Since we posted our video two days ago, a lot has happened.
It's been crazy,
and, most of all,
we've received such an overwhelming amount of support
that it's completely blown us away.
(Hila) Yeah
When we made that video we didn't expect anyone to really care about it,
except our own community,
and just seeing everyone come together has been absolutely
amazing.
So, many of you guys probably heard by now,
that Philly D, upon seeing our video,
started a GoFundMe campaign,
that as of now, has raised over
a hundred and fifteen thousand
fucking dollars
in 24 hours.
(Hila) It's unreal.
(Hila) I feel like it just turned completely
(Hila) from like the shittiest situation we've been in
Yeah
(Hila) to like one of the greatest.
- It's ridiculous.
And now, you know,
no matter what happens with the case, we've already won.
Philly D started by putting $5,000,
Notch came in with $8,000,
Gary Newman,
Markiplier,
Michael Green,
Drama Alert,
PewDiePie,
Jacksepticeye,
Kwebbelkop,
RayNarvaez,
In a Nutshell,
Cr1TiKaL,
Did You Know Gaming,
Jake Roper,
I Hate Everything,
Luna,
Matthias,
Scarce,
Boogie,
Jenna Marbles,
even LeafyIsHere
and the Fine Bros,
people who we've roasted in the past,
set aside their differences to help protect fair use,
for which I have so much respect.
I mean, the Fine Bros
gave ten thousand dollars.
(Hila) Yeah, that was just so shocking.
Honestly, a huge, big,
BIG thank you to everybody who helped support it.
All those guys and four thousand plus more people who gave us
so generously.
Now, we fully realize
that people aren't supporting H3H3,
most of them are just supporting fair use.
(Hila) Yeah.
And that's why this moment was so powerful.
And,
in consideration of that,
we received so much money,
we're not gonna use all that money - you guys gave us so much money!
Right now it's at like a hundred and twenty thousand dollars!
(Hila) Yeah, it's ridiculous.
I mean, we said we needed a hundred thousand dollars AT MOST
and there's a large chance that we're not gonna use anywhere
near that amount, depending on how long the case goes.
Yeah.
So, in consideration of that,
we've decided to take every single penny
and put it into an escrow account in the care of
Morrison / Lee:
Ryan Morrison and his partner Michael Lee, the video game attorney.
So it goes into an escrow account in their care,
that will be used ONLY
for the purpose of protecting fair use and representing people,
big or small,
who are in legitimate need
of protection.
So far,
these guys, Morrison and Lee,
have been known for giving free legal advice.
Well now,
they can do way more than that.
They can actually represent these people
and use their time to help support fair use.
That money will not be used for any other purpose.
We will never see a penny of it.
It is going straight
from Philly D's campaign into an escrow account,
for the sole purpose of protecting fair use.
And we will be its first client.
Mhm.
And that's why we decided to donate $5,000 of our own money
into the GoFundMe,
because,
even though you guys gave us the money to defend ourselves,
we're also a member of this community and this is something that we care about.
So, I mean, it's also our burden
to bear.
(Hila) Yeah.
So we're giving $5,000 of our own money into the account.
So we will be the first "client"
of this account,
that will be known as
the Fair Use Protection Account,
also known as,
FUPA.
And even now guys, the FUPA continues to grow.
The FUPA shall protect all of us.
Thank you guys for helping out met the FUPA and making it
voluptuous and big and powerful,
like we always knew that it was.
If anyone out there thinks that they have a legitimate fair use claim
or are being bullied,
email fupa@morrisonlee.com
and there, the lawyers and ourselves are gonna look over everything
and we will definitely get back to you if you have a legitimate cause.
On Twitter, you can follow us: @FUPAforFREEDOM
And here, we'll be putting updates,
how we're spending the money, who we're helping,
if you have concerns, tweet us there.
So this money should hypothetically last us a long time.
And the amount of money that's there
should act alone as a deterrant
to other people who wanna try to bully and fuck with people.
Now that the money's there, the means is there,
we've got a lawyer, a community,
that's there to stand up and help protect fair use,
thanks to you guys' contributions.
Thanks to everyone so much,
this is like a dream, like,
to actually have a.. organization,
where we, as a community, came together and fundraised
to help protect everybody.
Yeah, you actually have lawyers who know what they're doing.
So, ask them whatever you need and they can help you.
It's like.. a dream.
It's like a YouTuber's union.
I mean, I've always dreamed of this.
We have a YouTuber's union, we have money,
we have an organization, we have lawyers,
guys,
this is like a new chapter for fair use on YouTube.
We finally stood together and the FUPA shall prevail.
And honestly, I think that..
above Philly D,
above Notch who gave $8,000,
above the Fine Bros who gave $10,000, everyone who gave so generously,
there's one person that needs to be thanked more than anyone.
The VIP,
the MVP,
Matt Hoss.
Remember, without Matt Hoss,
none of this would have happened.
Let me- lemme put it this way:
the guy doesn't have FUPA.
No, that's his problem!
Matt Hoss doesn't have FUPA. We do.
All of us do,
thanks to Matt Hoss.
Thanks to everybody (claps)
YouTube is great again.
YouTube IS great again!
You guys made YouTube great again.