🎬 Primink vs Lillee Jean–The Dark Side of Copyright: How YouTube's System Can Be Abused

The Influencer Who Faked Her Life is STALKING Primink | Lillee Jean 

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🎭 The Primink vs. Lillee Jean Controversy

One of the most talked-about cases among the Youtube’s sphere of alleged copyright abuse involves commentary Youtuber Primink (1.08M subscribers) and the infamous internet personality Lillee Jean.

In his videos titled “The Instagram Model Who Fabricated Her Entire Life” , which garnered around 10M views, became one of his most popular videos and sparked one of the biggest controversies in Youtube’s Community 😱
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHifwwHVdUw

Primink dives into the online persona and controversies surrounding Lillee Jean. In his videos he used clips and screenshots to make his case- content that many would argue falls under fair use.

But Lilee Jean and her mother (Laura), who mostly manage her accounts, didn’t take kindly to the critique. They reportedly filed multiple copyright claims against Primink’s videos.

🗣️ According to Primink and others, these claims weren’t about protecting copyright—they were about shutting down criticism.

“The real reason I vanished for 4 Years” 

Post by Primink regarding the cases

What mind boggling about this case is that the situation escalated to Primink’s private information being leaked by them. 😱

One of the harassment included:

🚨 Lillee Jean and her mother included Primink’s real name—and sometimes even his home address—in copyright claims, despite him never sharing that info publicly.

🚨 Public Videos (already deleted by Lillee Jean) mentioning Primink’s full real name, his hometown and state. These videos were framed as responses to “bullying”

This case highlights a terrifying flaw in YouTube's system: copyright claims can be weaponized. And when that happens, freedom of expression on the platform suffers.

📝 Final Thoughts

Copyright law is essential—but on platforms like YouTube, the tools built to uphold it can sometimes do more harm than good. When creators use it to silence others, we don’t just lose videos—we lose truth, commentary, and creativity.

But on the flip side 🤸

🤓 Cases like Primink’s have started to 🔥 spark conversations. They’ve encouraged more creators–especially the smaller ones who often suffer in silence to speak out about their own experiences with copyright abuse.

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Hannani Syahirah bt Umar Sharif (1211103295)