Seems that an old photoshopped Amati ad I made ended up on the FP

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke)
05/03/2019 at 11:29 • Filed to: None

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And it’s not even credited to me

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Seems like this website found it, cropped it, and tried to pass it off as their own or as an advertisement from the era

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I guess I’m honored that I managed to make this fake advertisement seem realistic enough that a couple of actual websites thought it was real?

DISCUSSION (20)

CalzoneGolem > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 11:34

You’re like famous now.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 11:34

This is the first time I saw “miller cycle V6".

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 11:35

Impressive if nothing else that it fooled real journalists?

Also, I think it may be the case that all things we post in the Kinja network become GMG's property.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 11:36

i think the only logical response to this is to sue david tracy

MonkeePuzzle > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 11:41

oh how neat!

the fact that some other page got credit is kinda even more amusing.

random001 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
05/03/2019 at 11:42

Where did you find a real journalist that was fooled?

#ointmentonsale

facw > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
05/03/2019 at 11:45

And collect his winnings in the form of rust?

McMike > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 11:46

C o ngratulations, y ou have made something that someone found interesting enough to use.

Kinja'd!!!

I have watched my images be shared on social media without credit for years. I feel like a heel using a watermark, but I only do so so I can call them out on it and ask for credit. Sometimes they even crop the watermark out, which is why I made it so subtle.

I’m always torn between “How dare you?” and “Aww, someone thought it was funny.” There’s nothing I can do, really. It isn’t like I owned the source images. Most of the time I just mash things together.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > facw
05/03/2019 at 11:48

probably some old jeans and a shoelace too

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > CalzoneGolem
05/03/2019 at 11:48

Started from the bottom

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/thoughts-about-adam-1696682628

N ow we’re here

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-roller-that-time-forgot-remembering-the-silver-se-1834370988

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > McMike
05/03/2019 at 11:55

Yeah, that’s why I’m not going crazy asking why I never got credit or wanting money for this creation. The original image of the car was made by Mazda, and the font definitely isn’t mine either. It’s just a neat coincidence.

CalzoneGolem > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 12:00

What a long strange trip it’s been.

Chariotoflove > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
05/03/2019 at 12:14

What’s that old saying about blood from a stone?

My bird IS the word > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
05/03/2019 at 12:15

“Real journalist”

Is that like those chevy real people?

Chariotoflove > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/03/2019 at 12:17

Thing is, credit aside, that’s lazy journalism. Grabbing non-copyrighted pics from the web to use on a blog post for fun is fine, but doing the same for a commercial site is what reminds us that bloggers are not real journalists.

It’s the kind of thing that Patrick is trying to distance Jalopnik from. Does he know about this? Because I would imagine this kind of thing would drive him nuts.

Chariotoflove > McMike
05/03/2019 at 12:20

It’s only really worth chasing down if you’re creating things as part of your income or a resume. I take exception because i t’s just that generalized disappointing feeling of being reminded that people steal shit.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Chariotoflove
05/03/2019 at 12:27

its fine long as it aint yours?

McMike > Chariotoflove
05/03/2019 at 12:51

I will sometimes ask for credit if it’s an account with tens of thousands of followers and they are using the meme/photoshop to enhance their account. That’s kinda shitty. You can share it and give credit, and we all win. I doubt their followers care who made it.

There are a lot of instagram accounts out there that all they do is repost funny photos, memes, and screenshots of funny posts. They make a living doing it.

These people will create dozens of random accounts and use those accounts to build several degrees between them and the creator of the content. One account will share to another, then another, then next thing you know, the image “belongs to the internet” and there’s no way any credit can be given because it’s “impossible to track down.” They will also use these accounts to bully and threaten the creator when they come forward with claims that they are using stolen content.

Some of the stories about how creators try to get their content back is downright depressing. FuckJerry and Barstool Sports are two accounts that come to mind when thinking about this.

Chariotoflove > McMike
05/03/2019 at 12:58

I guess I didn’t realize people would do this. It seems like more effort than just giving credit. Must be trying to avoid any possibility of having to share profits.

Tangentially, I have been trying to help my kid get her feet wet in Instagram. It’s been a reminder for me that there really is no corner of the internet that's safe from the scummy underbelly of human nature.

McMike > Chariotoflove
05/03/2019 at 15:13

We live in interesting times.

https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/fuck-fuck-jerry/

https://deadspin.com/comedian-says-barstool-sports-stole-her-video-tried-to-1833048577