Yesterday we posted a video that featured a cockfight involving Pedro Martinez and Juan Marichal in the Dominican Republic. The video has since been taken down. Here’s the animated gif we created to link the video:
The ASSOCIATED PRESS then reported on the video a few hours after we linked it (which we first spotted on HOME RUN DERBY). Keep in mind the video was not uploaded to Youtube on the day we linked it. It had already been on the site for some time. We’re guessing the AP found the old video through SbB or Home Run Derby, which is fine. We really don’t expect credit on something like that.
But then earlier today Cathy Burke and Tom Liddy of the NEW YORK POST reported on the video as well, including this animated gif (bottom right):
Look familiar? Hi Cathy and Tom!
11:54 am on February 7th, 2008
I wonder why you’re not more upset.
4:37 pm on February 7th, 2008
You guys should put your URL on the .giffs from now on, so people can’t steal your stuff without giving credit.
I know its a hassle sometimes, but it pays off.
4:50 pm on February 7th, 2008
Actually, if we’d attached a URL on the image, it wouldn’t have been used. And we wouldn’t have had all this fun today!
But I get your point. We do do that on occasion.
10:51 pm on February 7th, 2008
The secret is to hide the SbB logo discreetly in the .gif even on just one frame.