happiness is a warm gun
posted by max on July 20, 2006 at 03:48:01 PM
Howdy folks,
First off I'd like to thank everyone for voting for me on the Snakes on a Plane contest. I seem to be kicking ass. For those of you in the nyc area hit me up as there will likely be spots open at the screening.
Also big ups to Wired Magazine for their recent blurb about YTMND.
YTMND will be having its own contest as well, read more for details.
As many of you know, I recently changed things around so instead of the "site not found :(" message you get a YTMND. Since that time I've gathered quite a few misspelling domains from typosquatters. ytmd.com, ytmmd.com, ytnnd.com, ytmnd.org, ytmnd.net, etc. It's up to you guys to make a YTMND explaining that people who visit these sites have misspelled the name. The site will redirect after around 15 seconds, and the best site will be an automatic HoF entry. Post your entries here for the time being.
This brings me to my next topic, original content. Every day I receive more and more complaints about stolen content ending up on ytmnd. Please guys, if you are going to take the time to upload something you didn't create yourself, find the time to cite the sources, and no "internets" doesn't count.
First off I'd like to thank everyone for voting for me on the Snakes on a Plane contest. I seem to be kicking ass. For those of you in the nyc area hit me up as there will likely be spots open at the screening.
Also big ups to Wired Magazine for their recent blurb about YTMND.
YTMND will be having its own contest as well, read more for details.
As many of you know, I recently changed things around so instead of the "site not found :(" message you get a YTMND. Since that time I've gathered quite a few misspelling domains from typosquatters. ytmd.com, ytmmd.com, ytnnd.com, ytmnd.org, ytmnd.net, etc. It's up to you guys to make a YTMND explaining that people who visit these sites have misspelled the name. The site will redirect after around 15 seconds, and the best site will be an automatic HoF entry. Post your entries here for the time being.
This brings me to my next topic, original content. Every day I receive more and more complaints about stolen content ending up on ytmnd. Please guys, if you are going to take the time to upload something you didn't create yourself, find the time to cite the sources, and no "internets" doesn't count.
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"You know how the YTMND creators name is highlighted in blue? Could you make it so our
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It's not millions of dollars but a private screening of SoaP and tons of fancy new computer gear paid for by donations basically puts you in the same spot of profiting off of theft just like Ebaum. It's artistically defensible theft, sometimes, but legally it's the same sh*t. How the f*ck are you going to operate in a legalist paradigm only when it suits you, then go all "WILD WILD WEST" every other moment? So how's about some consistency: Are you Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid?
I'm not suing anyone. stop putting words in my mouth nor is a snakes on a plane screening (which is a few days after the movie comes out) something I'm really profiting off of. feel free to criticize me, I'm not the one promoting these "wars", the last time i criticized ebaum was when his dad sent me a c*nty email, so please, get off my nuts.
The point isn't that he's using a group to win the SOAP contest. That's fine. But he's raked in thousands of dollars in site sponsorships. I haven't a clue what's come in from ads. With it, he's bought himself a sh*tload of fancy computer stuff and the winning spot in the SOAP contest, etc. It's not anywhere near as BIG as the kind of theft ebaum does, but it's not like max isn't getting something from our theft of copyrighted works. I think some people would just like to see a little consistency here between "I'll sue you for copyright infringement if you take a similar domain and I'll sh*t-talk you for stealing" vs. "stealing all your source material is okay if you at least say where it's from." Playing both sides really has a stink to it.
the sponsorships go to hardware for the site. i don't see that money, or the hardware for that matter ever. again, i never threatened to sue, so please stop putting words in my mouth. nor do I say it's okay to "steal all your source material". feel free to complain about it, but at least be accurate.
I sent email to a single company who had spent the time to purchase many of the misspellings and they asked me if I had any right to them. I sent them the YTMND trademark information and they transferred the domains to me. If you'd like to discuss the financial details of YTMND so you can further claim I'm profiting from other people stealing content, send me an email.
I think if you are making $2 or $200,000 off stolen content, you are at least in a gray area, and at most without any moral high ground over Ebaums. The general idea is that since content is contributed by individuals that they hold responsability for unoriginal content, as compared to Ebaums system of submission and review. So the implication is that if YTMND's webmaster and management have not submitted the content, they can claim plausible deniability? That is horsesh*t. When you bring ads and other money making ventures into the picture a responsability is gained, reguardless of the specificintent to use that money. There is no willfull blindness when money becomes involved. And I agree that its morally ambiguous to take from typosquatters while barely acknowledging the prime problem of YTMND. Maybe they should have cited "YTMND"?
I never claimed that by running this site I am morally clear of all the copyright infringement that happens here. I'm not happy with it, but with the amount of time put into this site just dealing with people cheating and the content I get actual requests to take down, there isn't much I can do short of taking down the site completely. the difference is, I am one guy with a few volunteers providing a service. I do not have a staff of 30 and an income of tens of thousands per week which could easily pay for the resources needed to do due diligence on copyright ownership. I run a site with a very easy and abusable system, whether or not the end user steals content is up to them. When I get requests to remove content, I remove it as soon as I verify the request is accurate and truthful. More to the point, the only place I show ads is on content generated by YTMND, not interfering with the content itself.
Am I responsible for copyright infringement? Is AOL responsible for death threats made on their message boards? I'm just as unhappy about stolen content showing up on this site as anyone else, but do you honestly think I sit back and do nothing about it because it's profitable? Why do you think I haven't added some sort of media library or fad music selection etc. I'd like to promote creativity with this site and dissuade the theft of legitimate content. Have I claimed I am a crusader against copyright infringement? No, I'm not that self righteous. My point was, stop taking the latest greatest gif off the internet and toting it as your own work, it's f*cking lame. As is trying to make me out as money grubbing jew claiming that I am a moral crusader against all things bad and illegal. I'm just some guy with a website that happens to have gained a large userbase.
"I'd like to promote creativity with this site and dissuade the theft of legitimate content. Have I claimed I am a crusader against copyright infringement? No, I'm not that self righteous. My point was, stop taking the latest greatest gif off the internet and toting it as your own work, it's f*cking lame." I've been saying this for awhile. Prepare for everyone to hate you.
No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
No one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be fated
To telling only lies
But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free
No one knows what it's like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through
But my dreams
They aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free
When my fist clenches, crack it open
Before I use it and lose my cool
When I smile, tell me some bad news
Before I laugh and act like a fool
If I swallow anything evil
Put your finger down my throat
If I shiver, please give me a blanket
Keep me warm, let me wear your coat
No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
-you are bored one day. You wander passed the living room, through the kitchen, and into a hallway. There is a door there, you open the door, and discover a place known as 'outside'- "WHO PUT THIS HERE?!" you scream. -You wander into your newly discovered world, when suddenly a cat jumps out of nowhere and scratches your face off. The cat than says ... "YJGP (you just got pwnt)" the end-
Unfortunately, there's no way to have a site like this without someone accusing you of theft. When I hear people complaining about EBaums stealing from someone that stole something else, it makes me ROFL. Let's be serious. Has Max made quite a name for himself? Hell yeah he has. And he's put in a whole helluva lot of work too. It's not all animated gifs and soundfiles. And when there are complaints about stolen content, who do you think gets to hear about it? Do you think Ronald McDonald and Michael J. Fox get calls or E-Mails demanding the content be removed, or else? No. Max gets to hear ALL of the bull sh*t.
Citing. I have always had a problen with it. It's like stealing, but telling them you stole it and that's supposed to make it okey. But let's say for instance that worked, wouldn't you do it? Hell yes, you would. That's all I have for now.
Hey look it's another long paragraph of bullsh*t nobody will read he was really quite hypnotic moving from topic to topic like a tender crisp bacon cheddar ranch batman vs. picard remember your fundamentals picture sound text too many ytmnds are f*ggy short films if its more than 30 seconds long I click it off regardless sorry nobody wants to sit through your ego stroking sloooow slide show with needless exposition and credits at the end nooooo you bitch! you bitch! as for citing sources I don't give a sh*t as long as content isn't stolen but I've complained about that before ever notice how the old fads weren't forced but all the new ones are forced but hey I'm a hater religion is a pacifier wake up people I mean it's all just made up gotta do the cooking by the book also c/unts.