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Originally Posted by trebleshot

Copyright law varies from country to country, as does the enforcement of said laws when it's regarding a copyright registered in a foreign country (ex. China doesn't recognize most US copyrights). Typically, companies will attempt to get the same copyright registered in every country in which they plan on doing business.

Having said that, it's been my experience that YouTube generally errs on the side of caution. If the owner(s) of that Russian show complain to YT about your vids infringing on [his|her|their] copyright, then YT may pull your vids before they even review the situation.

My suggestion is to come up with a unique name, if possible. Throwing your username in front wouldn't hurt either, since it's already unique.

^This pretty much

Also copyright only is respected if it is defended.

Personally i think its huge scam that people get to patent random words that are part of our culture, pig genes and all that stuff...

Lets just say if you are outside the US and the EU, you wont have to worry too much, since the big corporations dont get to bully you too much.