Twitch streamer Papaplatte wants to have a company banned on TikTok that used clips from one of his streams without permission.
In August 2023, Papaplatte gained significant attention on TikTok when a short video went viral, showing him throwing a ball with full force against a door. The video, which depicts the streamer in the hallway of his home, became a hit in no time, receiving 360 million views in just 24 hours.
What was this clip used for? In one of his recent streams, Papaplatte was alerted by an observant viewer that a dropshipping company was using his face and snippets from his streams to promote a similar ball that he had used in the viral TikTok video.
What is dropshipping? Dropshipping is a business model where products are shipped directly from the manufacturer to the customer without the retailer needing to hold physical stock. Often, questionable marketing tactics are employed in this process. In this case, the company used Papaplatte’s visual material without his consent to promote their products.
You can learn more about another clip that went viral on TikTok and the story behind it in this video:
What was shown in the company’s video? Papaplatte then opened the corresponding TikTok video from the company during his stream and reviewed it with his community.
In the video, a synthetic voice said at the beginning, “This is what Papaplatte says about our Volcano Bounce Ball.” Then, a clip of the streamer was shown, where he excitedly spoke about the ball: “Whoa, no matter where you throw it, it always comes back your way.”
In the following clips, Papaplatte was seen carefully tossing the ball around his streaming room and then swirling it later in the mentioned hallway, a scene that was already shown in the viral TikTok video.
“Can we claim the shit out of this?”
How did the streamer react? After watching the video, Papaplatte paused it and copied the link to the page. He then began a voice message, presumably to his management, stating: “Hello. Sorry to disturb on the weekend. The guy is using clips from my stream to promote his shitty dropshipping thing. Can we claim the shit out of this? Thank you very much, have a nice weekend.”
Despite his annoyance over the unauthorized use of his content, Papaplatte laughed briefly and then continued with his usual content.
How did the community react? The comments under the video reflect a divided opinion on the situation. While some users support Papaplatte and find the unauthorized use of his content unacceptable, others do not fully understand the streamer’s reaction.
- Nexoorrr wrote: “Am I misunderstanding this? He tested practically the same ball.”
- Krowwboii wrote: “He did promote it, whether intentionally or not, right?”
- leonardpalmowski wrote: “So he can use their clips for his company (channel), but not the other way around?”
- 🙂 wrote: “Guys, you know what copyright is, right?”
- Filips 99 wrote: “Sure, it’s not nice and fair from the manufacturer, but just exposing the company and being envious, not letting someone have anything, I mean, he really has enough?”
- Lina wrote: “Yeah dude, you can also just ask beforehand, right? I don’t understand the comments here.”
Recently, an interesting debate also ignited over copyright issues when accusations arose that the Steam hit Palworld had copied ideas from Pokémon. We asked renowned lawyer Christian Solmecke whether and on what legal grounds Nintendo would be able to successfully take action against Palworld: Could Nintendo successfully sue the Steam hit Palword? – We ask a lawyer
