'''eBaum's World''' (subtitled "Media for the Masses") is a popular website that has videos, Macromedia Flash cartoons, and Flash games, as well as other humor material. The site was founded in 1998 by Eric Bauman, or "eBaum" as he is called. The vice president of the site is his father, Neil Bauman. It is often criticized by people who point out that the entire site is composed of stolen and rebranded content, and that Bauman does not have the right to use the material. In response, Bauman argues that all material on the Internet is public domain and that he is providing a service by making it all available in one spot. Ebaum's World is, in many people's minds, a huge aspect of Internet culture. It has several famous features, such as "soundboards", pages with many recordings of celebrities saying words and phrases. Soundboards are widely believed to be one of the most popular features on the website and are often used for prank calls. In addition, the site features another section believed by some to be very popular as well called "Forum Fun", a series of images intended to be used on online forums. In addition to these, there is a section for games, other images, animations, jokes, and other content. Since the site receives many emails with content to add, there is a section called "Moron Mail" for submissions that do not meet the Bauman's standards. There is a chatroom and store as well. Viacom once threatened eBaum's World with a lawsuit, asking the website owner to remove material related to Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Howard Stern and Tim Meadows. When another party asked that material related to Fred Rogers be removed, Bauman complied as well, believing that Rogers was not a fit subject for parody. Some of the content has been considered distasteful by many, including the "Epilepsy Test" (an animation constantly flashing black and white with the word 'epilepsy' on it), prank flash that is a parody of the Where's Waldo series and Pentagon Strike, which challenged the government's report of the Pentagon crash on 9/11. Bauman has complied with several of the requests to remove some of the content or place a warning on it, but he does not, in the eyes of many people, take criticism lightly. There is a section on the site called "Hate Mail" which exhibits emails "with all bad grammar and typos left intact" sent to him containing negative feedback. ==External link== * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com eBaum's World] * [http://www.courttv.com/news/cow/022603_prankcalls_ctv.html Court TV page over a lawsuit] Comedy websites
==Neutrality issues== This article doesn't exactly sound neutral to me, I get the feeling that it is condemning eBaum's World and saying he is nothing but a thief. I'm sure there is truth to that, but it should be presented in a more matter-of-fact manner. -User:Eszett posting as User:65.170.120.116 13:35, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC) It depends on your definition of "thief", really. I put in his side of the argument; does that make things more neutral?User:DragonflySixtyseven 17:08, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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'''eBaum's World''' (subtitled "Media for the Masses") is a popular website that has videos, Macromedia Flash cartoons, and Flash games, as well as other humor material. The site was founded in 1998 by Eric Bauman, or "eBaum" as he is called. The vice president of the site is his father, Neil Bauman. It is often criticized by people who point out that the entire site is composed of stolen and rebranded content, and that Bauman does not have the right to use the material. In response, Bauman argues that all material on the Internet is public domain and that he is providing a service by making it all available in one spot. Ebaum's World is, in many people's minds, a huge aspect of Internet culture. It has several famous features, such as "soundboards", pages with many recordings of celebrities saying words and phrases. Soundboards are widely believed to be one of the most popular features on the website and are often used for prank calls. In addition, the site features another section believed by some to be very popular as well called "Forum Fun", a series of images intended to be used on online forums. In addition to these, there is a section for games, other images, animations, jokes, and other content. Since the site receives many emails with content to add, there is a section called "Moron Mail" for submissions that do not meet the Bauman's standards. There is a chatroom and store as well. Viacom once threatened eBaum's World with a lawsuit, asking the website owner to remove material related to Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Howard Stern and Tim Meadows. When another party asked that material related to Fred Rogers be removed, Bauman complied as well, believing that Rogers was not a fit subject for parody. Some of the content has been considered distasteful by many, including the "Epilepsy Test" (an animation constantly flashing black and white with the word 'epilepsy' on it), prank flash that is a parody of the Where's Waldo series and Pentagon Strike, which challenged the government's report of the Pentagon crash on 9/11. Bauman has complied with several of the requests to remove some of the content or place a warning on it, but he does not, in the eyes of many people, take criticism lightly. There is a section on the site called "Hate Mail" which exhibits emails "with all bad grammar and typos left intact" sent to him containing negative feedback. ==External link== * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com eBaum's World] * [http://www.courttv.com/news/cow/022603_prankcalls_ctv.html Court TV page over a lawsuit] Comedy websites
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==Neutrality issues== This article doesn't exactly sound neutral to me, I get the feeling that it is condemning eBaum's World and saying he is nothing but a thief. I'm sure there is truth to that, but it should be presented in a more matter-of-fact manner. -User:Eszett posting as User:65.170.120.116 13:35, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC) It depends on your definition of "thief", really. I put in his side of the argument; does that make things more neutral?User:DragonflySixtyseven 17:08, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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