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Ripping off a site's look and feel is not generally illegal, it's just scummy. However, that (irrelevant) comment in the CSS shows that it is at least somewhat
by daeken 14y ago
Ripping off a site's look and feel is not generally illegal, it's just scummy. However, that (irrelevant) comment in the CSS shows that it is at least somewhat a derivative work, which is often illegal.
- roguecoder 14y agoI think it's only scummy if it sets out to confuse users as to which site they are on. Changing both the font and the color scheme would seem to make that less likely. Otherwise, emulating decent look-and-feel is often a good thing: it is how we come to better designs and users with predictable expectations.
- LeonB 14y agoit's not an emulation -- it has hasn't been re-implemented. When you compare the CSS you see it is a complete copy.