I’ve mentioned this problem before, but I’m fed up with people hotlinking to images on my server. The main culprit is some ass stain virtual community website in Argentina.
Hotlinking is when a person links directly to an image on another person’s web server, and uses their bandwidth to display the image on another site.
Hotlinking is stealing.
Example HTML Code: <img scr=”https://www.summerofbenny.com/images/2009/02/justin.tv_logo.jpg”>
The end result is that the actual image gets displayed (embedded) directly into another website.
Sure, I admit I did this a time or two before I knew better. But this site is notorious for letting their users get away with it.
“But Benny, what’s the difference between hotlinking & linking to a website like you do below?”
I’m glad you asked that question.
When someone links to a website, the content is shown in the form the designer (and copyright holder) wished, and they may be able to cover costs by displaying advertising on the page.
“What have these people been linking to on your site?”
A logo for Justin.TV.
“Why does this piss you off so much?”
Because all they have to do is upload the image to their own server. Then they won’t be using my bandwidth, and costing me money.
“What can you do about it?”
Good question. I can do one of the following.
- Rename the file, so the hotlinker has a broken file.
- Replace it with pornography.
- Replace it with a notice that hotlinking is not allowed and an advertisement for The Summer of Benny.
- Contact the hotlinker’s website host and submit a copyright infringement report.
I prefer #2.
#1 is no fun. There’s too much work involved with #3. And #4 is out because I don’t speak Spanish.
“This has really been informative. But can you show us how #2 would work in the real world?”
Sure, I would love to show you how it works.
Go to Google, and click on “Images” in the upper left. Copy and paste the following text into the search box, and click the search button: justin.tv logo
Do you notice something that seems out of place? A big set of boobies perhaps? Good. Because that’s what these stupid fucks have displayed on their family-oriented webcam tutorial site.
And they have until the end of the month to cease and desist. Or I’m replacing it with an image of gay butt sex.
 – An unfortunate name.
– Baby dances to the best video of the year.
– News Anchor: “Keep fucking that chicken.” NSFW
– Slap Chop spoof. NSFW
– Wrong hole. NSFW
Shock! – watch the monkey get hurt, monkey.
That is great……besides now you are truely speaking the “international” language.