Car Throttle rips it's content straight from Jalopnik sometimes.

"Leadbull" (leadbull911) 08/19/2013 at 13:19 • Filed to: None

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Example: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Blondude > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 13:20

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Ripped straight from jbh for that matter!

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 13:23

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"This wasn't found at Jalopnik, however".

Sure. It just happened to have the same title.

crown victor victoria > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 13:26

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ah yes, the old "we just happened to find this video on youtube" gambit. The fact that they've built in this much plausible deniability just makes it all the more obvious that they are lifting the content.

What does it hurt them to list the source?

crown victor victoria > crown victor victoria 08/19/2013 at 13:29

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Also this comment was funny

1) they jumped in to defend themselves

2) they did so without revealing the actual source or are doubling down on some game of semantics wherein oppo isn't technically Jalopnik. DERP

Leadbull > crown victor victoria 08/19/2013 at 13:29

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I'm guessing it'd hurt them because the majority of their content is from other sites.

I'm not even being sarcastic, that's a legit possibility.

dinobot666 > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 13:32

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Jalopnik is a news aggregate. They often get their stories from other sources as well. The whole news to news to news cycle continues to churn on the 'net.

crown victor victoria > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 13:34

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Yeah I was thinking that, too. But if people are already on the site, they're a little bit of a captive audience and are there for some reason beyond or in addition to the content itself. As long as you have some unique angle, you should be fine.

But if all you're actually doing is plagiarizing and offer no other benefits (great community, irreverent humor, interesting insights) then yeah you'll eventually be screwed.

I don't read that site as a rule because I've seen them do this before, but I take it this is pretty much all they're good for. The fact that they're UK-based probably covers their tracks a bit, too.

Jonathan Harper > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 13:36

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lol...here's a screenshot from the comments with my addidtion

crown victor victoria > dinobot666 08/19/2013 at 13:36

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Yeah but Jalopnik and Autoblog and whoever else will actually credit the source. They have done this before, too, and I think also from JBH

Biapilotaceman > dinobot666 08/19/2013 at 13:37

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I think the main difference here is that Jalopnik credits its sources, whereas Car Throttle hasn't.

Jonathan Harper > crown victor victoria 08/19/2013 at 13:37

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I just replied to that thread too, I'd be surprised if the "author" replies.

crown victor victoria > Jonathan Harper 08/19/2013 at 13:38

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I think they'll just claim they saw it on your youtube channel.

Jonathan Harper > dinobot666 08/19/2013 at 13:38

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True, but I posted this video to Jalopnik first, who then blasted it out to the world.

When the world sees my vids on Jalopnik, the world should credit Jalopnik with having this first. Then again, the world is a fucked up place, so that's not likely gonna happen.

Jonathan Harper > Blondude 08/19/2013 at 13:38

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SRZLY!

crown victor victoria > Jonathan Harper 08/19/2013 at 13:42

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I doubt he will.

Leadbull > Jonathan Harper 08/19/2013 at 13:54

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Great addition to the discussion!

- Name

Justin Young > Leadbull 08/19/2013 at 14:04

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Reddit is the answer.