc3651 and this video is certainly bringing more attention to the guy than all the videos he tried to take down, combined. That actually may be the case quite literally since this video already has 3 times more views than the last one. I find it ironic that this is also example of the problem Jim has been lamenting: his non-Jimquisition videos get fraction of the views compared to Jimquisitions. Gilson got the former so next to nobody saw it but by escalating this he got Jimquisition and know everybody and their grandma are gonna know about it.
I was a boy. They were two girls. Can I make it any more obvious? I am the ULTlMATE L0VER on this platform. Don't enter my ch*nnel if you are not above a certain age, dear cpm
RUclips saying be ready to go to court and then immediately backing down when Jim said they're ready, is the equivalent of one kid deliberately punching another kid and then immediately turning tail shouting "SORRYSORRYSORRY" when the other kid raises their fist to punch back.
Yeah, this is why SOMEONE needs to chase and dog-down someone who tries this at some point. We absolutely need someone to set that precedent. I feel like it's the only way we are ever going to break out of this broken system. However, I totally understand Jim deciding to not be the one to do that. Clearly, they've got enough on their plate to deal with already, and while certainly amongst the more successful of RUclips content creators, with even some level of industry recognition (just ask Randy), it's not like Jim's quite the behemoth or titan that someone like TB was or Pewdiepie is. Ideally we could do with someone who is an independent content creator, but is technically owned by some massive corporation, to be singled-out and targeted by someone who isn't aware of their connections - and then just let their limitless wealth parent company's army of lawyers take the malicious individual who made the false claim taken to town, and refuse any attempts at settlement. Make it as public as possible. Make an example of them. Establish that precedent without any room for doubt. Unfortunately, I feel like finding a massive limitless wealth corporation that cares more about doing the right thing, even just once, than making their limitless wealth irrelevantly more limitless, would be basically impossible.
That's pretty much what's happening. RUclips wants people to be afraid of committing to going to court so that they'll just drop their disputes. No one running RUclips wants to actually put the effort into policing this community. As has been demonstrated here, when someone pushes back and says that yes, they do want to pursue this legally, RUclips backs off as soon as they possibly can so that they can continue to do nothing, because an actual court case requires effort. Burying their heads in the sand whenever #WTFU happens requires no effort. Waiting for criticism like this to go away requires no effort. Addressing any of this actually requires effort they reserve for appeasing their actual source of income, the advertisers.
Google's already trying to lay low what with all the antitrust monopoly lawsuits being thrown about. They'd be stupid to get tangled in a lawsuit now that would sway any more public opinion against them that could cost them the big lawsuit. The public opinion directly wouldn't play in court. But you get enough constituents pissed off and they start drawing the attention of politicians, any common sense goes out the door because politicians will happily make an example of you to cater to public opinion. Any company trying to stay under the radar would be crazy to try to gamble with that wild card.
Um, yeah, I've kind of noticed that this is how Google actually works. Like if you make it clear that you *would* be willing to go to court, they suddenly get very quick at solving problems.
If James Stephanie Sterling had a nickel each time a dev tried to kill their channel in retaliation for covering games, they'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's terrible it happened twice.
Richard Laruina sent a DMCA takedown over super-seducer, but it wasn’t 3, so not sure if it counts. Pretty sure other DCMAs have been done on Jimpression in the past but to try and take down individual reviews, not the whole channel.
It is funny how in the USA year worth of health insurance is something to be happy about when in the UK (EU in general) it's free. The USA, such a first-world country.
Didn't the guy behind Skateman Rescue (or whatever that shit was called) also try it? Complete with absolutely hilarious manifesto written in pidgin English?
I appreciate that Jim took the time to acknowledge not only that what Gilson did was wrong, but that if Gilson had attacked a smaller creator, without the resources to lawyer up or miss work, they, despite being innocent, would have lost their channel. RUclips definitely acts on a shoot first, ask questions later basis. They don't even use human beings to verify misdemeanors. If a robot is offended by something you've done, you're punished. You can fight it, but most people don't have the time to, and Jim notes how unresponsive RUclips was to begin.
I've literally tried many times to reach Google over the years of my gamedev career. I've ALWAYS got robot replies. Never once a human. For instance, my adventure game on PlayStore which was split into several apps (one per chapter) was suddenly removed 3 years after because of duplicated content (??). I complained about it. Then Google... reinstated half of the chapters. Like, chapter 2 and 4 but not 3. How could a human do this?! The truth is, no human did. It was all automated. In the end I had to restart my app from scratch. I lost all the data, ratings etc so my game is now making 1/10th of the revenue. Oh and Google considers that my new game BROK isn't mine when trying to claim my entry page. Despite giving them my ID card, my company creation form, and many screenshots of social networks - all the stuff they ask for. And when complaining... I only get automated replies. Going in circles. I gave up. Now I'm just crossing fingers to never have a real problem with Google.
I am even more impressed that Jim got fucking RUclips to bitch out and capitulate. Perhaps RUclips itself realizes they can't just scare people off with the threat of lawsuits, that they themselves are complicit in the false DMCA claims.
My adsense account was disabled due to being clickbombed on my website by an old friend I terminated said friendship with. Google have never reinstated it and found that I was the one in violation, because I never reported the clickbombing.. after finding out about it after my account was disabled. This was in the early 2010's. They still, despite any attempt at contacting them, give me back the same robotic "nope" response. I was learning game and web development and was going to put effort into a RUclips channel, back when you actually had a chance. All of that is dead now because of Google's actions (or inactions)... and I'm basically living on the edge of poverty due to other circumstances in life. Yay, corporations.
Personal hypothesis: Gilson B Pontes is married to/friends with someone related to a very senior management person within Sony and no one within Sony wants to ever say "no" to him because he has that contact on speed dial and they'd lose their job within about 2 minutes.
On I’m sure, but it’s nice that he was so fucking stupid that he thought his entitled ass could make Jim bend the knee. Thankfully Jim is in a position to create the genuine threat of court action, and I really hope whoever he is related to in Sony realizes how risky it is to allow a big Sony patch to be on Gilsons chest. I hope Giblets and Son get’s grounded for a week, or at least forced to go to timeout for ten minutes.
Maybe Gilson B Pontes is actually Jim Ryan himself, who ended up making a poor bet in some company party, as an end-result of a heated drunken argument over whether or not he'd be able to develope a game by himself. Considering the direction Sony has taken under his leadership, I wouldn't put any of this past him...
Thought occured to me it might be one of their kids, hence the crap development and layers of identity secrecy. I would be curious to know who owns the building Gilson based the company out of, because you'd need to have them on board to hide a bogus studio and handle the mail for you. Recently became a corporation myself to game the system and get access to some of the insanely gross advantages like cheap mortgages I discovered exist in my country. That P.O. box thing is 100% true, but you can work around it if the owner of the building handles the mail for you through an assistant or front desk.
@@jondoe7036 It might partially be the sleep deprivation but that, as a way of explaining the enigma that is Gilson B. Pontes, properly cracked me up. Excellent work. I can just imagine some poor beleaguered PR contact finally cracking and saying, "look, he's got this weird sense of drunken honour and he just won't stop! You think we haven't tried to talk him out of it? The last four executives who even brought it up got sacked!"
*The IMDB page Gilson wrote for himself* Gilson B. Pontes is a director, producer, writer, composer, editor, and video game designer, known for Taishogun: The Rise of Emperor (2021), Shadow the Ronin (2020), Samael the Legacy of Ophiuchus (2019), Sword of Fortress the Onomuzim (2018), and Spear of Destiny the Kaiseki (2017). He has a great fascination for classic American cinema and has as it's your biggest reference, Orson Welles. *Directly beneath that* Gilson B Pointless is known for making some of the very worst games to ever be released on the Playstation store. In his spare time he likes to fraudulently use RUclips's copyright system to attack people who review his games, even though every single one is clearly covered by the 'free use' clause of copyright law. Verity Fox (the person who wrote the second bio) is a goddamn hero.
*The bio has been updated.* Gilson B. Pontes is a director, producer, writer, composer, editor, and video game designer, known for Taishogun: The Rise of Emperor (2021), Shadow the Ronin (2020), Samael the Legacy of Ophiuchus (2019), Sword of Fortress the Onomuzim (2018), and Spear of Destiny the Kaiseki (2017). He has a great fascination for classic American thievery and pettiness, and has as his biggest influence, Peter Pettigrew (who ironically is not American). *In trivia there is also something awesome* Gilson B Pontes values his privacy to such a degree that he deliberately obscures his identity and that of his Playstation games company, allowing him to anonymously abuse the DMCA copyright system in an attempt to take down videos critical of his work, and destroy the careers of reviewers leaving justified negative criticism of his production. I tried to post this a few minutes ago, with the URL but I don't see it. Apologies if posting twice, I will remove it that's the case.
I know it hasn't gone to court or set any legal precedence but your work fighting this stuff does lay the foundation for all creators and what we can do eventually. At least it's been tested that getting a good lawyer and threatening legal action can actually work. It's inaccessible for most but it's a little light in the murkiness of RUclips copyright. Thank you for fighting as hard as you have.
Couldn't have put it better myself. The joking phrase 'Thank god for Jim' gets bandied about but it's really taken on a very literal meaning for the YT creator community and anyone not standing behind Jim Sterling I have to ask; are you really in support of the free expression of RUclips content? Cus it sure doesn't seem like you are.
@Mr D Like he said in the video, this channel isn't his world anymore and he's old and tired of fighting legal battles but he was still willing to go to court over this when he can actually walk away from it now. Yes it's in his interest to win the battle too but it's a battle we all benefit from, and there's no harm being appreciative of a positive effect someone else has on your life.
@@GamerZakh It's a very modern day scenario, especially in America, money makes right. If you have enough money you can get yourself out of pretty much any situation. But if you are lacking funds you can have any number of injustices piled upon you and be forced to accept them. Many governments outright refuse to regulate such behaviour, and will take the side of the corporation/wealthier party when push comes to shove. While I'm glad Jim won this, it isn't a realistic scenario for most people who might end up in this situation. Which is the point he made towards the end. We can be happy for Jim, but honestly I see this shit getting worse over the next few years.
I've also heard a number of other RUclipsrs namedrop Jim's "Copyright Gridlock" move he pioneered to spite the copyright trolls. Jim's torrid love affair with Digital Homicide gets mentioned even more frequently, and I'm sure content creators took note of this one as well. Hell, at times I think Jim gets watched more by other RUclips content creators than the general public... but either way he's definitely fighting for the little guys on this platform, and they notice. Thank God for Jim.
Quick reminder, if you stand in your bathroom all alone, at midnight with the lights off and say "Gilson B Pontes" in the mirror 5 times, he will create a new game for release the following year. Please stop doing this.
He totally did it on a friday because he hoped everyone would have gone home for the weekend and nobody at youtube would even look in to it until monday at the very earliest
I love that youtube folded like cheap origami paper the second you told them "Yeah I'll sue the fuck out of you if you don't put my videos back within a matter of hours."
Unfortunately threatening legal action, (a loss of time and money for them), is the only way to gain clout with corporate employers a lot of the time...
My favorite quote from Altered Carbon (Don't buy the book, the author is a fucking transphobe) “The personal, as everyone’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politician, some power player, tries to execute policies that harm you or those you care about, take it personally. Get angry. The Machinery of Justice will not serve you here - it is slow and cold, and it is theirs, hardware and soft-. Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide from under it with a wink and a grin. If you want justice, you will have to claw it from them. Make it personal. Do as much damage as you can. Get your message across. That way, you stand a better chance of being taken seriously next time. Of being considered dangerous. And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference - the only difference in their eyes - between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that it’s nothing personal. Well, fuck them. Make it personal.”
It is a corporation. As such they give absolutely 0 fucks and will always follow the path of least resistance. An average content creator is weaker than even a relatively small business that makes a copyright claim, so they get pushed into compliance. A content creator with the resources to go to court might be stronger, so they get their way. It is truly amazing how far just mentioning that you have a lawyer can get you. I can't afford justice but i have a good friend that (barely) can. Whenever someone tries to pull some shit he just mentions that he will involve a lawyer and suddenly there is a solution for him. You just have no rights whatsoever unless you can afford to defend them.
@@jamesrule1338 Another relevant quote (love that series, fuck its author) for the situation; "There are some arenas so corrupt that the only clean acts possible are nihilistic." Pretty much anyone who decides to finally take the fight to RUclips to get it to improve its situation is going to burn their money, life, and sanity away in that battle. It's a fight that needs fighting, but no one who can has a reason to, and no one who does is willing to be destroyed by it. I don't blame anyone who continues to use RUclips despite their corruption, because it's such an impossible fight, but if JSS plans to take them on, anything I can give them to help I will.
Gilson then proceeded to sue for character assassination saying quote "I do not go to bed without porridge, I do not wear a funny hat and gown to bed and I am not a naughty boy"
*RUclips:* "Are you prepared to go to court? Because if you continue, you may end up in court." *Sterling:* "Yes. Are YOU prepared?" *RUclips:* **now appearing offline**
Like a dog barking at you, but when you walk closer, it starts to wimper and cower away. *"BARK BARK,* Don't you come closer, i'll fight you" "You what?" *"Whine,* I'm sorry, please don't hurt me"
Reminds me of the time I still ran my small channel with videos, disputing and then appealing "Content ID claims", and left with the frustration that claimants not having to prove ownership and/or being in the right ahead of a claim, or facing consequences for submitting bogus claims. Needless to tell, but I've never been taken to any sort of court.
Waited for this video since I heared all the news about Jim Sterling vs Digital Homicide 2.0! Edit: 18:16 the fact that Jim even threatened RUclips themselves with legal actions to the point where youtube reinstated their channel...THAT is a pro gamer move right there!
DigiHom: This town isn't big enough for TWO supervillains! Pontes: Oh you're a villain alright, just not a SUPER one! DigiHom: Oh yeah? What's the difference!? Pontes: (dramatic interlude) *PRESENTATION!* (cue music)
Glad I'm not the only one who thought the, "Leave it," comment and Sony's decision to keep letting this happen, despite the legal ramifications of his theft from major, high-profile releases like Ori, made it feel like this is the result of nepotism at the highest levels of the corporation.
Nepotism is the only explanation I could think of for this. Gilson is probably the handicapped kid of some sony higherup, desperately wanting to be a games developer but without the brains or skills required. I wouldnt be surprised if these "games" were asset flipped together during a weekend or two by some hobby programmers who get a little bonus for it.
Makes me wonder why developers like this don't just take the Tommy Wiseau approach and lean into the reality of how his games have turned out. Tommy was just so sincere with The Room, yet he realized he wasn't able to properly communicate his message through the film, so he leaned further into his own sincerity and accepted the reality of the film's impact.
He *eventually* did. Tommy Wiseu's initial reaction was legal threats and shitfits galore! It took at least 2 or 3 years for him to "come around" and embrace the reception.
@@deletedwaffles But Gilson could easily make more money with a better PR approach. If he didn't take himself so seriously, he could eventually make the next Deadly Premonition sort of game, for all he knows.
As small creators we wanted to thank you for making this video. The difficulty in dealing with copyright strikes, and as you mentioned the emotional stress of the process, is a lot. Thank you for taking the time to talk about it and also to describe how the steps to resolution have changed. In the past, when our channel has been hit, we've gone to the internet looking for direction and support and the information provided is not applicable to the new process. We both think it's really important and valuable when larger creators such as yourself speak up for the community at large.
@@jakedill1304 So, Gilson B. Pontis is, in actuality, the brothers from Digital Homicide stacked up on each other's shoulders, with a walrus on top of the whole, silly construct, all bundled into a trench coat pretending to be a grown up?
It's been over a month and I'm still Soo confused/concerned that a Sony executive told Steff to "Leave it" Like what the hell? This is a mystery I want solved. The reason has to be more interesting than any of Gilson's products
I'm theorizing he's connected to higher ups in the company somewhere. Some CEO's entitled rich little brat given the right to make shitty games because of nepotism on steroids and he's going by an alias to avoid being outed. Maybe. XD
Both GBP and Digital Homicide made much more money than they ever would have alone thanks to the bad publicity generated by Jim Stephanie and other content creators. The stupidity of taking action against him is incredibly baffling.
Gilson and Digital Homicide have successfully turned themselves into shorthand for failed laughing stock 'developers'. "Whoa, did you see that new dev who tried to screw with Jim?" - "Ya, they pulled a Digital Homicide, so much for that shitty dev" "Hey, how's the new CoD?" - "Kinda Gilson tbh, ain't gonna lie"
@@henryviiifake8244 For me, getting something done IS a productive week, because it will be the ONLY thing I get done. As opposed to dicking around listening to podcasts and playing with the crap on my desk.
I know. I'm still looking at my skirt that I finally pinned to the waistband to get ready to start sewing them together and feeling proud that I finally did that little bit. I've been working on sewing this skirt for over a year now.
"It's unclear to us whether you have a valid reason for filing a counter notification, so we won't be able to honor your request" - Funny, knowing whether or not the claim is valid before honoring a request isn't an issue when it comes to copyright claims.
“It is unclear to us whether you have a valid reason for filling a counter notification, as we didn’t even checked it lol this a bot reply fuck you, but please keep working for us”
@anomie nous "Being correct doesnt matter in court" Are you unhinged? Being correct is quite literally the only thing that matters. "Youre stealing are copyright" says the plaintiff "Im using your copyright under fair use, and am not profitting from it. Here's the proof." Says the defendant.
@@brosephnoonan223 often, a trip to court is not about being right, but making the other guy pay up for a lawyer. If they can't afford a lawyer for all the work needed, they can't go to court and need to settle out of court. Being right is only relevant once you can afford it.
That absolute Pontes, Gilson sent yet ANOTHER copyright strike against Jim's channel. Oh, it's on now! What an absolute Gilson, this Gilson guy is. What an utter Pontes!
I love how Jim sorta implied that a Chosen One was needed to strike him down and that his disappointment at Gilson is like Ganon being annoyed at an NPC attacking him with the Master Torch.
They already got their collective shit kicked in by the FTC after they bragged about all the children they advertise to. It's unsurprising that they're now trying to stay as far away from the courts as possible
If youtube doesnt backs down and a single precedent ever goes through, its done. They are as done as dead with protecting the big brands who abuse it to do their shitty practices.
Seriously, good on him. And seriously, absolutely, fuck RUclips. Google (or Alphabet, whatever) doesn't have a goddamn consumerist bone in their reainimated lich corpse of a body
It's thanks to the late great TB's co-optional podcast that I discovered the glorious Jim Sterling, and I can't thank him enough for that, whereever he may be now. He is missed. Fuck Cancer.
The multitude of obnoxiously loud haters TB used to have can continue to lunch on their daily bag of dicks, because gaming was and continues to be singlehandedly kept from devolving into a far, *_far_* shittier (than it already is) hive of corporational scum and villainy by Jim's work and TB's influence/legacy. The day we lose Jim as well will be the day gaming starts sucking *_hard_* for anything and everything exclusively outside of indie games.
RUclips: "we don't plan to do anything about this. If you want action taken you should be... (/ominous music) prepared... to go to COURT. Are you SURE you are ready for that?!?!" Jim Sterling: "My lawyers should have already contacted your lawyers. We are prepared to set precedent. Keep fucking with me and i'll be dragging YOUR ass there, not the other way around." RUclips: "..." RUclips: "yep, we're out. Here's your videos back" ... legendary
Can we take a minute to appreciate Jim, and how much happier Jim appears, since showing us the true Jim? Even in the middle of Savaging the "TRIPLEEEEHHH" industry, there are more smiles! I hope this translates over into real life and things are happier! Even in a shit pandemic where everyone is trying to survive.
"...even though it took more structure and thoughtfulness than has ever been evidenced in one of his games" Red bull came out my nose when you said that YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING LEGEND. never stop being you
I hope the words "Gilson" and "Pontes" are used as insults from now on. "Stop being a Gilson", "What an absolute Pontes", "You're such a Gilson, you know that?!"....and so on! 😃
When some unknown, tacky, asset-flipping, con-merchant “developer” compares themselves to Orson Welles in an IMDB page they wrote themselves, that’s when you know they have major delusions of grandeur.
@@LessDevoid The titles of his games look like those AI bots that write and post articles for ad impressions too. String a bunch of words and phrases together that mostly make sense but... don't, because they keep flipping the subject matter.
I also made similar comment. That's the most sensible theory to me considering the "drop it" line. The executive can't bring themselves to say no to the son for one reason or another and nobody else can say anything to that executive due to fear of unemployment. Everyone but Gilson knows this is a problem but nobody has power or guts to stop it.
@@retrohanska4441 The drop it line makes it sound like an exec's son without doubt. But the chance that some execs are being held to account by some kind of organised syndicate, letting them use the Playstation store as a front for a money laundering operation are still pretty high. For all we know the CIA/FBI/IRS is letting them run the operation in order to gain intel on the extent of the criminal organisation.
A high level executive wouldn't need the money from putting out asset flips. And if he was playing game dev for the fun of it, he'd be putting out more whimsical games instead of this low tier drivel. It could still be a family member though...
I thought that was the popular theory, not a plot twist. It seems obvious that SOMETHING is going on. How else could such shit games get on when better games do not? Konami allegedly has ties to yakuza. Maybe something similar here...?
21:40 Not gonna lie... The way Jim looked right into the screen and said, "Naughty, filthy little boy" did something to me that I'm still working through emotionally. ... Update when I finish processing this. Update: I am a naughty, filthy little boy. And maybe... that's okay.
This has reminded me that it's 2021 and RUclips still hasn't changed its policy of "three strikes with immediate penalties without requiring any justification or evidence".
I have a theory about Gilson B. Pontes. He was a secret fluffer for Sony executives and after one of his sessions, he mentioned he had a game studio and that he needed money for his studios to survive and so Gilson got immmunity.
His games look like the games people make when they're learning how to make games. Like the ones that are supposed to stay on a hard drive in some college or university and weren't made to be released.
It looks like a product of a artificial neural network set to learn how to make games based on popularity trends of youtube. Even those semi-randomized titles match the pattern. Maybe there never were a Gibson. Maybe it was gib-AI.json all along.
@@Valentin_Teslov true, you didn't see the villain. that's why he's a main villain: he's attacking from the shadows. his attacks are repelled, our hero has held his ground. that dude is still making shit "games" and possibly plotting again.
First time going to Jim's Patreon and reading "Welcome to The Jimquisition, hosted by the Trashgirl from the Gender Dumpster, your humble host and purveyor of Non-Binary Finery, the juicy goose that is James Stephanie Sterling aka Jim Sterling aka Commander Sterling (The Pangalactic Princesque of Pansexual Pandemonium) aka The # 1 Boglin Babe! " I Cryed tears of joy and laughter
I legit had no idea who he was until this video.. I remember a mention of Legend of Black Tiger forever ago, but had no idea who made it.. Then again, I don't play on Playstation..
Him... and a few others have made videos about his "Games." One I can think of right now is Caddicarus, and Caddy took the piss about as much as Sterling did.
Hey Jim, I just wanted to let you know that while I’m not trans or non-binary, your confidence and openness about yourself has helped encourage me to explore my more feminine side and dress how I’ve always wanted to, so I just wanted to drop a little thanks!
I know the phrase is all but ruined thanks to economic policy lunatics, but I think "a rising tide raises all boats" applies here. Elevating minority voices improves things for everybody.
As a lady who has always had a yearning to wear suits for decades, and finally recently started doing so, I encourage you to continue! I hope you feel your best you, no matter what that means.
More copyright infringements: Solbrain is the name of a 80s sentai show, and the Spear of Destiny is the name of a Wolfenstein 3D expansion. Not a single original thought in his brain.
Hate to be that guy, but the Spear of Destiny is another name for Longinus Spear, the one that finished off Jesus Christ. The reason why it was used in the expansion of Wolfenstein 3D is because some people believed that the nazis had at some point the afore mentioned spear in their hands, thus making it a fitting name for an expansion pack of a game about killing nazis. So in this case, it's not about Gilson being a thief, but him being a bloody idiot who puts random stuff in his titles for the sake of sounding cool without looking up the meaning of what he/she/it is using in it's titles
RUclips: Yeah, we're not going to do anything. Jim: You noted that a second counter-notice includes the possibility of going to court, and I can and will go legal over this if needed. RUclips: So, like we were saying, we'll reinstate those videos shall we?
It's sadder than that, because he went through the trouble of issuing strikes like he did that means his ego was hurt. He thinks he makes good games, if it were a pure Tax Dodge then he wouldn't give a shit.
that was my exact thought when I realised it's 1 per year, always ahead of April. it's probably someone squatting one out ahead of year end to mark down just enough 'losses' to fudge the tax bill on their income.
@@oldvlognewtricks The DCMA procedure was designed to be 1) Byzantine 2) a blanket protection for large corporations so, it's easy to misunderstand how it works.
@@rog2224 I agree it’s designed to protect media corporations, but not that it’s particularly Byzantine. RUclips’s (and any other platform’s) obligation is to take down content as soon as they receive a takedown request (assuming they wish to retain their protection from litigation - Spoiler: they do). Their lack of liability is the entire point of the exchange, and once they have discharged their obligations they are off the hook. Any punishment is then down to litigation. Not only might they not wish to take fines, it is entirely outside their legal responsibility to do so - I am no expert, but it might even be unlawful, just as it would be in certain jurisdictions for an employer to fine you for committing a crime outside of your work. It is the equivalent of suggesting McDonald’s should take fines for someone stealing your fries. How exactly is it difficult to understand?
If Gilson isn’t James Stephanie Sterling’s alter-ego like Total Recall, he has to be an AI created by Sony to churn out games. They’re just keeping it under wraps while it learns.
Funny as it sounds this was actually my first thought after reading the whole story (or that maybe Gilson actually does have something to blackmail Sony with)
@@kyotheman69 yeah it’s been a couple of videos now. They just decided they go by James Stephanie Sterling. Pronouns were they/them, at least I think so. I don’t understand much honestly, just trying my best. That’s all it really takes.
The craziest part of this to me is that Sony still hasn't taken down any of Gilson's games, and I doubt they ever will at this point. Whatever power Gilson has over Sony is mysterious and vast, and I hope that Jimphanie Fucking Sterling Son can solve the mystery someday.
Its interesting. Sony was willing to take down Cyberpunk 2077 because it didn't meet their standards of quality, but Gilson's games have so much quality that they threateningly advise anyone looking into him to back off because they so desperately need his games on their storefront? These fishy fish smell fishy.
It seems like that works a lot, "if this isn't fixed you'll be hearing from my lawyer!" When I was getting screwed by the owners of the apartments I previously lived in I had to make that threat and they literally fixed their behavior within seconds. They kept charging me an extra $300 a month due to 'late fees' because they were claiming that my rent wasn't getting to them in time, I first tried to mend this by having them sign the check when they received it, I can't remember what the service is called but it's a special service you can pay extra for at the post office, regardless of this they kept sending me late fees, and charging fees and filing fees and examination fees, all kinds of fees which eventually got up to $900 one month, working minimum wage I couldn't afford this and I couldn't afford a lawyer but I finally got fed up enough that I called them and tried to talk to them about this behavior because it seemed like it was getting out of hand and they had just sent me another notice claiming they had not received my rent. Instead of talking about things like rational adults they just told me to pay everything or I would be getting evicted and sued, so I said "fine, I'll just see what my lawyer has to say about this," then hung up the phone, I wasn't hostile, I wasn't aggressive, I just said that calmly. Again, I was working minimum wage which was about $9/hr in that state about that time, we were so poor at that time that I can recall literally having to choose between getting diapers for my baby or buying her formula, so obviously there was no way I could ever afford a lawyer, they called me back within 20 seconds of hanging up the phone (I'm not being hyperbolic) and said "oh, I see on my desk here that your rent check's right here, we'll wave the late fee, we're deeply sorry about this and hope you have a nice day!" Which was actually hilarious to me since they had just been saying to me no more than a minute prior to this that "my type" of people just don't like "growing up and paying their bills," after that all the fees stopped, miraculously they could no longer find that I was in the wrong for anything, despite my behavior not changing in the slightest.
plot twist: Gilson is a 70-something retiree who “dabbles” with game development to relate to his grandchildren, the copyright takedowns were initiated by his youngest grandchild Gilson the III
Digital Homicide the sequel, it is almost nostalgic. Honestly as much as I hate how much it fucks with Jims life, it's very entertaining seeing Jim completely steamroll these people
Problem is you have to be big enough for them to accept your threat as potentially legitimate. You have to be able to afford your own REAL lawyer who specializes in this crap. Which is why these people normally go after much smaller channels, knowing they can't afford the court costs if it DOES end up in Court. James Stephanie has already PROVEN that they CAN and WILL fight in Court with a Competent Attourney.
@@TheAyanamiRei not big enough, just in a position where a precedent could be set. Hiding behind 'BuT MuH DmCa' only goes so far if they are complicit in systemic fraud.
I've been watching this channel for quite some time now and I still don't know why we always get a picture of shrimp whenever "anyway" gets mentioned. It's this kind of consistency that helps me through dark times.
Hey Jim, I'm a patron already and I said this back in the digital homicide fiasco and I'll say it again now. If shit hits the fan, let's us know what you need and we will help however possible. The Jimquisition army has your back.
One day game devs and movie studios will learn that transformative criticism isn't the same thing as copyright infringement. In the meantime, the license holders will continue to abuse RUclipss tools and we'll all keep on doing this song and dance until we all die.
@@mitchh3092 This is a good point, but I do think that some people to this day still think that a review online is "copyright infringement". It depends on what you want to believe. Are they incompetent, or malicious? Either outcome is bad.
Honestly, what needs to happy is for some Big Corp to get a bunch of False Copyright Strikes against them or something. That or for them to piss off the WRONG Super Big RUclipsr like Pewdie
RUclips’s copyright system is unbelievably bad. Reminds me of that episode of Avatar:The last airbender called “avatar day” where Aang is arrested in this village and their justice system is literally YT’s copyright system; “Evidence? Hmm. That’s not how our court system works” “Then how do I prove my innocence?” “Simple. I say what happened then you say what happened then *I* decide who is right. That’s why it’s called Justice, because it’s Just Us”
this video is the closest you'll get, the man is a literal enigma personally my suspicion is that he's some reclusive millionaire and his games are a tax evasion scam-- which is why they come out one a year every Q1.
I'd almost agree with the tax scam angle; that would explain why he gets a free pass from Sony, they likely work high up in the company or are cutting the company in on the scheme. But what I don't get, is if you had a successful scheme - if your shitty games were falling into the realm of lighthearted meme - why the fuck would you draw this sort of negative press and undue attention to yourself? Surely that has no outcome other than exposing whatever the operation is, if there is one.
If Gilson (or whatever he is really called) is the type of person that he comes across as in all this, he'll inevitably pull something else like this with you. So you won't even need to worry about whether you should go after him or not, because he'll make that choice for you through his actions.
"Gilson B. Pontes" is a very typically Brazilian name. if that is his actual nationality, you can be *damn sure* he'll do it again. There is only one law here in Brazil: "bullshit has no limits".
I kind of wish this issue actually went to court to create a legal precedent for protecting fair use and critics, but I'm also glad Stephanie didn't have to deal with another damn RUclips lawsuit
Okay, those start sequences of fucking dreadful commercials are just getting better and better and better.
CREAM!
Reminded me of David Firth's 'Cream'
Probably his best work IMO
Good thing u live in the good old USA this will let u sue him for your all wealth.
@@JimSterling idk if you've been seeing our messages but Gilson has been up to some weird stuff lately - even beyond this. Right around the time he did this stuff to you he was giving free stuff to us. I don't know what is going on.
@@WhoWatchesThis My guess is it is some strange attempt to find RUclips/karmic balance. "Sure, I actively tried to take someones livelihood but a handful of keys to my wonderful games to a handful of other channels will surely balance that out"
RUclips "Be ready to go to court."
Sterling:*Ready to go to court.*
RUclips "Okay okay you win!"
NOW THAT'S PUNK!
* jingle *
Literal Cyber Punk
It's almost as though they've had to deal with this sort of thing before and they're ready to go again. I'm glad they acknowledge their privilege of being able to lawyer up and I'm glad they have that cause one day it might be Jim Stephanie Sterling who has to finally take all of this to court and set the precedent that liars on youtube need to be held fully accountable and youtube has to abandon their hands off policies and take an active role in cleaning their house.
I almost want things to escalate just to bring the day of judgement closer... almost.
EPIC 😎
@MR.C&A Video911Game Oh I could write a book of all the things that RUclips deserves at this point, those snivelling, scummy, cowardly little Gilsons...
I still can't believe Gilson did this to his one customer.
Underappreciated comment
Seriously, Jim has probably brought Gilson more curious customers than any other outlet
@@Rc3651 and this video is certainly bringing more attention to the guy than all the videos he tried to take down, combined. That actually may be the case quite literally since this video already has 3 times more views than the last one. I find it ironic that this is also example of the problem Jim has been lamenting: his non-Jimquisition videos get fraction of the views compared to Jimquisitions. Gilson got the former so next to nobody saw it but by escalating this he got Jimquisition and know everybody and their grandma are gonna know about it.
@cyberpunk64bit Yes, but you're not a money laundering operation that's being surveilled by the FBI unbeknownst to yourself.
Well he still has Caddicarus as well! He got some Gilson games a while back too!
Sterling's lawyer comes up so often he should be in the credits
And soon he should start cohosting.
Underrated comment
I was a boy. They were two girls. Can I make it any more obvious? I am the ULTlMATE L0VER on this platform. Don't enter my ch*nnel if you are not above a certain age, dear cpm
Probably doesn't want to be mentioned for legal purposes 🤷
Hard Agree
RUclips saying be ready to go to court and then immediately backing down when Jim said they're ready, is the equivalent of one kid deliberately punching another kid and then immediately turning tail shouting "SORRYSORRYSORRY" when the other kid raises their fist to punch back.
Yeah, that's about right.
Don't forget eveyone, if this was a smaller content creator that was being sued and abused, they would have no chance of surviving.
+1
That was said around @20:50 in the video but yeah it does bare repeating no doubt. Stories like this need all the attention they can get.
Yeah, this is why SOMEONE needs to chase and dog-down someone who tries this at some point. We absolutely need someone to set that precedent. I feel like it's the only way we are ever going to break out of this broken system.
However, I totally understand Jim deciding to not be the one to do that. Clearly, they've got enough on their plate to deal with already, and while certainly amongst the more successful of RUclips content creators, with even some level of industry recognition (just ask Randy), it's not like Jim's quite the behemoth or titan that someone like TB was or Pewdiepie is.
Ideally we could do with someone who is an independent content creator, but is technically owned by some massive corporation, to be singled-out and targeted by someone who isn't aware of their connections - and then just let their limitless wealth parent company's army of lawyers take the malicious individual who made the false claim taken to town, and refuse any attempts at settlement. Make it as public as possible. Make an example of them. Establish that precedent without any room for doubt.
Unfortunately, I feel like finding a massive limitless wealth corporation that cares more about doing the right thing, even just once, than making their limitless wealth irrelevantly more limitless, would be basically impossible.
Yea but this is jim fucking stearling son
@@KotCR If only Cover would do this. We could have the precedent, but alas, Cover is Japanese and has no idea who to deal with an American system.
RUclips: "Are you prepared to go to court?"
Jim: "Hell yeah, I am! Are you?"
RUclips: "Nevermind, here are your videos back."
That's pretty much what's happening. RUclips wants people to be afraid of committing to going to court so that they'll just drop their disputes. No one running RUclips wants to actually put the effort into policing this community. As has been demonstrated here, when someone pushes back and says that yes, they do want to pursue this legally, RUclips backs off as soon as they possibly can so that they can continue to do nothing, because an actual court case requires effort. Burying their heads in the sand whenever #WTFU happens requires no effort. Waiting for criticism like this to go away requires no effort. Addressing any of this actually requires effort they reserve for appeasing their actual source of income, the advertisers.
They do that so they can freely destroy small content creators who lack the knowledge and resources to defend themselves.
Google's already trying to lay low what with all the antitrust monopoly lawsuits being thrown about. They'd be stupid to get tangled in a lawsuit now that would sway any more public opinion against them that could cost them the big lawsuit. The public opinion directly wouldn't play in court. But you get enough constituents pissed off and they start drawing the attention of politicians, any common sense goes out the door because politicians will happily make an example of you to cater to public opinion. Any company trying to stay under the radar would be crazy to try to gamble with that wild card.
Um, yeah, I've kind of noticed that this is how Google actually works. Like if you make it clear that you *would* be willing to go to court, they suddenly get very quick at solving problems.
That sums it up perfectly right here.
"Gilson B. Pontes" anagrams into "Goblin Stepson."
Oh shit, I suspected he was related to the Sony executives!
Also "Big pests on nob" which sounds like a bad case of pubic lice
Also 'boglins pest on' which is a command that i can imagine they may give to attack gilson
Ha! You had the same idea I had. The one I liked was "Topless Boning."
Beast Marke .... I smell an RPG I'd probably crap up making XD
This is something Danny Gonzalez discovered. If you tweet "I'm exploring my legal options" it scares them into dropping the strikes.
Shit, everyone's gotta write that down.
weird place for danny’s name to come up but this is true lmao
If James Stephanie Sterling had a nickel each time a dev tried to kill their channel in retaliation for covering games, they'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's terrible it happened twice.
I think it's happened more than twice, but I can't seem to find any more concrete examples
Richard Laruina sent a DMCA takedown over super-seducer, but it wasn’t 3, so not sure if it counts.
Pretty sure other DCMAs have been done on Jimpression in the past but to try and take down individual reviews, not the whole channel.
It is funny how in the USA year worth of health insurance is something to be happy about when in the UK (EU in general) it's free. The USA, such a first-world country.
Those are just the ones that got that far, I bet it's happened a lot more than twice.
Didn't the guy behind Skateman Rescue (or whatever that shit was called) also try it? Complete with absolutely hilarious manifesto written in pidgin English?
There's a beautiful irony in Gilson B. Pontes taking a long path to take on his foe and then getting struck down in one hit.
rofl
@Abraão Estevam you got it bud
LMFAO
He set himself up to fail, didn't even learn his own lessons.
I appreciate that Jim took the time to acknowledge not only that what Gilson did was wrong, but that if Gilson had attacked a smaller creator, without the resources to lawyer up or miss work, they, despite being innocent, would have lost their channel. RUclips definitely acts on a shoot first, ask questions later basis. They don't even use human beings to verify misdemeanors. If a robot is offended by something you've done, you're punished. You can fight it, but most people don't have the time to, and Jim notes how unresponsive RUclips was to begin.
I've literally tried many times to reach Google over the years of my gamedev career. I've ALWAYS got robot replies. Never once a human.
For instance, my adventure game on PlayStore which was split into several apps (one per chapter) was suddenly removed 3 years after because of duplicated content (??). I complained about it. Then Google... reinstated half of the chapters. Like, chapter 2 and 4 but not 3. How could a human do this?! The truth is, no human did. It was all automated. In the end I had to restart my app from scratch. I lost all the data, ratings etc so my game is now making 1/10th of the revenue.
Oh and Google considers that my new game BROK isn't mine when trying to claim my entry page. Despite giving them my ID card, my company creation form, and many screenshots of social networks - all the stuff they ask for. And when complaining... I only get automated replies. Going in circles.
I gave up. Now I'm just crossing fingers to never have a real problem with Google.
I am even more impressed that Jim got fucking RUclips to bitch out and capitulate. Perhaps RUclips itself realizes they can't just scare people off with the threat of lawsuits, that they themselves are complicit in the false DMCA claims.
Too bad RUclips does not pay for its mistakes, or "Cyber law service" could have been a thing already.
My adsense account was disabled due to being clickbombed on my website by an old friend I terminated said friendship with.
Google have never reinstated it and found that I was the one in violation, because I never reported the clickbombing.. after finding out about it after my account was disabled.
This was in the early 2010's. They still, despite any attempt at contacting them, give me back the same robotic "nope" response.
I was learning game and web development and was going to put effort into a RUclips channel, back when you actually had a chance. All of that is dead now because of Google's actions (or inactions)... and I'm basically living on the edge of poverty due to other circumstances in life.
Yay, corporations.
Personal hypothesis: Gilson B Pontes is married to/friends with someone related to a very senior management person within Sony and no one within Sony wants to ever say "no" to him because he has that contact on speed dial and they'd lose their job within about 2 minutes.
On I’m sure, but it’s nice that he was so fucking stupid that he thought his entitled ass could make Jim bend the knee. Thankfully Jim is in a position to create the genuine threat of court action, and I really hope whoever he is related to in Sony realizes how risky it is to allow a big Sony patch to be on Gilsons chest. I hope Giblets and Son get’s grounded for a week, or at least forced to go to timeout for ten minutes.
Maybe Gilson B Pontes is actually Jim Ryan himself, who ended up making a poor bet in some company party, as an end-result of a heated drunken argument over whether or not he'd be able to develope a game by himself.
Considering the direction Sony has taken under his leadership, I wouldn't put any of this past him...
Thought occured to me it might be one of their kids, hence the crap development and layers of identity secrecy. I would be curious to know who owns the building Gilson based the company out of, because you'd need to have them on board to hide a bogus studio and handle the mail for you. Recently became a corporation myself to game the system and get access to some of the insanely gross advantages like cheap mortgages I discovered exist in my country. That P.O. box thing is 100% true, but you can work around it if the owner of the building handles the mail for you through an assistant or front desk.
@@jondoe7036 It might partially be the sleep deprivation but that, as a way of explaining the enigma that is Gilson B. Pontes, properly cracked me up. Excellent work. I can just imagine some poor beleaguered PR contact finally cracking and saying, "look, he's got this weird sense of drunken honour and he just won't stop! You think we haven't tried to talk him out of it? The last four executives who even brought it up got sacked!"
*The IMDB page Gilson wrote for himself*
Gilson B. Pontes is a director, producer, writer, composer, editor, and video game designer, known for Taishogun: The Rise of Emperor (2021), Shadow the Ronin (2020), Samael the Legacy of Ophiuchus (2019), Sword of Fortress the Onomuzim (2018), and Spear of Destiny the Kaiseki (2017). He has a great fascination for classic American cinema and has as it's your biggest reference, Orson Welles.
*Directly beneath that*
Gilson B Pointless is known for making some of the very worst games to ever be released on the Playstation store.
In his spare time he likes to fraudulently use RUclips's copyright system to attack people who review his games, even though every single one is clearly covered by the 'free use' clause of copyright law.
Verity Fox (the person who wrote the second bio) is a goddamn hero.
Give that guy a beer
It's missing "steals assets and music from other games to sell them as their own".
"Gilson B. Pointless"
I lol'd.
@@FernieCanto ghfhgf holy shit i missed that
*The bio has been updated.*
Gilson B. Pontes is a director, producer, writer, composer, editor, and video game designer, known for Taishogun: The Rise of Emperor (2021), Shadow the Ronin (2020), Samael the Legacy of Ophiuchus (2019), Sword of Fortress the Onomuzim (2018), and Spear of Destiny the Kaiseki (2017). He has a great fascination for classic American thievery and pettiness, and has as his biggest influence, Peter Pettigrew (who ironically is not American).
*In trivia there is also something awesome*
Gilson B Pontes values his privacy to such a degree that he deliberately obscures his identity and that of his Playstation games company, allowing him to anonymously abuse the DMCA copyright system in an attempt to take down videos critical of his work, and destroy the careers of reviewers leaving justified negative criticism of his production.
I tried to post this a few minutes ago, with the URL but I don't see it. Apologies if posting twice, I will remove it that's the case.
I know it hasn't gone to court or set any legal precedence but your work fighting this stuff does lay the foundation for all creators and what we can do eventually. At least it's been tested that getting a good lawyer and threatening legal action can actually work. It's inaccessible for most but it's a little light in the murkiness of RUclips copyright. Thank you for fighting as hard as you have.
In other words, thank God for Jim
Couldn't have put it better myself. The joking phrase 'Thank god for Jim' gets bandied about but it's really taken on a very literal meaning for the YT creator community and anyone not standing behind Jim Sterling I have to ask; are you really in support of the free expression of RUclips content? Cus it sure doesn't seem like you are.
@Mr D Like he said in the video, this channel isn't his world anymore and he's old and tired of fighting legal battles but he was still willing to go to court over this when he can actually walk away from it now. Yes it's in his interest to win the battle too but it's a battle we all benefit from, and there's no harm being appreciative of a positive effect someone else has on your life.
@@GamerZakh
It's a very modern day scenario, especially in America, money makes right. If you have enough money you can get yourself out of pretty much any situation. But if you are lacking funds you can have any number of injustices piled upon you and be forced to accept them.
Many governments outright refuse to regulate such behaviour, and will take the side of the corporation/wealthier party when push comes to shove. While I'm glad Jim won this, it isn't a realistic scenario for most people who might end up in this situation. Which is the point he made towards the end.
We can be happy for Jim, but honestly I see this shit getting worse over the next few years.
I've also heard a number of other RUclipsrs namedrop Jim's "Copyright Gridlock" move he pioneered to spite the copyright trolls. Jim's torrid love affair with Digital Homicide gets mentioned even more frequently, and I'm sure content creators took note of this one as well. Hell, at times I think Jim gets watched more by other RUclips content creators than the general public... but either way he's definitely fighting for the little guys on this platform, and they notice.
Thank God for Jim.
I feel like calling Gilson a developer is pretty generous.
Kind of like being an Instagram "model" or a coloring book artist...
Only with more auto-erotic assetflipsation.
I dunno. At least they produce games that work, which is more than we can say about SOME so called "Games" that have been put up on Steam.
Clearly a money laundering operation.
It's honestly an insult to "developers" like those working on FIFA2k21.
Well he did develop 300 sock puppet accounts to downvote this video.
Jim: I'm not stuck in here with you. You're stuck in here with me.
Quick reminder, if you stand in your bathroom all alone, at midnight with the lights off and say "Gilson B Pontes" in the mirror 5 times, he will create a new game for release the following year. Please stop doing this.
Gilson b pontes
@@wildcat2826 No stop. He'll send us another code!
Gilson b pontes
@@GelberDracheLP Damnit! Our relationship with mr. pontes is complicated enough without him making another game.
Gilson b pontes
He totally did it on a friday because he hoped everyone would have gone home for the weekend and nobody at youtube would even look in to it until monday at the very earliest
Either that or he hoped that Jim's channel would be gone before Monday. And the torches would have been readied...
I love that youtube folded like cheap origami paper the second you told them "Yeah I'll sue the fuck out of you if you don't put my videos back within a matter of hours."
Unfortunately threatening legal action, (a loss of time and money for them), is the only way to gain clout with corporate employers a lot of the time...
My favorite quote from Altered Carbon (Don't buy the book, the author is a fucking transphobe)
“The personal, as everyone’s so fucking fond of saying, is political. So if some idiot politician, some power player, tries to execute policies that harm you or those you care about, take it personally. Get angry. The Machinery of Justice will not serve you here - it is slow and cold, and it is theirs, hardware and soft-. Only the little people suffer at the hands of Justice; the creatures of power slide from under it with a wink and a grin. If you want justice, you will have to claw it from them. Make it personal. Do as much damage as you can. Get your message across. That way, you stand a better chance of being taken seriously next time. Of being considered dangerous. And make no mistake about this: being taken seriously, being considered dangerous marks the difference - the only difference in their eyes - between players and little people. Players they will make deals with. Little people they liquidate. And time and again they cream your liquidation, your displacement, your torture and brutal execution with the ultimate insult that it’s just business, it’s politics, it’s the way of the world, it’s a tough life and that it’s nothing personal. Well, fuck them. Make it personal.”
It is a corporation. As such they give absolutely 0 fucks and will always follow the path of least resistance. An average content creator is weaker than even a relatively small business that makes a copyright claim, so they get pushed into compliance. A content creator with the resources to go to court might be stronger, so they get their way.
It is truly amazing how far just mentioning that you have a lawyer can get you. I can't afford justice but i have a good friend that (barely) can. Whenever someone tries to pull some shit he just mentions that he will involve a lawyer and suddenly there is a solution for him.
You just have no rights whatsoever unless you can afford to defend them.
Let's hope this sets a precedent, where RUclips keeps folding like the paper tiger it is.
@@jamesrule1338 Another relevant quote (love that series, fuck its author) for the situation; "There are some arenas so corrupt that the only clean acts possible are nihilistic." Pretty much anyone who decides to finally take the fight to RUclips to get it to improve its situation is going to burn their money, life, and sanity away in that battle. It's a fight that needs fighting, but no one who can has a reason to, and no one who does is willing to be destroyed by it. I don't blame anyone who continues to use RUclips despite their corruption, because it's such an impossible fight, but if JSS plans to take them on, anything I can give them to help I will.
Gilson then proceeded to sue for character assassination saying quote "I do not go to bed without porridge, I do not wear a funny hat and gown to bed and I am not a naughty boy"
I am the messiah, I am not.a (very) naughty boy.
*RUclips:* "Are you prepared to go to court? Because if you continue, you may end up in court."
*Sterling:* "Yes. Are YOU prepared?"
*RUclips:* **now appearing offline**
literal " RUclips as left the chat" moment
Like a dog barking at you, but when you walk closer, it starts to wimper and cower away.
*"BARK BARK,* Don't you come closer, i'll fight you"
"You what?"
*"Whine,* I'm sorry, please don't hurt me"
Well said
Reminds me of the time I still ran my small channel with videos, disputing and then appealing "Content ID claims", and left with the frustration that claimants not having to prove ownership and/or being in the right ahead of a claim, or facing consequences for submitting bogus claims.
Needless to tell, but I've never been taken to any sort of court.
Watching something else and get an alert about a new Sterling video? Time to switch over. Monday waits for No One.
I'm glad Sterling keeps Mondays fun
Waited for this video since I heared all the news about Jim Sterling vs Digital Homicide 2.0!
Edit: 18:16 the fact that Jim even threatened RUclips themselves with legal actions to the point where youtube reinstated their channel...THAT is a pro gamer move right there!
The sequel that was going to happen, whether anyone wanted it or not...
@@sechran and a sequel with the good ending. LET'S GOOOOOOOO
Whatever the trans-inclusionary equivalent of Big Dick Energy is. James Stephanie Sterling has it in droves!
@@sechran So let's get to taking out their command, one by one.
Yeah extra points for getting RUclips to do something. Power of lawyers will scare them good.
Can't believe we've lived to see the day Gilson B. Pontes began a villain arc
The digital homicide ark has Been mostly over for a while. It's gilsons time to shine!
I know! I was actually enjoying seeing his shit games every year.
DigiHom: This town isn't big enough for TWO supervillains!
Pontes: Oh you're a villain alright, just not a SUPER one!
DigiHom: Oh yeah? What's the difference!?
Pontes: (dramatic interlude) *PRESENTATION!* (cue music)
Sterling being angry at a developer brings me back to pre-2020. FeelsGoodMan.
They were simpler times.
Gilson: *Steals boss music*
Gilson: *Accuses Jim Sterling of stealing*
Gilson: "Why do I hear boss music? Hey, that's pretty catchy, I can use that."
*snorts* Thanks for the second half of that :D
Someone at Sony has a brat nephew that is a total Gilson. Theory
Exactly what I was thinking, especially the "Leave it" comment, i.e. 'I'm not calling my boss out for letting his son do this'
Glad I'm not the only one who thought the, "Leave it," comment and Sony's decision to keep letting this happen, despite the legal ramifications of his theft from major, high-profile releases like Ori, made it feel like this is the result of nepotism at the highest levels of the corporation.
Nepotism is the only explanation I could think of for this. Gilson is probably the handicapped kid of some sony higherup, desperately wanting to be a games developer but without the brains or skills required.
I wouldnt be surprised if these "games" were asset flipped together during a weekend or two by some hobby programmers who get a little bonus for it.
@@nwonachbarschaftshilfe6714 Probably could have made the same point without the "handicapped" bit added in, mate.
Either that or he's some kind of mafia type who's extorting them to let him launder money via shit games :P.
"I'm not sponsored, guys" Says Sterling after playing an advert for the first whole 12 seconds! I see you there in the pocket of Big Jif Creme
you know youtube actually sometimes adds, ads to videos even if you have the option turned off
@@Mr_Tea_Rexx I was making a joke about the intro bit
Richer still coming from the guy who sits in a bodybag full of cornflake whilst writhing and screaming
@@ctb3335 wat
@@freekeefox that's a joke about Jim's old persona The Cornflake Homolculus
This is what you get when you attack your only fan.
he has an onlyfans page?
@@MikeG82 I'd watch it
Jim: *Calls their lawyer* "Yeah its Jim Sterling. I've got another one!"
Jim's Lawyer: *cracks open a bottle of whiskey* "I knew this day would come!"
"Lady, they're putting my kids through collage!"
@@KiwiLombax15 i wont correct, i hate gramar nazis but...you know thats not correct, right? Ill assume auto correct F'ed that up for you. It happens
@@EmptyAltruism Bro no one cares.
@@KiwiLombax15 Especially not collagiates I guess.
@@KiwiLombax15 me either. Thats what i said. Good luck in college
The fact they responded so quickly to the lawyer suggestion means they are well aware of what's going on. Not that we needed proof, but there it is.
Makes me wonder why developers like this don't just take the Tommy Wiseau approach and lean into the reality of how his games have turned out. Tommy was just so sincere with The Room, yet he realized he wasn't able to properly communicate his message through the film, so he leaned further into his own sincerity and accepted the reality of the film's impact.
It all come down to money. Tommy doesn't need the money he makes from The Room. Gilson does.
He *eventually* did.
Tommy Wiseu's initial reaction was legal threats and shitfits galore! It took at least 2 or 3 years for him to "come around" and embrace the reception.
@@planescaped Oh. Well I'm glad he's redeemed himself to the point that I wasn't even aware of his past sins. Good on him.
@@deletedwaffles But Gilson could easily make more money with a better PR approach. If he didn't take himself so seriously, he could eventually make the next Deadly Premonition sort of game, for all he knows.
@@Pensive_Scarlet Oooh, I wouldn't say that.
[Jim Sterling gets RUclips to stop being such pricks for a single iota of time]
You are a Legend and I salute you.
As small creators we wanted to thank you for making this video. The difficulty in dealing with copyright strikes, and as you mentioned the emotional stress of the process, is a lot. Thank you for taking the time to talk about it and also to describe how the steps to resolution have changed. In the past, when our channel has been hit, we've gone to the internet looking for direction and support and the information provided is not applicable to the new process. We both think it's really important and valuable when larger creators such as yourself speak up for the community at large.
Plot twist: Gilson is the Digital Homicide guys in a big trench coat with a fake moustache.
One sitting on the other's shoulders?
Good one!
Who says it's fake?,
I didn't say it was his... but who says the mustache was fake?
@@jakedill1304 So, Gilson B. Pontis is, in actuality, the brothers from Digital Homicide stacked up on each other's shoulders, with a walrus on top of the whole, silly construct, all bundled into a trench coat pretending to be a grown up?
@@KitsyX Yes! Gilson is a very tall guy
It's been over a month and I'm still Soo confused/concerned that a Sony executive told Steff to "Leave it"
Like what the hell? This is a mystery I want solved. The reason has to be more interesting than any of Gilson's products
I'm theorizing he's connected to higher ups in the company somewhere. Some CEO's entitled rich little brat given the right to make shitty games because of nepotism on steroids and he's going by an alias to avoid being outed. Maybe. XD
"Yes, hello. I'd like to report a public execution."
...
"Yes, correct. Sterling murdered another one."
In self defense
"SHE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT!"
I mean... all James Stephanie did was hold out their knife... G B Pontus was the one running into it at full throttle...
Plot twist, Gilson is actually Digital Homicide and they are getting revenge after all these years.
Maybe the real digital homicide was the friends we made along the way.
Both GBP and Digital Homicide made much more money than they ever would have alone thanks to the bad publicity generated by Jim Stephanie and other content creators. The stupidity of taking action against him is incredibly baffling.
Or they pretty much blew Digital homicide devs in their private time.
Gilson and Digital Homicide have successfully turned themselves into shorthand for failed laughing stock 'developers'.
"Whoa, did you see that new dev who tried to screw with Jim?" - "Ya, they pulled a Digital Homicide, so much for that shitty dev"
"Hey, how's the new CoD?" - "Kinda Gilson tbh, ain't gonna lie"
I've read up somewhere that Gilson's company of his is actually Brazilian. So yeah, the come to Brazil meme might be real life here for Jim.
Jim has the best clips of smiling women. Their clear joy in doing mundane stuff has a surreal quality to it.
"This salad might truly be the ultimate aesthetic experience."
The delivery on "I was having a productive week" is _such_ an ADHD mood.
If you change week to day... or hour? 🤷♂️
(Not really a mood though, just life 24/7)
_Definitely not talking from experience._ _Couldn't be me._
@@henryviiifake8244 For me, getting something done IS a productive week, because it will be the ONLY thing I get done. As opposed to dicking around listening to podcasts and playing with the crap on my desk.
I know. I'm still looking at my skirt that I finally pinned to the waistband to get ready to start sewing them together and feeling proud that I finally did that little bit. I've been working on sewing this skirt for over a year now.
@@SadisticSenpai61 I knit 1½ socks over the course of about 2 months. It's now a year later and I have not finished the remaining half a sock.
"It's unclear to us whether you have a valid reason for filing a counter notification, so we won't be able to honor your request" - Funny, knowing whether or not the claim is valid before honoring a request isn't an issue when it comes to copyright claims.
The contradiction is off the charts. Why is the modern world seemingly plunging head first towards this madness.
“It is unclear to us whether you have a valid reason for filling a counter notification, as we didn’t even checked it lol this a bot reply fuck you, but please keep working for us”
@anomie nous it doesn’t surprise anyone, it annoys everyone
@anomie nous
"Being correct doesnt matter in court"
Are you unhinged? Being correct is quite literally the only thing that matters.
"Youre stealing are copyright" says the plaintiff
"Im using your copyright under fair use, and am not profitting from it. Here's the proof." Says the defendant.
@@brosephnoonan223 often, a trip to court is not about being right, but making the other guy pay up for a lawyer. If they can't afford a lawyer for all the work needed, they can't go to court and need to settle out of court. Being right is only relevant once you can afford it.
Oh, and Activision fired a ton of people again and gave them a $200 Battle Net gift card, which is a real spit in the face
"We took your job then gave you a gift card that you can only spent on us. You're welcome"
Unbelievable..
What arseholes.
@@macmcskullface1004 More like pouring acid in a wound.
@@macmcskullface1004 Rubbing Activision brand salt into their wounds, and charging them for the salt.
They did get like 3 months pay and a year of health insurance. It sucks but they are still better off than most people who lose their jobs
God the threat to Gilson in the end was actually fucking intimidating
That absolute Pontes, Gilson sent yet ANOTHER copyright strike against Jim's channel.
Oh, it's on now! What an absolute Gilson, this Gilson guy is. What an utter Pontes!
@@dragondude9637 yeesh. Gotta see what that leads to.
"You have been shown so much mercy."
Plot twist, there's a third Romine brother posing as Gilson B. Pontes.
It IS kinda funny how the DigiHom V Sterling saga ended and Gilson 'published' his first PS4 game soon after... Another alias, perhaps?
The B stands for Bomine.
What a twist
Gilson B. Pontes is like the villain on the 12th season of a TV show that's gone completely off the rails
Trying to capture the essence of the first seasons but by now the hero is so powerful, it is like swatting a fly.
Or one of those silly comic relief villains you get sometimes to break up the more serious episodes in anime.
Oh, this is gonna be juicier than an anime fan on prom night.
haha good one
That must be some lewd prom night
Juicier than a tv that looks like an apple
I'd say jucier than a TV that looks like a ninja SKELETON WARRIOR on prom night.
The point with meme culture is that it's highly contemporary not for me to get a flashback that transport me back to 2016, so thanks for that.
I love how Jim sorta implied that a Chosen One was needed to strike him down and that his disappointment at Gilson is like Ganon being annoyed at an NPC attacking him with the Master Torch.
Or if a random sailor tried to use the Triumph Forks.
"I'LL CREATE PRECEDENT IF THAT'S AS FAR AS IT GOES."
Fuck. That gave me goosebumps. If I read that, as Pontes I'd've shit meself.
it should be RUclips shitting themselves at that
They already got their collective shit kicked in by the FTC after they bragged about all the children they advertise to. It's unsurprising that they're now trying to stay as far away from the courts as possible
If youtube doesnt backs down and a single precedent ever goes through, its done. They are as done as dead with protecting the big brands who abuse it to do their shitty practices.
Seriously, good on him. And seriously, absolutely, fuck RUclips. Google (or Alphabet, whatever) doesn't have a goddamn consumerist bone in their reainimated lich corpse of a body
Precendent is exactly what we need to take the wind out of cancel culture's sails. Let the world know just how wrong their methods and reasonings are!
Somewhere, the spirit of TotalBiscuit smiles.
Y'know what? I appreciate this comment so much, I'm gonna leave it with the 69 likes it has. Because that's a nice number.
Ah, I miss him. He was a great guy, I wish cancer didn't take him from the world, as he made it a brighter place.
It's thanks to the late great TB's co-optional podcast that I discovered the glorious Jim Sterling, and I can't thank him enough for that, whereever he may be now. He is missed. Fuck Cancer.
The multitude of obnoxiously loud haters TB used to have can continue to lunch on their daily bag of dicks, because gaming was and continues to be singlehandedly kept from devolving into a far, *_far_* shittier (than it already is) hive of corporational scum and villainy by Jim's work and TB's influence/legacy.
The day we lose Jim as well will be the day gaming starts sucking *_hard_* for anything and everything exclusively outside of indie games.
I still miss him so much.
RUclips: "we don't plan to do anything about this. If you want action taken you should be... (/ominous music) prepared... to go to COURT. Are you SURE you are ready for that?!?!"
Jim Sterling: "My lawyers should have already contacted your lawyers. We are prepared to set precedent. Keep fucking with me and i'll be dragging YOUR ass there, not the other way around."
RUclips: "..."
RUclips: "yep, we're out. Here's your videos back"
...
legendary
"I'll create precedent if that's as far as it goes. Thank you."
- James Stephanie Fucking Sterling-son.
God damn thats gangsta.
A Certified Hood Classic
Sterling retaliation videos have reached the same hype levels of eminem diss tracks and I love it.
Although would prefer that people leave their livelihood alone and accept criticism
That’s an awfully hot coffee pot!
Can we take a minute to appreciate Jim, and how much happier Jim appears, since showing us the true Jim? Even in the middle of Savaging the "TRIPLEEEEHHH" industry, there are more smiles! I hope this translates over into real life and things are happier! Even in a shit pandemic where everyone is trying to survive.
Not gonna lie, I'd love to watch Jim Stephanie Sterling savage Triple H.
I aprove of Jim's new probably not even final form.
Agreed. So, so much happier but still as savage! Effing legend.
You'd probably be happier too if it was getting you more views
Hope Jim can find a bench and some red liquorice from time to time
"...even though it took more structure and thoughtfulness than has ever been evidenced in one of his games" Red bull came out my nose when you said that YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING LEGEND. never stop being you
Now, I want to use "you're acting like a Gilson" when someone does stupid and shitty stuff.
I hope the words "Gilson" and "Pontes" are used as insults from now on.
"Stop being a Gilson", "What an absolute Pontes", "You're such a Gilson, you know that?!"....and so on! 😃
Another dev is trying to kill Jimquisition
Aw shit here we go again
It's as if things are going back to normal.
"Dev"
When some unknown, tacky, asset-flipping, con-merchant “developer” compares themselves to Orson Welles in an IMDB page they wrote themselves, that’s when you know they have major delusions of grandeur.
I like the theory that Gilson B. Pontes is a rogue AI which Sony unwittingly set free upon the world.
Even his name is a slant rip off of Orson (gilSON) B. Welles (pontES).
@@LessDevoid The titles of his games look like those AI bots that write and post articles for ad impressions too. String a bunch of words and phrases together that mostly make sense but... don't, because they keep flipping the subject matter.
Plot twist, Gilson is the son of some high level Sony executive and is allowed to play at being a game dev.
I also made similar comment. That's the most sensible theory to me considering the "drop it" line. The executive can't bring themselves to say no to the son for one reason or another and nobody else can say anything to that executive due to fear of unemployment. Everyone but Gilson knows this is a problem but nobody has power or guts to stop it.
@@retrohanska4441 The drop it line makes it sound like an exec's son without doubt. But the chance that some execs are being held to account by some kind of organised syndicate, letting them use the Playstation store as a front for a money laundering operation are still pretty high. For all we know the CIA/FBI/IRS is letting them run the operation in order to gain intel on the extent of the criminal organisation.
A high level executive wouldn't need the money from putting out asset flips. And if he was playing game dev for the fun of it, he'd be putting out more whimsical games instead of this low tier drivel. It could still be a family member though...
His name sounds brazilian, so I don't think that's it.
I thought that was the popular theory, not a plot twist. It seems obvious that SOMETHING is going on. How else could such shit games get on when better games do not? Konami allegedly has ties to yakuza. Maybe something similar here...?
21:40 Not gonna lie... The way Jim looked right into the screen and said, "Naughty, filthy little boy" did something to me that I'm still working through emotionally.
... Update when I finish processing this.
Update: I am a naughty, filthy little boy. And maybe... that's okay.
....any updates?
It's been three days. You good?
This has reminded me that it's 2021 and RUclips still hasn't changed its policy of "three strikes with immediate penalties without requiring any justification or evidence".
Gilson B. Pontus: *threatens Jim's livelihood*
Jim's Lawyer: 'Aw shit, here we go again...'
The lawyer is probably Phoenix Wright himself!
“Ah shit. Here we go again.”
- James Stephanie Sterling whenever they see a copyright take-down on a video
I have a theory about Gilson B. Pontes. He was a secret fluffer for Sony executives and after one of his sessions, he mentioned he had a game studio and that he needed money for his studios to survive and so Gilson got immmunity.
His games look like the games people make when they're learning how to make games. Like the ones that are supposed to stay on a hard drive in some college or university and weren't made to be released.
Yeah like the games you make to learn how to actually make good games. Honing your skills to a presentable level.
It looks like a product of a artificial neural network set to learn how to make games based on popularity trends of youtube. Even those semi-randomized titles match the pattern.
Maybe there never were a Gibson.
Maybe it was gib-AI.json all along.
Ya they are games your supposed to release for free or 1 to 2 dollars and ask for reviews to learn and make games better
Even the guy's name sounds like an old timey villain. I picture him twirling his waxed mustache "Nyeh! I Gilson B Pontes have struck again, nyeh!"
I love how Gilsonite went from filler episode to main anime villain in one episode. Thank god for Shonen.
I don't see any main anime villain here. Just a pathetic background character that got obliterated by Jim with a single move
@@Valentin_Teslov true, you didn't see the villain. that's why he's a main villain: he's attacking from the shadows. his attacks are repelled, our hero has held his ground.
that dude is still making shit "games" and possibly plotting again.
@@Valentin_Teslov Not obliteratet, he is still around. Jim won a battle though
@@10Tabris01 for me he no longer exists
@@Valentin_Teslov Who?
First time going to Jim's Patreon and reading "Welcome to The Jimquisition, hosted by the Trashgirl from the Gender Dumpster, your humble host and purveyor of Non-Binary Finery, the juicy goose that is James Stephanie Sterling aka Jim Sterling aka Commander Sterling (The Pangalactic Princesque of Pansexual Pandemonium) aka The # 1 Boglin Babe! "
I Cryed tears of joy and laughter
How does he not realize YOU'RE probably responsible for any sales he makes. No one really would have heard of him if not for you.
I legit had no idea who he was until this video.. I remember a mention of Legend of Black Tiger forever ago, but had no idea who made it.. Then again, I don't play on Playstation..
I don't think he realizes that Jim is the only person mad enough to pay money for his games.
Him... and a few others have made videos about his "Games." One I can think of right now is Caddicarus, and Caddy took the piss about as much as Sterling did.
@@fistfulofgroovy9746 I must have missed that one, I love Caddy's stuff.
I doubt he cares whether any random people buy the games, it's probably a money laundering operation.
Hey Jim, I just wanted to let you know that while I’m not trans or non-binary, your confidence and openness about yourself has helped encourage me to explore my more feminine side and dress how I’ve always wanted to, so I just wanted to drop a little thanks!
I know the phrase is all but ruined thanks to economic policy lunatics, but I think "a rising tide raises all boats" applies here. Elevating minority voices improves things for everybody.
Hopefully we get to a point where clothing isn't gendered. Men's fashion is so limiting.
@@TheRealColBosch that’s bloody beautiful mate. May have to memorise your words.
As a lady who has always had a yearning to wear suits for decades, and finally recently started doing so, I encourage you to continue! I hope you feel your best you, no matter what that means.
SMH. Men can't be men anymore. I laugh
I love Jim's "live to spite" energy. Its so fucking strong
I find it legitimately inspiring, myself.
In this neo-liberal dystopian 1984 we're literally living in, spite is about the only thing left to us.
More copyright infringements: Solbrain is the name of a 80s sentai show, and the Spear of Destiny is the name of a Wolfenstein 3D expansion.
Not a single original thought in his brain.
Hate to be that guy, but the Spear of Destiny is another name for Longinus Spear, the one that finished off Jesus Christ. The reason why it was used in the expansion of Wolfenstein 3D is because some people believed that the nazis had at some point the afore mentioned spear in their hands, thus making it a fitting name for an expansion pack of a game about killing nazis. So in this case, it's not about Gilson being a thief, but him being a bloody idiot who puts random stuff in his titles for the sake of sounding cool without looking up the meaning of what he/she/it is using in it's titles
RUclips: Yeah, we're not going to do anything.
Jim: You noted that a second counter-notice includes the possibility of going to court, and I can and will go legal over this if needed.
RUclips: So, like we were saying, we'll reinstate those videos shall we?
Uh oh slaughtering grounds the sequel
The Pontising Grounds
Slaughtering Grounds 2: Gilson Down the Loo
I genuinely feel like Gilson is using this as a tax dodge or something.
It's sadder than that, because he went through the trouble of issuing strikes like he did that means his ego was hurt.
He thinks he makes good games, if it were a pure Tax Dodge then he wouldn't give a shit.
@@stryletz what if his games are deliberate bait for youtubers to copystike-nuke their channels?
@@shyflyf3772 then he took his goddamn time on this one.
Or literally money laundering maybe, weirder things have happened.
that was my exact thought when I realised it's 1 per year, always ahead of April. it's probably someone squatting one out ahead of year end to mark down just enough 'losses' to fudge the tax bill on their income.
Jim's lawyer holding back the raging Sterling: "he ain't worth it! just let em go! make another video about him to spite him.
RUclips needs to start taking fines for not investigating false takedowns properly
This totally misunderstands how the DMCA was constructed.
@@oldvlognewtricks The DCMA procedure was designed to be
1) Byzantine
2) a blanket protection for large corporations
so, it's easy to misunderstand how it works.
@@rog2224 I agree it’s designed to protect media corporations, but not that it’s particularly Byzantine.
RUclips’s (and any other platform’s) obligation is to take down content as soon as they receive a takedown request (assuming they wish to retain their protection from litigation - Spoiler: they do).
Their lack of liability is the entire point of the exchange, and once they have discharged their obligations they are off the hook. Any punishment is then down to litigation.
Not only might they not wish to take fines, it is entirely outside their legal responsibility to do so - I am no expert, but it might even be unlawful, just as it would be in certain jurisdictions for an employer to fine you for committing a crime outside of your work.
It is the equivalent of suggesting McDonald’s should take fines for someone stealing your fries.
How exactly is it difficult to understand?
This is stupid. How is youtube supposed to legally fine someone? What happens if you refuse to pay? Do you get RUclips probation or RUclips jail time?
@@brianjensen5661 ehm....YES ?
"I think it's not a good idea to piss off Jim Sterling ever again."
"Good call."
Jim: oh the tears of in fathomable sadness! Yummy! Yummy you guys!
Spoiler alert: he did it again... 😑
@@masterzombie161
"I made you eat your lawsuit!"
@@fritzthelibrarygoblin
Who, Gilsonworth Whatshisname?
@@alessandrobozzi7085 Yup. The man has continued being an utter Gilson.
Lawyer: "It's not worth pursuing this further"
James Stephanie: *withholds Gilson's porridge*
Lawyer: 😑
... it just dawned on me there's probably gonna be Sterling v Gilson fan art now. Lord have mercy.
@@nmat6183 20k enemies to lovers Gilson B pontes X James Stephanie Sterling court! Fanfic rated E for explicit
looks like he established a new genre: RUN AND DIE game
Is that not just tag?
Gilson B. Pontiss just graduated from being a silly figure to an outright villain.
Nah dis shit still pretty silly.
@@SpookyJohnathan Most villains are pretty silly.
Gilson: "I am a god!"
_Jim smacks him about_
Jim: "Puny god..."
I have been waiting for this video all week. Imagine if we lost this channel 😭
We'd riot.
There are other websites where you can host videos for free...
@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 I hate that response. Go make a fucking platform that can rival RUclips then go about trying to waste people's time.
1 we would revolt. 2. Who let you in here?
Same!
If Gilson isn’t James Stephanie Sterling’s alter-ego like Total Recall, he has to be an AI created by Sony to churn out games. They’re just keeping it under wraps while it learns.
Now I want James Stephanie to start the reactor
when has Jim started acting like transgender? I must of missed a few videos
Maybe it's not blackmail but nepotism? Maybe it's an exec's kid who wants to pretend they're a fancy developer too and Sony is just humoring them
Funny as it sounds this was actually my first thought after reading the whole story (or that maybe Gilson actually does have something to blackmail Sony with)
@@kyotheman69 yeah it’s been a couple of videos now. They just decided they go by James Stephanie Sterling. Pronouns were they/them, at least I think so.
I don’t understand much honestly, just trying my best. That’s all it really takes.
"I'm pissed, tired and old." I feel you.
The craziest part of this to me is that Sony still hasn't taken down any of Gilson's games, and I doubt they ever will at this point. Whatever power Gilson has over Sony is mysterious and vast, and I hope that Jimphanie Fucking Sterling Son can solve the mystery someday.
Guaranteed, there's a lot more digging on this one.
Nothing to worry about that's for sure! This isn't a containment procedure for a potentially dangerous AI that thinks it's a game creator.
Its interesting. Sony was willing to take down Cyberpunk 2077 because it didn't meet their standards of quality, but Gilson's games have so much quality that they threateningly advise anyone looking into him to back off because they so desperately need his games on their storefront? These fishy fish smell fishy.
@@bradams1854 yeah CD Projekt Red dont focuses on SjW politics ofc they Had to Go.
@@asddasdasdasdadsa nice bait, please get a real hobby.
It seems like that works a lot, "if this isn't fixed you'll be hearing from my lawyer!" When I was getting screwed by the owners of the apartments I previously lived in I had to make that threat and they literally fixed their behavior within seconds. They kept charging me an extra $300 a month due to 'late fees' because they were claiming that my rent wasn't getting to them in time, I first tried to mend this by having them sign the check when they received it, I can't remember what the service is called but it's a special service you can pay extra for at the post office, regardless of this they kept sending me late fees, and charging fees and filing fees and examination fees, all kinds of fees which eventually got up to $900 one month, working minimum wage I couldn't afford this and I couldn't afford a lawyer but I finally got fed up enough that I called them and tried to talk to them about this behavior because it seemed like it was getting out of hand and they had just sent me another notice claiming they had not received my rent. Instead of talking about things like rational adults they just told me to pay everything or I would be getting evicted and sued, so I said "fine, I'll just see what my lawyer has to say about this," then hung up the phone, I wasn't hostile, I wasn't aggressive, I just said that calmly. Again, I was working minimum wage which was about $9/hr in that state about that time, we were so poor at that time that I can recall literally having to choose between getting diapers for my baby or buying her formula, so obviously there was no way I could ever afford a lawyer, they called me back within 20 seconds of hanging up the phone (I'm not being hyperbolic) and said "oh, I see on my desk here that your rent check's right here, we'll wave the late fee, we're deeply sorry about this and hope you have a nice day!" Which was actually hilarious to me since they had just been saying to me no more than a minute prior to this that "my type" of people just don't like "growing up and paying their bills," after that all the fees stopped, miraculously they could no longer find that I was in the wrong for anything, despite my behavior not changing in the slightest.
Why do I fear that the plot twist is going to end up being that Gilson B. Pontes and James Romine are the same person?
like some sort of shit action film were the antagonist the main character killed in the last movie comes back as a cyborg for revenge
@@ryanwill32 Sounds like the show 'Archer' to me XD
plot twist: Gilson is a 70-something retiree who “dabbles” with game development to relate to his grandchildren, the copyright takedowns were initiated by his youngest grandchild Gilson the III
Digital Homicide the sequel, it is almost nostalgic. Honestly as much as I hate how much it fucks with Jims life, it's very entertaining seeing Jim completely steamroll these people
Not really a sequel, more like a bonus clip after the credits...
Note to self: Stop expecting to be able to eat food during Jim Steph's videos.
This ancient wisdom has come close to being lost many times... if not for y'know, everything
Lesson learned: threaten RUclips with legal action!
Problem is you have to be big enough for them to accept your threat as potentially legitimate. You have to be able to afford your own REAL lawyer who specializes in this crap.
Which is why these people normally go after much smaller channels, knowing they can't afford the court costs if it DOES end up in Court.
James Stephanie has already PROVEN that they CAN and WILL fight in Court with a Competent Attourney.
@@TheAyanamiRei befriend Jim and tell them he/she has your back and even lent you their lawyers.
That'll teach RUclips. 🤣
@@TheAyanamiRei not big enough, just in a position where a precedent could be set. Hiding behind 'BuT MuH DmCa' only goes so far if they are complicit in systemic fraud.
I've been watching this channel for quite some time now and I still don't know why we always get a picture of shrimp whenever "anyway" gets mentioned. It's this kind of consistency that helps me through dark times.
we dont question the Shrimp. We welcome the Shrimp. we adhere to the Shrimp. We love the Shrimp... and in the end.. we become the Shrimp. :)
It's because shrimps technically walk backwards, so when he says "but" he's taking a step back, like the afore mentioned, sacred and blessed, shrimp.
"How did this happen? We're smarter than this?" - Gilson Kenobi Pontes, 2021
"Apparently fucking not." - James Stephanie Not-Skywalker Sterling, also 2021
Hey Jim, I'm a patron already and I said this back in the digital homicide fiasco and I'll say it again now. If shit hits the fan, let's us know what you need and we will help however possible. The Jimquisition army has your back.
What are you going to do? lol
@@Chabooki I believe they’re referring to monetary support via patreon
One day game devs and movie studios will learn that transformative criticism isn't the same thing as copyright infringement. In the meantime, the license holders will continue to abuse RUclipss tools and we'll all keep on doing this song and dance until we all die.
You say that as if they don't already know that.
@@mitchh3092 This is a good point, but I do think that some people to this day still think that a review online is "copyright infringement".
It depends on what you want to believe. Are they incompetent, or malicious? Either outcome is bad.
@@Jamick98Geass There is a saying "Never attribute to malice what can instead be attributed to incompetent malice"
Honestly, what needs to happy is for some Big Corp to get a bunch of False Copyright Strikes against them or something.
That or for them to piss off the WRONG Super Big RUclipsr like Pewdie
@@Hyenatempest yeah the reason for that is you accuse someone of a Crime If IT IS malice, If you say they are stupied or idiots its free speach.
RUclips’s copyright system is unbelievably bad.
Reminds me of that episode of Avatar:The last airbender called “avatar day” where Aang is arrested in this village and their justice system is literally YT’s copyright system;
“Evidence? Hmm. That’s not how our court system works”
“Then how do I prove my innocence?”
“Simple. I say what happened then you say what happened then *I* decide who is right. That’s why it’s called Justice, because it’s Just Us”
I imagine Gilson is somekind of weird fight club situation with one of the Sony executives
We need a complete history of Gilson B. Pontes video at some point. It would definitely be a roller coaster of a story.
Less of a Rollercoaster more of a diving board, it just goes down
this video is the closest you'll get, the man is a literal enigma
personally my suspicion is that he's some reclusive millionaire and his games are a tax evasion scam-- which is why they come out one a year every Q1.
@@SavageGreywolf Is he even one real person, or just a false name a group is hiding behind?
I'd almost agree with the tax scam angle; that would explain why he gets a free pass from Sony, they likely work high up in the company or are cutting the company in on the scheme. But what I don't get, is if you had a successful scheme - if your shitty games were falling into the realm of lighthearted meme - why the fuck would you draw this sort of negative press and undue attention to yourself? Surely that has no outcome other than exposing whatever the operation is, if there is one.
If Gilson (or whatever he is really called) is the type of person that he comes across as in all this, he'll inevitably pull something else like this with you. So you won't even need to worry about whether you should go after him or not, because he'll make that choice for you through his actions.
I agree, Gilson seems to be little more than an adult baby.
You are probably right and what a piss off that is.
Im just sad Jim had to fight the fight ! I'f I had the Euromillions I'd be happy to throw ££ at him.
@@kuolemanlaakso1696 I'm an adult baby and I'm offended I'm being compared to this trash bag of a human
"Gilson B. Pontes" is a very typically Brazilian name. if that is his actual nationality, you can be *damn sure* he'll do it again.
There is only one law here in Brazil: "bullshit has no limits".
I kind of wish this issue actually went to court to create a legal precedent for protecting fair use and critics, but I'm also glad Stephanie didn't have to deal with another damn RUclips lawsuit