Article on ebaumsworld.com (link)
 

I find this really hard to believe, but I guess anythings possible.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...502050313/1001

cool so you can make a it by stealing other peoples work and calling it your own

read that a while ago, good read...

My thoughts exactly.

His office is right down the street from me :pimp

Is it as swanky as they make it sound in the article?

"He's kind of shy,"
In high school Eric Bauman was known for pulling pranks on teachers. "He was voted class clown"

Shy people are funny & they pull pranks in high school now?...

Yeah, sounds to me like they played it up WAY too much for the paper. :2 cents:

Do you think he's really a millionaire?

No way, not from that site anyway.

its very true and the guy is a dick with a huge ego who profits off my work

Fuck him
I hope he fails in his future biz attempts

what work of yours does he profit off of?

The site's success has made Eric Bauman a multimillionaire, allowing him to buy a $150,000 house and an $850,000 office building in Brighton.

My comment: NICE!!!

That type of mainstream media site has a whole category of equally large sites. Consumption Junction is one of the bigger examples. There's quite a lot. It's a great demographic--mostly college kids and its very viral. Plus those tons of page views = CPC potential $$$$

And that really makes sense to you?

Why hasn't he been sued yet?

Did you read the whole article?

i agree
him and his dad can go get bent.
they used other people to get where they are now

People like that end up getting whats coming to them.

I am finding it hard to believe he is making that much money as he was never able to afford hosting for that site no matter what he tried.

My thoughts:

1. He's blowing up publicity about the site for a quick sale

or

2. see #1

he is making that kind of money
i know what he used to make and unless he took a huge traffic decrease ( witch he didnt ) he could only go UP

No way, I refuse to believe that.

Don't then.

Actually, I think he was smart for investing in commercial/office property.

that was 2 years ago dude.
things change ya know ?

i dont think the little shit has had one original idea in his life, hes only so big now because stern use to push him

I did. The closest to a suit is:
One of the most popular features is the soundboard with audio clips from celebrities such as Dr. Phil and Judge Judy. The content is pulled from various sources, or is sometimes original content submitted to Bauman.

At times, it has gotten Bauman in hot water. Howard Stern has mentioned the site on his show. In 2002, Viacom threatened to sue Bauman for using content from its clients, such as Paramount.


Threats and actual suits are very different things :Oh crap

Well, I've been interviewed by newspapers on a few occasions before (it was internet related), and they don't do any research on you. They ask vague questions and you can say whatever you want. Then they word it all nice to be published. For example, you could say "Yeah, I run websites" and they would say something like "Shoehorn runs a vast network of high traffic websites ranging from adult entertainment to mainstream advertising." or whatever. Whatever they can do to make you want to read more and fill in all the space they need to fill in they will. The American media and Hollywood are the same thing. :2 cents:

he doesnt have an oringal idea
he took what other people did
posted it on his site
even people promoted for him
he is an idiot

Most of the time it's not innovation that is rewarded by the market but execution and marketing. Clear example: Microsoft.

Btw, nice forum you got there :)

I know, but do you think a major company like Paramount or Viacom is going to jump into a lawsuit? I think they would do their homework so the case would be cut and dry. Regardless, if hes stealing content and infringing on copyrights he'll go down.

Actually, given their bulk billing relationships with many litigation firms, I'm sure if they really wanted to stir shit they would have... Its definitely gonna hurt eBaum more than it would hurt them.

It's not like there's no legal issues involved with such sites. For one thing, commercial appropriation of one's likeness is possible if they take your funny vid with your likeness and stamp their logo on it (Without your permission of course).

Definately, I am not arguing that fact. What I am saying is that just because hes only been threatened doesn't mean that those companies were merely blowing smoke up his ass to scare him. :2 cents:

This guy may not be a genius and have the audacity to steal other people ideas but having made that much money from a 'school prank' is something we have all dreamed about and isn't that we all want at he end of the day - the guys does have brains somewhere - even if they are in his balls!

I have seen that site from back in the day, with the whole E/N scene.

The thing with those sites is people tend to send their friends the links after they seensomething cool on it. Funny pics, jokes, soundboards seem to be mainstream stuff. As you can see the site has tons of pop ups and those "Which pic is Britney Spears" type ads. That can pile up dough quick, but who would think millions?


Those joke/funny type sites seem to just annoy me nowadays.

What other sites you think comapre to this one?

I'd actually like to know what Rick Latona thinks about this article, since in a way ebaumsworld is a ripoff of CJ.

Very viral site. We have a blog that does funny news stories and media as well and the hits do pile up specially if the featured media of the day is a doozy.