gif goes transparent, but links underneath unclickable

[iddoacanadian]

<Span style="text-align:center;po sition:absolute ; background-repeat:no-repeat; height:400px; width:100%;left :0px;top:200px; background-image:url(http://i30.photobucket .com/albums/c335/iddoacanadian/bradlee1.gif); background-position:center center;">&nbsp; </Span>


I'm assuming since my gif is just going transparent, that is why I can't click on the links that are underneath it. Is there a way to combat this, like having the gif disappear after so long? CSS/html.

[iddoacanadian]

gif goes transparent, but links underneath unclickable

<Span style="text-align:center;po sition:absolute ; background-repeat:no-repeat; height:400px; width:100%;left :0px;top:200px; background-image:url(http://i30.photobucket .com/albums/c335/iddoacanadian/bradlee1.gif); background-position:center center;">&nbsp; </Span>


Currently I made a gif that goes transparent after a certain amount of time. I'm assuming since it isn't disappearing that is why I can't click the links underneath.
Is there a way to combat this using CSS/HTML?

[drhowarddrfine]

Yes. The spanned area still exists because you give it a height/width.

[iddoacanadian]

Yes. The spanned area still exists because you give it a height/width.

so, how would I fix that?