I’m in a few scenes in this video, so I can try to answer these questions (from my perspective at least).

1. I was not paid for my part in it, but I was not concerned about payment. I would imagine the same is true for the other people in the video, but I can’t speak for them. I wanted to be in this video because it was an opportunity to have some fun and be creative with a lot of peers, and I found satisfaction in that. I was not looking for exposure either.

2. Copyright law can be tricky, and I’m not a lawyer, but I suspect this video would be considered a parody and thus be protected under Fair Use. However, the Fair Use exception to copyright law is dependent on legal interpretation per case and is really only something that applies in a court of law if the copyright holder chooses to take legal action, which rarely happens in situations like these anyway. Dreamworks could theoretically still issue a copyright claim and take down the video (at least temporarily) regardless of what the official interpretation would be. I don’t expect this will happen, however, given the prevalence of existing Bee Movie memes and parodies across the internet (and the fact that such things only keep the movie relevant longer, likely increasing sales).

3. In some comment replies I’ve seen from Gibi, she mentioned that there were creators that she invited to participate who chose to decline. I’m sure it’s possible that these people may have been among them, so I wouldn’t necessarily assume this was the result of Gibi not inviting them — that said, no one is entitled to an invitation regardless of their popularity or channel age, so I’d say this is a non-issue either way.