YouTube has a plagiarism problem, and perhaps its best exemplified by OBF - a YouTuber who has gained infamy for plagiarising other educational channels. OBF is not just an isolated problem but he's representative of a bigger, ever-growing problem on the platform.

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OBF YouTube Channel - https://bit.ly/3TqT1PQ

Vox | Why American public transit is so bad Election - https://bit.ly/3yPAx3p

Neo's Tweet - https://bit.ly/3VKDYma

Johnny Harris | How Switzerland Stayed Neutral https://bit.ly/3EVzmUf

Not Just Bikes | Why City Design is Important (and Why I Hate Houston) - https://bit.ly/3SbZlJT

Neo | Why Dubai's Man-Made Islands Are Still Empty - https://bit.ly/3s9dQUh

Faultline | Why Has the US Never Been Invaded? - https://bit.ly/3CKB6Nq

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Vox | Who's really using up the water in the American West? - https://bit.ly/3TESCJP

OBF | US enemies are not gonna like this video... - https://bit.ly/3DceQxl

Alan Fisher | Grid Cities are Fine, and OBF is a Copycat -    • Grid Cities are Fine, and OBF is a Co...  

OBF | Why Cities With Grids Are Terribly Designed - https://bit.ly/3SgENQr

Kleos | Why Dubai Is Terribly Designed - https://bit.ly/3gnvAsg

Casey Neistat | The Secret Door - https://bit.ly/3CLs5U8

Emma Chamberlain | amsterdam, netherlands - https://bit.ly/3s7nYwL

Stanford Libraries | What Is Fair Use? - https://stanford.io/3Sa8hzD

YouTube Creators | How to use the Copyright Match Tool - https://bit.ly/3saIyMO

Stripe | Indexing the creator economy - https://bit.ly/3CMdd83

Not Just Bikes | Why We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia - https://bit.ly/3VHqHun

Not Just Bikes | Why Many Cities Suck (but Dutch Cities Don't) - https://bit.ly/3ShUs1Q

Not Just Bikes | How Toronto Got Addicted to Cars - https://bit.ly/3saiJg0

Google Scholar - https://bit.ly/3TBtL9G

JSTOR | https://bit.ly/3SfLqma

The Present Past | How the Dutch Shaped Indonesia - https://bit.ly/3TgYLfn

Faultline | How Iran’s view on women changed… - https://bit.ly/3TwHdLW

Wex Photo Video | How To | Create Documentary Content - https://bit.ly/3EQaxZM

OBG | Why Sweden Is Immune To Wars - https://bit.ly/3TvyREe


Other channels mentioned in this piece all making great content: ‪@neoexplains‬ ‪@NotJustBikes‬ ‪@johnnyharris‬ ‪@Vox‬ ‪@ThePresentPast_‬ ‪@PolyMatter‬ ‪@Wendoverproductions‬ ‪@RealEngineering‬ ‪@hoogyoutube‬ ‪@IntoEurope‬ ‪@MoneyMacro‬


Time Stamps:
0:00 - OBF is copying everyone
1:00 - The growing problem of plagiarism
1:37 - Inspiration vs Plagiarism
2:23 - The problem with OBF
3:48 The Vox & NJB example
5:17 - How big is the issue of plagiarism on YouTube
6:35 - Copyright & Fair use explained.
8:04 - YouTube are helping Creators fight the problem
8:43 - The blurred lines of copyright online
9:16 - Not Just Bikes on the importance of copyright
10:10 - The importance of Sourcing
11:04 - Our secret to making weekly videos
11:57 - How The Present Past finds academic research
12:18 - Tips on creating original content from Not Just Bikes
12:46 - The vulnerability of being a Creator online (We will all F#@k up)