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Old 04-16-23, 02:54 PM
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Default What happened to Viktor G youtube channel?

Anyone know why it's been down? Is he still on the forum? Would love to get front strut installation torque specs from him.

Hope you're well Viktor.

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Old 04-16-23, 04:00 PM
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He's still got his day job, probably just busy with other things. someone here can give you those specs if you ask or just google and get the answer.
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Originally Posted by ghost31711
Anyone know why it's been down? Is he still on the forum? Would love to get front strut installation torque specs from him.

Hope you're well Viktor.

-Henry
Probably didnt get approval from Lexus, to use their name and shop info.
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Old 05-28-23, 06:50 AM
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Default Viktor on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiJ...pgHvv9WgNk3pVQ

Hope all is well. We missed you!
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Good to know. Thanks!
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Gone again. Account terminated due to a Trademark claim by a third party is the message on his former YouTube Channel
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Default Viktor is back OFF of YouTube

He is gone again.

Site says that "account terminated due to TradeMark claim by a third party"


Hopefully he comes back again, but not looking good.
This account has been terminated due to a Trademark claim by a third party.
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Originally Posted by Quantum501
He is gone again.

Site says that "account terminated due to TradeMark claim by a third party"


Hopefully he comes back again, but not looking good.
This account has been terminated due to a Trademark claim by a third party.
​​​​​​Boooooo~
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Hey all, this is Viktor G from YouTube.

My channel was terminated due to a "Trademark violation" because I was wearing a Lexus branded shirt in my videos. Unfortunately, I did not have a backup for the majority of the videos on there, so they are gone forever. If anyone has any of my videos saved, would you please be able to send them to me. I would edit them to remove any reference to the Lexus brand out of them and repost them on a new channel that I am hosting.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzc...9fkR9qASproKCA

Thank you so much!
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Originally Posted by ViktorG
Hey all, this is Viktor G from YouTube.

My channel was terminated due to a "Trademark violation" because I was wearing a Lexus branded shirt in my videos. Unfortunately, I did not have a backup for the majority of the videos on there, so they are gone forever. If anyone has any of my videos saved, would you please be able to send them to me. I would edit them to remove any reference to the Lexus brand out of them and repost them on a new channel that I am hosting.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzc...9fkR9qASproKCA

Thank you so much!
wowwww what a load of bs...

the only chance i know of to possible retrieve the videos is the wayback machine, go to archive.org and enter the url of your old channel in the bar at the top

it's not a guarantee but i've been able to watch long deleted (or made private) videos using that
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Originally Posted by ViktorG
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My channel was terminated due to a "Trademark violation" because I was wearing a Lexus branded shirt in my videos.!
‘no warning?
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Victor G and his videos have done so much for us Lexus owners.
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Those corporate bean counters have nothing better to do than to do video take downs?

clowns!

Anyway,


Generally, wearing a shirt with a company's logo isn't illegal if you're not using it to deceive or confuse people into thinking you are endorsed by, affiliated with, or employed by the company. However, using their logo in commercialized content (like a YouTube channel which generates income) might create issues related to trademark infringement if viewers could be led to believe the company has sponsored or endorsed your video.

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https://www.youtube.com/@Viktor_G_Automotive/videos

He's back!
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Originally Posted by Stroock639
wowwww what a load of bs...

the only chance i know of to possible retrieve the videos is the wayback machine, go to archive.org and enter the url of your old channel in the bar at the top

it's not a guarantee but i've been able to watch long deleted (or made private) videos using that
Thanks! I tried the wayback machine, but unfortunately my videos are not on there.
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