Sees you forgot to respond to this one
Edit: Game's over, you guys ARE trying to copyright reaction videos itself:
>The general "use" they've registered for React (and several other trademarks) is: IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing an on-going series of programs and webisodes via the Internet in the field of observing and interviewing various groups of people.
>We see why this is confusing
What is confusing is how you keep using vague terms like "format", "beat by beat", "structure" without specifying what you are actually claiming copyright on.
>In terms of earlier content titled kids react, there's no way for us to know if someone didn't change their titles at some point
Except there is. There are numerous records on the internet like the waybackmachine that records what was posted before you guy posted your own video. Youtube likely has records of the titles too. This is extremely disingenuous of you guys. You're claiming that there's no way that you yourself can confirm that the very trademark you are claiming has ever been used before, so this means you are allowed to trademark it. So what if I, did the same thing to you? What if I made elders react videos, claim copyright over it, and tell you that I have no way to verify if you changed the title of your videos? What kind of logic is this?
>Kids React as the show that is known today has gone through the trademark process and we own that trademark now.
Wow, you guys did it. You've actually managed to trademark something that you took from someone else.
Okay, let's follow this train of thought. You guys are now expanding. You want to sell the "react" license itself. Then this means, when someone creates "engineers react" that also becomes trademarked, and anyone who uses it to create reaction videos would now be infringing on your intellectual property. Seriously?
> But React World is not to go after anyone, it is to license the series.
Here's a question you didn't answer: Did you send a cease and desist letter in 2012 to the makers of British Kids React To? Yes/No
Here's another Yes/No question: Have you ever used your legal teams to threaten other reaction content creators in the form of cease and desist letters.
Here's my attempt to condense the actual information in your post:
>trademark wise yes, you can't call a show "Kids React"
>multiple people makes up PART of the elements
>you would need to start the show the same way, have every element in the same exact spot, have the "question time" placed in the same way, boxes, timing
>If someone licenses a series from us and makes Engineers React, would not infringe depending on the content itself. The name "engineers react" is also not trademarked.. if that user now trademarks the show, the title could become an issue.
Basically, this is the start of a legal money grab. Other people making other react videos have not trademarked their reactions, so who ever is the first to do it gets the prize.
Here's a final test. Please tell me if a video like this infringes on your copyrighted structure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgu3LdikLV0
It has all the elements you posted. Multiple people watching a video, questions afterward, facts being shared, etc.