The YouTube app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
An Oshawa, Ont., university is suing YouTuber Fique Ayub over his viral videos filmed on campus, including one where he imitated an “exaggerated Indian accent” and asked disruptive questions during lectures before pulling out a portable burner and cooking curry during classes.
The claimant, Ontario Tech University, previously obtained an injunction barring Ayub from coming back onto its campus, but is now seeking that he be forced to give the school an undisclosed share of the revenue he made from the prank videos on campus, as well as at least $50,000 in punitive damages.
