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'''eBaum's World''' is an entertainment website owned by Literally Media. The site was founded in 2001 and features comedy content such as memes, viral videos, images, and other forms of Internet culture. Content is primarily user submitted in exchange for points through a monetary point system "eBones."
'''eBaum's World''' (subtitled "Media for the masses") is a popular ] based in ] featuring entertainment media such as ]s, ] ]s and ]. It is highly controversial for many reasons, primarily due to allegations that content on the website is taken from other sources without permission and rebranded with the eBaum's World logo. The site, which is owned by '''Eric "eBaum" Bauman''', a native of ], ranks in the top 2000 sites on the Internet according to the website ]. It is co-owned by Eric's secretary and father, Neil Bauman.


== History of ownership ==
==Features==
eBaum's World originated in ], featuring entertainment media such as ]s, ] ]s, and ]. The site was created and owned by Eric "eBaum" Bauman and his father, Neil. In August 2007, eBaum's World was acquired by HandHeld Entertainment, also known as ZVUE Corporation, for $15 million up front, $2.5 million in HandHeld stock, and up to $52.5 million in cash and stock over 3 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/2007/08/02/ebaumsworld/|title=eBaum's World Sells for $17.5 Million|last=Cashmore|first=Pete|date=August 2, 2007|website=Mashable}}</ref>
The site features individual celebrity ]s where users can click buttons to hear quotes or phrases spoken by that celebrity. By pressing certain buttons in an organized order, users can simulate the celebrities saying unusual things. In this way, the soundboards are commonly used in ]. These calls are often recorded and subsequently re-submitted to the site.


On January 31, 2009, Bauman and the company's staff were terminated by ZVUE and the company moved to the San Francisco ZVUE offices. As of 2016, the Israel-based company Literally Media held a controlling stake of eBaum's World.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/cheezburgers-new-owner-is-israeli-digital-media-company/|title=Cheezburger's new owner is Israeli digital-media company|last=Lerman|first=Rachel|date=April 21, 2016|website=Seattle Times}}</ref>
eBaum's World has a very large forum community, with thousands of members and over one million posts. There is also a ], and a store which sells eBaum merchandise. There is also a section called "Moron Mail" which features feedback sent in by users.


eBaum's World is owned and operated by Literally Media, which also owns ], ], and ].
eBaum's World has a very large collection of prank and comedic photos which are divided into signs, Photoshop images, and misleading croppings of normal pictures.


== Features ==
This site also has a very large collection of Flash movies, games, and ] stolen from across the internet. Some of the more famous ones are the ], ] (despite the creator's explicit statements that he does not want it hosted on eBaum's World ), and "''Where's Waldo?''".{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
The site features individual celebrity ], where users can click buttons to hear quotes or phrases spoken by the celebrity. There is a ], a store on which eBaum merchandise are put on sale and a section called ''Moron Mail'' featuring feedback sent in by users. The site also featured a ], which existed until 2019. Bauman still operates a board created right after his termination by ZVUE. The forum was named in tribute to Bauman's history at the eBaum's World.

==Controversy==
Historically, eBaum's World has been the subject of significant controversy in many Internet communities due to numerous incidents of content being taken from other sites; such as ], ], ], ], ] and ]; without attribution. For example, Olde English always finishes their videos with a screen that states that "This video is protected under a ] License"; in more than one video copied from Olde English to eBaum's World, the final screen is cut out of the video, whereas YouTube and other video sites have it in to credit the creators. Companies such as ] , ] ], and ] have all claimed that eBaum's World has infringed on their copyrights as well. Eric Bauman denies critics' claims that the site's content is stolen, citing research done by site editors and the consent form that must accompany uploads of material. He claims to honor all requests to remove unauthorized material , but this is contested by some content creators. In particular, web artist and animator ], was only able to have his animations removed at the beginning of ]. Bauman has claimed that he formerly worked with Picking, though Picking has stated that this is false.

A web site, , has been set up by ]/] supporters ] (Lemon Demon), ] (AltF4), and Abi Rendon (LegalCondom, a former eBaum's World employee) to document the ongoing eBaum's World controversy. The site hosts a page containing statements from content creators claiming that some of their works appear on eBaum's World without permission.

===Timeline of controversies===
* As early as ], Eric Bauman had been threatened by legal action by corporations, citing unauthorized use of trademarked names or copyrighted material. One notable case involved the "soundboards" and the audio used within them.

* In early ], ] sent a ] letter claiming that the ] parody videos, originally made by independent producer ''FenslerFilm'', violated their registered trademarks and copyrights. The videos were not removed, since FenslerFilm did not face any legal action.

* Since ] ], several arguments between eBaum's World forum members and Something Awful forum members have occurred concerning the posting of "Photoshop Phriday" images on eBaum's World without permission.

* In late ], ] threatened to sue eBaum's World after a copy of the game "Super Monkey Ball" was posted on the site. Not only was the Flash-based game posted on the site, it was "]," meaning that the game was merely displayed on the webpage while being hosted on Sega's official website; most of eBaum's detractors take this as direct proof that eBaum's World employees knowingly host stolen material,{{Fact|date=February 2007}} and screenshots of the page loading text and page source code are easy to find using a search engine. The page was removed, and eventually it was replaced with an image of ] pointing to the viewer, with the text "YOU'RE A HOMO" in large bold letters on the bottom of the image.

* On ] ], eBaum's World hosted and watermarked a ] montage created by Derek Lutz (a.k.a. YTMND user SpliceVW), while crediting neither he nor YTMND. Users from YTMND, along with users from other internet communities, such as ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], responded by disrupting the eBaum's World forums with spam posts and ] attacks. On ], eBaum's World alleged the attacks were a form of "cyber-terrorism", and on ], Neil Bauman stated publicly that arrests were being made in relation to the attacks (though none have been made public as of yet.) Max Goldberg, the owner of YTMND, and Neil Bauman eventually came to an agreement, with Bauman agreeing to remove the montage from his website, and in return, for Goldberg removing any reference to "eBaum" from his website. Despite the resolution, both sites experienced DDoS attacks on the morning of ], 2006.

* On ] ], ], an eBaum's World representative, appeared on ]'s '']'' to try to clear up the recent controversy with YTMND. ], co-host of the show, asked Parker explicit questions about the alleged infringing. Parker claimed:

: {{cquote|There aren't any written rules or regulations. We're trying to do our due diligence and do the things that we feel are right by not taking other people's material without crediting them or contacting them first. We try to...we contact all these people. Like if we something we like, like a game, we don't just put it on our site . We contact these people. And if you notice with all our new Flash games, we have our own intro in them, and it's done by the creators and we pay them for that.}}

* On ] ], several images from the Something Awful forums were displayed on the eBaum's World website. The images on eBaum's World were cropped to remove the Something Awful watermark. The page was removed later in the day following multiple complaints being expressed on the eBaum's World forums. As a result, Something Awful switched to a more invasive ] template.

* On ] ], Steven Lerner of Albino Blacksheep explained that eBaum's World took the animation "Animator vs. Animation," and the creator of the Flash animation, , would take legal action against eBaum's World. ] has also threatened legal action and claims that other websites have also asserted difficulties with Eric Bauman. Lerner and Becker used the to track who used the animation on their web sites. Lerner also explained that the Flash animation is legally protected under the ] of ]. Furthermore, when the flash was posted on eBaum's World, it had been decompiled and the line "Hosted on albinoblacksheep.com" was removed. On ], Bauman sent Becker a $250 check as well as entering him into a monthly "contest" (of which Becker was the ] winner) in hopes of having any legal charges dropped. Becker was also told to submit a pre-written statement claiming that none of eBaum's World's content was stolen, and that Bauman had contacted him prior to his content being posted on the site. Alan accepted this proposal, and later submitted this letter of apology to the Flash community of Albino Blacksheep:

: {{cquote|Hello, I am the author of Animator vs. Animation...

I feel so ashamed, and the world is ashamed of me.

I fell into eBaum's trap. I gave them fuel to fight back.

With their constant persuasion and offers for money, they made me write a quote saying that everything was fine. Of course everything was fine for me, because I had the money they had given me. What can you expect, I was dead poor before, I have no experience with business. The quote says they contacted me before they posted my animation on their website, however '''I did not give them permission to put it on.'''
}}
:: ''On ] ], eBaum's World removed the animation and the apology from Becker from their web site.''


== Copyright infringement and controversy ==
* On ] ], eBaum's World hosted an animation about a temporary tattoo of a dinosaur that looked dumb ("Dumb Dinosaur"), originally found on ] and Spinnerdisc.com. They subsequently removed the animation, and issued this apologetic statement to Drew Mokris, creator of the animation:
eBaum's World has garnered controversy due to numerous incidents of content being taken from other sites (such as ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]) without attribution. Companies such as ]<ref name="courttv.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.courttv.com/news/cow/022603_prankcalls_ctv.html |title=court TV becomes truTV |website=CourtTV.com |access-date=2009-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030306095852/http://www.courttv.com/news/cow/022603_prankcalls_ctv.html |archive-date=2003-03-06 }}</ref> have claimed that eBaum's World has infringed on their copyrights. The site denied critics' claims, citing research done by site editors and the consent form that must accompany uploads of material. eBaum's World claimed to honor all requests to remove unauthorized material.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ebaumsworld.com/response-01-10-05.html |title=Funny Videos, Funny Pictures, Flash Games, Jokes |website=Ebaumsworld.com |date=2009-12-13 |access-date=2009-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831234504/http://www.ebaumsworld.com/response-01-10-05.html |archive-date=2009-08-31}}</ref>


=== Timeline ===
: {{cquote|Mr. Mokris,
* In 2003, Eric Bauman was threatened with legal action by corporations, citing unauthorized use of trademarked names or copyrighted material. One notable case involved the "soundboards" and the audio used within them.<ref name="courttv.com" />
* In January 2006, an animated image titled "] Doesn't Change Facial Expressions" was lifted from YTMND.com and posted at eBaum's World with the latter site's watermark superimposed. The incident touched off a feud between the two sites, resulting in eBaum's World removing the animation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wiki.ytmnd.com/EBaum%27s_World |title=EBaum's World&nbsp;— YTMND wiki, explaining the Internets one article at a time |website=Wiki.ytmnd.com |access-date=2009-12-20}}</ref>
* On May 26, 2006, several images from the Something Awful forums were displayed on the eBaum's World website.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3089 |title=Mixed-up Movies |website=SomethingAwful.com |date=2005-07-29 |access-date=2009-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111185253/http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3089 |archive-date=2006-11-11}}</ref> {{Unreliable source?|date=January 2009}} The images on eBaum's World were cropped to remove the Something Awful watermark. The page was removed later in the day following multiple complaints being expressed on the eBaum's World forums. As a result, Something Awful switched to a more invasive ] template.
* On June 12, 2006, Steven Lerner of Albino Blacksheep explained that eBaum's World took the popular Flash animation "'']''", and the creator of the Flash animation, ], would take legal action against eBaum's World.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alanbecker.deviantart.com |title=alanbecker on deviantART |website=AlanBecker.DeviantArt.com |access-date=2009-12-20}}</ref> Albino Blacksheep has also threatened legal action and claims that other websites have also asserted difficulties with Eric Bauman. Lerner and Becker used the MochiBot Flash tracking tool to track who used the animation on their web sites. Lerner also explained that the Flash animation is legally protected under the ] of 1998. Furthermore, when the Flash animation was posted on eBaum's World, it had been decompiled and the line "Hosted on albinoblacksheep.com" was removed. On June 9, Bauman sent Becker a $250 check as well as entering him into a monthly "contest" (of which Becker was the ] winner) in hopes of having any legal charges dropped. Becker was also told to submit a pre-written statement claiming that none of eBaum's World's content was stolen, and that Bauman had contacted him prior to his content being posted on the site. Alan accepted this proposal, and later submitted this letter of apology to the Flash community of Albino Blacksheep:
{{Quote | style=font-size:100% |1=Hello, I am the author of Animator vs. Animation&nbsp;...<br /><br />I feel so ashamed, and the world is ashamed of me.<br /><br />I fell into eBaum's trap. I gave them fuel to fight back.<br /><br />With their constant persuasion and offers for money, they made me write a quote saying that everything was fine. Of course everything was fine for me, because I had the money they had given me. What can you expect, I was dead poor before, I have no experience with business. The quote says they contacted me before they posted my animation on their website, however I did not give them permission to put it on.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/archive/june2006 |title=June 2006 &#124; Archive |website=AlbinoBlackSheep.com |access-date=2009-12-20}}</ref>}}


: On June 26, 2006, eBaum's World removed the animation and the apology from Becker from their web site.
We were recently contacted by a fan of yours in regards to the July
9th post on your website declaring that you did not give us permission
to feature your flash animation. First off, I apologize for the
mixup, your flash was submitted to us via our upload form
(http://upload.ebaumsworld.com) and our clearance dept's initial
review led us to believe it was submitted by the original author. I
have removed the animation from the system, although it may take a few
hours for the changes to be reflected for all users. Once again, my
apologies for the mixup, and keep up the good work, we are big fans of
your animations!}}


* On July 9, 2006, eBaum's World hosted an animation called "Dumb Dinosaur", originally found on Albino Blacksheep and Spinnerdisc.com. They subsequently removed the animation, and issued this apologetic statement to Drew Mokris, creator of Dumb Dinosaur:
: It went on to issue him a draft notice to join Eric's program for Flash animators to put eBaum's World logos in all their animations in exchange for more money. eBaum's World also has quotes from authors who had good experiences with him, which can be found
{{Quote | style=font-size:100% |1=Mr. Mokris,<br /><br />We were recently contacted by a fan of yours in regards to the July 9th post on your website declaring that you did not give us permission to feature your flash animation. First off, I apologize for the mixup, your flash was submitted to us via our upload form and our clearance dept's initial review led us to believe it was submitted by the original author. I have removed the animation from the system, although it may take a few hours for the changes to be reflected for all users. Once again, my apologies for the mixup, and keep up the good work, we are big fans of your animations!}}


== On television ==
* In December of 2006 and January of 2007, individuals who identified themselves as being from eBaum's World (among other websites) "raided" ] in a ] attack, taking his site offline and racking up thousands of dollars of bandwidth bills, according to Turner himself.<ref name="freep">{{cite web | url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070205/NEWS07/70205031/0/NEWS06 | publisher=freep.com | title=Cyber foes find ways to silence hate-talk radio host | accessdate=2007-03-22}}</ref>
=== ''Right This Minute'' ===
eBaum's World had a weekly segment on ABC-Disney's '']'' called "Real or Fake" since July 2012. Each week longtime eBaum's World editor MacDreidel brings three video clips that are viewed, discussed and ultimately voted on by the show's hosts to determine if the video is a real viral video, or a staged fake.<ref>&nbsp;— ''Real or Fake''</ref>


=== Television series attempt ===
==eBaum's World on television==
On ], ], ] made a deal with the ] to create a television program based on eBaum's World. Producers described it as a late-night companion special to air with ] (WWE) '']'' featuring clips from the website, as well as new and exclusive content including interviews with former and current eBaum's World subjects. The Show was to feature former ] Host ] of Unscrewed and professional wrestler ]. The show was being executive produced by ] through his production company, ], in association with Fox Television Studios. The ] letters from this company were removed when this show was announced. On January 24, 2006, ] made a deal with the ] to create a television program based on eBaum's World. Producers described it as a late-night companion special to air with '']'', featuring clips from the Web site, as well as new and exclusive content including interviews with former and current eBaum's World subjects. The show was to feature former ] Host ] of Unscrewed and professional wrestler ]. The show was being executive produced by Simon Andreae through his production company, The Incubator, in association with Fox Television Studios. The ] letters from this company were removed when this show was announced.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legal – Grape Stomping Video|website=eBaum's World|url=http://www.ebaumsworld.com/grapefall-legal.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050303004436/http://www.ebaumsworld.com/grapefall-legal.html|date=2004-04-28|archive-date=2005-03-03|access-date=2019-04-21}}</ref>


=== Web Soup ===
On ], ], a researcher named Bradley Scott from eBaum's World TV show contacted the webmaster of ], asking the webmaster to sign over the site's content while refusing to admit what show it was for. The producer of eBaum's World television show finally admitted who he was but did not directly acknowledge the content that appears on eBaum's World, including Albino Blacksheep's. The webmaster recorded samples of these calls for their message boards.
]'s television show '']'' partnered with eBaum's World for its popular "This Week in FAIL" segment for its third-season run.<ref>&nbsp;— ''eBaum's World Blog'' (released April 10, 2011)</ref>


== See also ==
The show's pilot was expected to air in ], but USA passed on the pilot.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
* ]


==Other endeavors== == References ==
{{Reflist}}
As of July 2004, eBaum's World sponsors professional ] ].


== External links ==
==References==
* {{Official website}}
<div class="references-small">
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602065041/http://www.smash.com/ |date=2017-06-02 }} – Bauman's successor site
<references/>
</div>


{{Literally Media}}
==External links==
* - Official Website.
* - October 2006 article from ].


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eBaum's World
Type of siteEntertainment
HeadquartersBrooklyn, New York
OwnerLiterally Media
Founder(s)Eric Bauman
URLwww.ebaumsworld.com
CommercialYes
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Launched2001; 24 years ago (2001) (incorporated since December 3, 2002)

eBaum's World is an entertainment website owned by Literally Media. The site was founded in 2001 and features comedy content such as memes, viral videos, images, and other forms of Internet culture. Content is primarily user submitted in exchange for points through a monetary point system "eBones."

History of ownership

eBaum's World originated in Rochester, New York, featuring entertainment media such as videos, Adobe Flash cartoons, and web games. The site was created and owned by Eric "eBaum" Bauman and his father, Neil. In August 2007, eBaum's World was acquired by HandHeld Entertainment, also known as ZVUE Corporation, for $15 million up front, $2.5 million in HandHeld stock, and up to $52.5 million in cash and stock over 3 years.

On January 31, 2009, Bauman and the company's staff were terminated by ZVUE and the company moved to the San Francisco ZVUE offices. As of 2016, the Israel-based company Literally Media held a controlling stake of eBaum's World.

eBaum's World is owned and operated by Literally Media, which also owns Cheezburger, Know Your Meme, and Cracked.com.

Features

The site features individual celebrity soundboards, where users can click buttons to hear quotes or phrases spoken by the celebrity. There is a chat room, a store on which eBaum merchandise are put on sale and a section called Moron Mail featuring feedback sent in by users. The site also featured a message board, which existed until 2019. Bauman still operates a board created right after his termination by ZVUE. The forum was named sbaumsworld in tribute to Bauman's history at the eBaum's World.

Copyright infringement and controversy

eBaum's World has garnered controversy due to numerous incidents of content being taken from other sites (such as YTMND, Something Awful, Albino Blacksheep, 4chan, Olde English, Weebl's Stuff, and Newgrounds) without attribution. Companies such as Viacom have claimed that eBaum's World has infringed on their copyrights. The site denied critics' claims, citing research done by site editors and the consent form that must accompany uploads of material. eBaum's World claimed to honor all requests to remove unauthorized material.

Timeline

  • In 2003, Eric Bauman was threatened with legal action by corporations, citing unauthorized use of trademarked names or copyrighted material. One notable case involved the "soundboards" and the audio used within them.
  • In January 2006, an animated image titled "Lindsay Lohan Doesn't Change Facial Expressions" was lifted from YTMND.com and posted at eBaum's World with the latter site's watermark superimposed. The incident touched off a feud between the two sites, resulting in eBaum's World removing the animation.
  • On May 26, 2006, several images from the Something Awful forums were displayed on the eBaum's World website. The images on eBaum's World were cropped to remove the Something Awful watermark. The page was removed later in the day following multiple complaints being expressed on the eBaum's World forums. As a result, Something Awful switched to a more invasive watermark template.
  • On June 12, 2006, Steven Lerner of Albino Blacksheep explained that eBaum's World took the popular Flash animation "Animator vs. Animation", and the creator of the Flash animation, Alan Becker, would take legal action against eBaum's World. Albino Blacksheep has also threatened legal action and claims that other websites have also asserted difficulties with Eric Bauman. Lerner and Becker used the MochiBot Flash tracking tool to track who used the animation on their web sites. Lerner also explained that the Flash animation is legally protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Furthermore, when the Flash animation was posted on eBaum's World, it had been decompiled and the line "Hosted on albinoblacksheep.com" was removed. On June 9, Bauman sent Becker a $250 check as well as entering him into a monthly "contest" (of which Becker was the de facto winner) in hopes of having any legal charges dropped. Becker was also told to submit a pre-written statement claiming that none of eBaum's World's content was stolen, and that Bauman had contacted him prior to his content being posted on the site. Alan accepted this proposal, and later submitted this letter of apology to the Flash community of Albino Blacksheep:

Hello, I am the author of Animator vs. Animation ...

I feel so ashamed, and the world is ashamed of me.

I fell into eBaum's trap. I gave them fuel to fight back.

With their constant persuasion and offers for money, they made me write a quote saying that everything was fine. Of course everything was fine for me, because I had the money they had given me. What can you expect, I was dead poor before, I have no experience with business. The quote says they contacted me before they posted my animation on their website, however I did not give them permission to put it on.

On June 26, 2006, eBaum's World removed the animation and the apology from Becker from their web site.
  • On July 9, 2006, eBaum's World hosted an animation called "Dumb Dinosaur", originally found on Albino Blacksheep and Spinnerdisc.com. They subsequently removed the animation, and issued this apologetic statement to Drew Mokris, creator of Dumb Dinosaur:

Mr. Mokris,

We were recently contacted by a fan of yours in regards to the July 9th post on your website declaring that you did not give us permission to feature your flash animation. First off, I apologize for the mixup, your flash was submitted to us via our upload form and our clearance dept's initial review led us to believe it was submitted by the original author. I have removed the animation from the system, although it may take a few hours for the changes to be reflected for all users. Once again, my apologies for the mixup, and keep up the good work, we are big fans of your animations!

On television

Right This Minute

eBaum's World had a weekly segment on ABC-Disney's Right This Minute called "Real or Fake" since July 2012. Each week longtime eBaum's World editor MacDreidel brings three video clips that are viewed, discussed and ultimately voted on by the show's hosts to determine if the video is a real viral video, or a staged fake.

Television series attempt

On January 24, 2006, USA Network made a deal with the Fox Television Studios to create a television program based on eBaum's World. Producers described it as a late-night companion special to air with WWE Raw, featuring clips from the Web site, as well as new and exclusive content including interviews with former and current eBaum's World subjects. The show was to feature former TechTV Host Martin Sargent of Unscrewed and professional wrestler Chris Jericho. The show was being executive produced by Simon Andreae through his production company, The Incubator, in association with Fox Television Studios. The cease and desist letters from this company were removed when this show was announced.

Web Soup

G4's television show Web Soup partnered with eBaum's World for its popular "This Week in FAIL" segment for its third-season run.

See also

References

  1. Cashmore, Pete (August 2, 2007). "eBaum's World Sells for $17.5 Million". Mashable.
  2. Lerman, Rachel (April 21, 2016). "Cheezburger's new owner is Israeli digital-media company". Seattle Times.
  3. ^ "court TV becomes truTV". CourtTV.com. Archived from the original on 2003-03-06. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  4. "Funny Videos, Funny Pictures, Flash Games, Jokes". Ebaumsworld.com. 2009-12-13. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  5. "EBaum's World — YTMND wiki, explaining the Internets one article at a time". Wiki.ytmnd.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  6. "Mixed-up Movies". SomethingAwful.com. 2005-07-29. Archived from the original on 2006-11-11. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  7. "alanbecker on deviantART". AlanBecker.DeviantArt.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  8. "June 2006 | Archive". AlbinoBlackSheep.com. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  9.  — Real or Fake
  10. "Legal – Grape Stomping Video". eBaum's World. 2004-04-28. Archived from the original on 2005-03-03. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
  11. WEBSOUP SEASON 3 THIS WEEK IN FAIL — eBaum's World Blog (released April 10, 2011)

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