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Friday, January 30, 2009 

Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Let me explain to you a little bit about how JAMES GUNN'S PG PORN works.  We get a small amount of money up front from Spike, which essentially covers our production costs, but almost nothing else.  We then get paid a certain CPM -- a certain amount of money for every thousand hits.  Most of us create PG PORN for free, with a little hope of some money on the back end.  Not everyone who works on PG PORN is wealthy, or even close to it.  The hundreds of dollars (not even thousands) my co-creators will make off of Spike.com really doesn't pay for the countless hours of work they've put into the project, but at least it's something, and it helps them to pay the rent and eat.

Spike.com has been a fabulous company to work with.  They've let us do whatever we want with the series, and it helps them to make a little money because when their hits go up they can charge their advertisors more money.

So it kind of sucks when a disgusting lowlife piece of shit like Eric Bauman, the dude who owns eBaum's World, blatanly makes a rip of PG PORN: ROADSIDE ASS-SISTANCE and posts it on his site with an eBaum's World imprint on it.  He could just as easily post an embedded file from Spike, giving them the hits, but he chooses to blatantly and obviously steal it anyway. 

And this is not a one time thing.  eDouche also stole NAILING YOUR WIFE and posted that on eBaum's World as well.  Our lawyers contacted him to tell him to cease and desist, which he did... after a week or so when the hits had died down.

Currently, ROADSIDE ASS-SISTANCE is up on his home page and has gotten 60,000 hits.  Viacom's lawyers are contacting the anus-sucking boy whore to tell him to take down the content, which he certainly will, after a certain amount of time.  It's all become a part of eBaum's business practices.  They steal videos from other people, post them, and gather all the hits while they're hot, then lackadasically remove the videos when they're contacted by lawyers.

Perhaps if it's a video from a big company or major studio, it doesn't make that much of a difference.  But I can tell you it definitely makes a financial difference to my partners, and it makes a difference to me as well.  If PG PORN, or my other projects in New Media, cease to be profitable, I can't continue to create them. 

So what can you do?

1) You can contact the advertisors on eBaum's World, and tell them you will no longer use their services as long as they advertise on the site.  They are complicit in the illegal activities.  Here are a few whose services I will no longer use --

Domino's Pizza
Time Warner Cable
Shipping.com
Chili's
Betterthanpants.com
Mydailymoment.com

2) You can spread the word that eBaum's World sucks, and tell everyone you know not to go there. 

3) You can visit, watch, rate and comment ROADSIDE ASS-SISTANCE on the only legitimate site for PG PORN, Spike.com/pgporn .

Let me also say that YouTube has also featured rips of PG PORN in the past.  However, a few things make it different:  1) They aren't actually posted by the dudes who run YouTube, 2) When we contacted them about taking it down, they took it down in a few hours, not a fucking week, and 3) YouTube has put new technology in place where you can give them footage and any videos coming in matching that footage will not be allowed to post.  So far, we have seen no illegal rips of ROADSIDE ASS-SISTANCE on YouTube.  (I just talked to Jake Zim, our distribution chief, who said that JUST TODAY YouTube has blocked 17 users from uploading ROADSIDE onto the service.) 

Anyway, that's it for now.  Sorry to infect you all with my bile.  I'll be back tomorrow, most likely, with a less pissed-off blog.

James


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Rabid Rich
Rabid Rich

 
I saw that! Not that Ebaums has much going for it anyway. They also ripped off from Lloyd Kaufman's Poultrygeist. Bauman is nothing short of an inbred douchebag.

 
Posted by Rabid Rich on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:19 AM
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Alyzabeth Mitchell

 
That is pretty damned shitty. Surely there is some way to sue that asshole for lost revenue. What a thief. I will never use or go to that site ever.

 
Posted by Alyzabeth Mitchell on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:20 AM
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My god! It's full of Tim Stotz

 
ok, Ebam's world as piece of shitty as they are, I understand their motives (and you spell them out above pretty clearly), but I don't get why anyone would re post to youtube? what do the posters get out of it? And why would they do it? It's a free video you can get with no problem on Spike. I guess their hit count goes up, but does that net them money? fame? I don't get it....just like i'm not getting Domino's Pizza anymore.

 
Posted by My god! It's full of Tim Stotz on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:21 AM
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BrandØn123
Brandon Anderson

 
Domino's tastes like circular garbage.

 
Posted by BrandØn123 on Saturday, January 31, 2009 - 2:40 AM
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James Gunn
James Gunn

 
I don't know. I think people just like to get hits. It also might help a user up the hit count on his own videos. I actually fault those people less than eBaum, since that dude's making money off of us.

 
Posted by James Gunn on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:23 AM
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Dave

 
What a total dick. Glad your lawyers are on it.

 
Posted by Dave on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:23 AM
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Not Oreo dipped Wonderball -bri

 
Preach it James! Fuck that guy! Shirts should be made- "Fuck EBaum's World".

 
Posted by Not Oreo dipped Wonderball -bri on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:24 AM
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Ed

 
Be preemptive. Every time you intend to post a video that you think ebaum will post, send him a written certified letter the week before you post it, with its title and everything clearly stated so there is no mistake, and put in writing that if they post it on their site, or with an ebaum watermark, they will be in violation of copyright and will be held liable. If it's in writing, and it still happens, it's a lot more actionable.
 
Posted by Ed on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:29 AM
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James Gunn
James Gunn

 
That's a good idea, Ed. But, still, this isn't only me -- it's a lot of people on the internet whose shit he's stealing, and everyone who deals with him should be held liable.

 
Posted by James Gunn on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:35 AM
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Ed

 
100 percent agree, brother. If you really want to get an advertiser's attention, Chili's is just one of many Brinker-owned chains- On the Border, Maggiano's, Macaroni Grill, etc. Send them a letter stating that you are going to suggest to your fanbase ( a million-plus strong nationwide) that unless they stop advertising with ebaum, you will recommend a boycott. Explain why! Tell the advertisers, inform them. They're as human as anyone else. If they continue to advertise after your letter, then you have a very good reason to boycott them. And remind them EVERY TIME you post a video why you are boycotting them, just liek teh pre-emptive letter to eBaum. Me? I'm ging to tell my Sam she needs to switch from chili's to a better place to eat.
 
Posted by Ed on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:50 AM
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Sl@yer

 
Are you and the others able to band together to sue for losses in class action lawsuit for copyright infringement? He knows he's using copywrited material.
Maybe a good lawyer could make a case for this being a pattern of illegal behavior and get the system to look at it as a combination of all the material he has stolen consecutively?

Is there a way to protect PG Porn as a body of work from this clown? It's a series so is each episode protected with a single warning? What does it take to get an injunction on his site?

Definitely need to kill off a character named Erick Balm in a really horrible way in next movie for stealing. Maybe just cut off his arms. Must be super cheesy and wear a polyester suit with white shoes and belt. Terrible comb-over or a Blago-helmet hair. Bad teeth. Big, fake Rolex and tacky man-rings.

 
Posted by Sl@yer on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 11:44 AM
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downtowntrash
al barr

 
okey dokey James....
 
Posted by downtowntrash on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:29 AM
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Mr. Meyattman (Pseudo Professor on the Rise!)

 
I think you know what you have to do dude: send Rooker and Gregg on him, to ya know, "Send a message" or in lehmans terms, break this douchebags legs and arms. That's pretty shitty of him.
Is there anyway to sue him for the money you're losing with the hits on his site?

Best of luck.

 
Posted by Mr. Meyattman (Pseudo Professor on the Rise!) on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:32 AM
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Angela V!

 
I stopped eating Domino's Pizza a long time ago anyway.
That shit's disgusting!
 
Posted by Angela V! on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:33 AM
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Wendy
Wendy Schapiro

 
What a total fucking tool. I hope that his cock gets black, then pus-y, then falls off, but bounces and lands back in his mouth and goes down his throat so that he chokes to death on his own black, pus-laden cock.


Have a nice(r) day!!! :-D
 
Posted by Wendy on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:33 AM
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Kayefex |Graphic Design|

 
OK, the circumstances make me angry.. but THIS made me snork soda out my nose. =) Well done.

 
Posted by Kayefex |Graphic Design| on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:49 AM
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My god! It's full of Tim Stotz

 
It will be interesting to see if you get any backlash from the fans of ebaum's world.
There are fans right?
 
Posted by My god! It's full of Tim Stotz on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:35 AM
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Peregrine

 
Someone's giving it hits. Not that I'd put it past the cuntbag to be sitting there spanking it and clicking his own links a billionty times as he tells himself how cool he is. By which I mean eBaum :P
 
Posted by Peregrine on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:01 AM
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Mr. Peterson

 
Yeah, this guy has been a dick for years. He also takes shit off popular flash sites like newgrounds. Most of them could care less because they just want their content out there. But I'm not sure how this guy has stayed on the web for so long.

 
Posted by Mr. Peterson on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:37 AM
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dirtyseven

 
what a fucking tool. i never go to that site or use those services anyway.
i've been avoiding them this whole time, brotha!
 
Posted by dirtyseven on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:41 AM
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Joseph Thompson

 
What a complete DICKHOLE! He should be anal raped by a Gorilla! You rock James!!
 
Posted by Joseph Thompson on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:43 AM
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Warren

 
I know your anger. This shit happens to us with Happy Tree Friends all the time. We had tons of issues with YouTube, which they would take care of quickly, but still…it was like an endless game of Whack-A-Mole. Like you said though, the new software they use totally helps.


eBaums site sucks and hasn’t be relevant, if it ever was, since 2002. The fact that he even has advertisers is shocking.
I’ll take the following action:

Dominos Pizza – Gross pizza so easy to boycott
Time Warner Cable – Got Comcast
Shipping. com – Don’t ship
Chilis – The one near us closed…thank you Mr.
Bush
Betterthanpants. com – nothing is better the pants
Mydailymoment. com – No idea what this is, don’t care.


 
Posted by Warren on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:46 AM
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Nicole
Nicole Jurries

 
There is a very interesting article on the doucheness that is Ebaum from 'Wired'. You should check it out. http://www. wired. com/wired/archive/14. 10/ebaum. html
 
Posted by Nicole on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:46 AM
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Jeremy
Jeremy Graham

 
I have been terrified of late, as not every one of your blogs has told me to fuck myself at the end. Seriously, though, thank you very much for giving us insight into the financing of new media, both in this blog and in your interview with streamTV. It helps us on tech end understand, more, what writers and actors are up against in regards to recompense for hard work. Oh... and make sure Pete turns off his cell phone as he and his betrothed are saying their nuptials (one wouldn't want his or her wedding to be described as "all explody and drenched in grue).

 
Posted by Jeremy on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:47 AM
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Kayefex |Graphic Design|

 
I know you're genuinely pissed off when you don't tell us to go fuck ourselves. That said, you're right. What a fucking asshole. I personally pledge never to visit eBaum's World, to ruthlessly spread The Truth about what butt-suckers they are ad nauseum, never to use the services of any of those advertisers, and to contact each of those advertisers to tell them WHY I am not using their services. James, we all think you are The Shit. Completely, and without reservations, I would personally clean dead squirrels from your lawn, because that's how The Shit you are. You rock, and I stand behind you.

 
Posted by Kayefex |Graphic Design| on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:47 AM
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Jen (aka Agent Leaf on the Wind)

 
Eric is, like people who talk at the theatre, going to the SPECIAL Hell...


 
Posted by Jen (aka Agent Leaf on the Wind) on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:48 AM
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Jake

 
distribution chief = awesome title
 
Posted by Jake on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:49 AM
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James Gunn
James Gunn

 
I just made it up because COO of Safran Digital Group seemed to take too much explaining!
 
Posted by James Gunn on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:58 AM
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benn
Ben Newton

 
Boycotting Dominos just for you, JG.

 
Posted by benn on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:57 AM
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Exploding Taco Productions

 
sometimes if my internet's being a douche, it doesn't like the spike player, which is why it's nice to have a youtube option. not that it gives people permission to upload to youtube, but that's why it's useful.

 
Posted by Exploding Taco Productions on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:57 AM
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Peregrine

 
What a cuntbag. Sorry you have to go through this. Can you get him on intellectual property theft, since he watermarked something clearly yours with his brand? Technically, that's rebranding.

 
Posted by Peregrine on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 12:58 AM
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Jessica
jessica siler

 
The thought of giving up my 2-for-1 at Chili's is enough to break my heart, but for you I will do it. Goodbye $4 whiskey sours...


I hope that wretched douche canoe is thoroughly taken down (in every sense of the phrase) by the powers that be.

 
Posted by Jessica on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:00 AM
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Feo Amante

 
Nothing new at all for Eric Bauman and his sex-slave lover and presumed biological father, Neil Bauman.

 
Posted by Feo Amante on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:02 AM
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John P. Betz
John Betz

 
James, I will Kill Eric Blowmen for you, as long as you promise to make me at the very least a PA on a future PG Porn... -Betz
 
Posted by John P. Betz on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:12 AM
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Shaun

 
Ebaums has long been known as a "Copy/Paste" content site. I don't think I've gone there for three years. They are proud of stealing content, as these types of incidents just draw more people to their site.

 
Posted by Shaun on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:13 AM
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deannaelise
Deanna Greif

 
Good luck! I've watched PG Porn every time on the links you give! :)
 
Posted by deannaelise on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:17 AM
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FLEETWOOD ZAC
Zack Soto

 
Well, you know what they say... "It's Ebaum's world, we just live in it!"
 
Posted by FLEETWOOD ZAC on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:19 AM
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John (blah blah blah)

 
I heard that Eric Bauman is friends with Perry King.

 
Posted by John (blah blah blah) on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:26 AM
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stephen
Stephen Bennett

 
that sucks, i hope you can do something to stop ebaums from doing it again.

 
Posted by stephen on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:32 AM
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♠ S t u ♠

 
What about watching the videos on a site such as WorstPreviews, which links it with Spike. com?
 
Posted by ♠ S t u ♠ on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:42 AM
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James Gunn
James Gunn

 
I really appreciate sites like WorstPreviews, etc, who either post links or embed the filed from SPIKE. Those places rock.

 
Posted by James Gunn on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 3:02 AM
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...day...

 
That is shitty. Ebaum's sucks anyway.

 
Posted by ...day... on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:45 AM
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Heather

 
James - This totally appalls me!!! Here is a letter I sent to mydailymoment. com...

I am signed up to get daily emails from you, which I plan to discontinue if you keep advertising on eBaum's World. eBaum is currently involved in illegal activity and I am shocked to learn that you advertise there. I sincerely hope you will reconsider and pay someone else to advertise with. I believe if you continue to advertise on their site your good name will be tarnished. I look forward to hearing from you that you will be removing your ads from their site. When that happens I will refer all of my friends your way, if not, well, it will say a lot about your company and the business you keep. Thank you for your time.
-Heather
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I hope it helps at least a little.


-H
 
Posted by Heather on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:47 AM
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A Man Called Amore

 
Just posted this on my Facebook. Fuck those thieving cocksuckers.

 
Posted by A Man Called Amore on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 1:53 AM
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Michelle!

 
what blantant douchebaggery, I hope it works out for you and it will in the end. I hope Eaum gets an anal parasite and can not sleep due to the deep itch buried in his anus, what a vile cunt.

 
Posted by Michelle! on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 2:29 AM
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Jilly Bunny
Jill Jackson

 
Forwarded and posted... And, I am already boycotting all places mentioned so yay me.
:)
 
Posted by Jilly Bunny on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 2:44 AM
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MOB SCENE™

 
That sucks. I'll be sure to hit Spike's site and vote..
 
Posted by MOB SCENE™ on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 2:49 AM
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Give Me My Remote

 
What a douche! Just saw that the video is still there.
I first wondered why he wouldn't just use the embed code offered on Spike. com, but then I realized that by making his version of the video (well YOUR video with his douche logo) embeddable he can use YOUR content as a video advertisement for his site. Everyone that see the video with his logo will think that HE created it. Ugh, I'll be sending an email off the some of the advertisers as well.
This shit has got to STOP!
 
Posted by Give Me My Remote on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 3:21 AM
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John
John BS

 
time warner cable does blow fucking chunks all over my dog!
 
Posted by John on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 3:26 AM
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Mike or Bill Pardy's Evil Doppelgänger?

 
That Eric Bauman is a rather large cunt now isn't he. I've never gone to that site, and never will.

 
Posted by Mike or Bill Pardy's Evil Doppelgänger? on Friday, January 30, 2009 - 3:29 AM
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