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5 min readThe day Casey Tron streamed an entire movie on Twitch to raise money for her copyright defense, she may have committed two additional copyright violations in the process. She is one of three streamers—alongside Frogan and Denims—being sued by Ethan Klein for copyright infringement. And as of this episode, her GoFundMe has raised about $42,000. Frogan's is stuck at 17% of its $200,000 goal. Denims raised a sterling $10 in the previous day, sitting at roughly 38% of her target. The fundraising race is not going well for anyone involved, and Asmongold's reaction is less sympathy than a kind of grim fascination.
The fundraising landscape and why it's failing
The three defendants are raising money for legal fees against Klein's lawsuit, but their campaigns have stalled in ways that reveal something about public sympathy. Frogan's GoFundMe is the most notable failure: two weeks in, she has only reached 17% of her $200,000 goal. Asmongold points out that this is partly because of her own past statements—she once said that American soldiers deserve PTSD, a comment that has not been forgotten. In a previous video, he challenged his audience to raise more in Super Chat donations than the defendants had raised in 48 hours, and his community succeeded, partly because of how many people simply dislike Frogan. Multiple veterans donated specifically to spite her, with one writing, "Tell
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What you'll learn
- 1 Timestamped Outline
- 2 (00:08) **Casey Tron's Copyright Fundraiser Stream** - Asmongold reacts to the news that one of Ethan Klein's lawsuit targets streamed a full movie to raise money for her legal defense fund
- 3 (01:07) **The Veterans' Donations Against Frogan** - Asmongold reads a super chat from a veteran who donated specifically to spite Frogan for her comments about soldiers
- 4 (03:49) **Frogan's Failing Fundraiser** - Asmongold checks on Frogan's GoFundMe progress and questions whether Hassan will bail her out
- 5 (06:32) **Casey Tron's Self-Sabotage** - Asmongold explains why Casey Tron is the "dark horse" winning the fundraiser race despite making terrible decisions
- 6 (09:38) **Casey Tron's Desperate Stream** - Asmongold watches clips of Casey Tron's stream where she dances and begs for donations while blaming "Zionists" and "incels"
- 7 (11:35) **Casey Tron's Victim Narrative** - Asmongold reacts to Casey Tron claiming a "smear campaign" by "bad faith incel cult communities"
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