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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Pehaps you could reference these guys on your site as evidence of love for your design chops :) Incidently - did y

by retube 14y ago

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? Pehaps you could reference these guys on your site as evidence of love for your design chops :) Incidently - did you check whether these are individul copies or multiple clones by one person/organisation? Anyway, if assets are being hotlinked you could have some fun...

ajross 14y ago
Exactly. It's a really nice layout, but honestly -- should the essence here (full page photo, small menu at top right, logo at top left, Title/quote in middle with "more info" button) really be "protectable" IP? I just don't see it, sorry. That doesn't make those designers (or probably just one) honorable or talented or honest. But they have the right to clone layouts too.
- pixeloution 14y ago
  Go deeper into both the original site and the competitors; they didn't just steal the front page.
- logn 14y ago
  It's definitely IP theft, down to the minute details like the red underline on links. The way the images uncover the footer on the bottom is really unique too.
  - wedtm 14y ago
    Took me a second cup of coffee to detect the sarcasm. I like you.
    - logn 14y ago
      Sorry, I wasn't being sarcastic. The links on the top right aren't standard. The footer also has a funky styling. Check out the page to see. Just from reading my comment and not examining the styling I see how it could sound sarcastic.
      - andyharl 14y ago
        There is nothing anyone is designing that is original.
        illuminate 14y ago
        The direct rip is still bad form.
      - mnicole 14y ago
        I thought you were being sarcastic too; these are all very common trends. The problem here isn't the fact that the layout is original (it's not), it's that the code is being ripped straight from the site.
- mnarayan01 14y ago
  He mentions that he found the sites due to getting odd values from google analytics, which makes me suspect that they copied the (copyrightable) page markup. That said, I agree with the comment that just selling a WordPress layout is probably going to provide him with the best outcome.
  - andresmax 14y ago
    This, they copied markup. Some files even have names from our team members who coded them.
- homosaur 14y ago
  I don't think you looked hard enough, there was plenty of code taken vertabim if you look at the source.
  - ajross 14y ago
    Indeed, I didn't. Note that the linked blog post didn't reference code theft specifically, and it's important to distinguish the two. Copyright violations are cut and dry, and should be condemned. Merely cloning a site design is not, and we shouldn't be lumping them together.
- eksith 14y ago
  Obviousness isn't always enough of an excuse to ignore copycats. And let's not forget, this was made obvious after the initial design was created. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus
instakill 14y ago
+1 for having some fun.

by retube 14y ago

ajross 14y ago

Exactly. It's a really nice layout, but honestly -- should the essence here (full page photo, small menu at top right, logo at top left, Title/quote in middle with "more info" button) really be "protectable" IP? I just don't see it, sorry. That doesn't make those designers (or probably just one) honorable or talented or honest. But they have the right to clone layouts too.

pixeloution 14y ago
Go deeper into both the original site and the competitors; they didn't just steal the front page.
logn 14y ago
It's definitely IP theft, down to the minute details like the red underline on links. The way the images uncover the footer on the bottom is really unique too.
- wedtm 14y ago
  Took me a second cup of coffee to detect the sarcasm. I like you.
  - logn 14y ago
    Sorry, I wasn't being sarcastic. The links on the top right aren't standard. The footer also has a funky styling. Check out the page to see. Just from reading my comment and not examining the styling I see how it could sound sarcastic.
    - andyharl 14y ago
      There is nothing anyone is designing that is original.
      - illuminate 14y ago
        The direct rip is still bad form.
    - mnicole 14y ago
      I thought you were being sarcastic too; these are all very common trends. The problem here isn't the fact that the layout is original (it's not), it's that the code is being ripped straight from the site.
mnarayan01 14y ago
He mentions that he found the sites due to getting odd values from google analytics, which makes me suspect that they copied the (copyrightable) page markup. That said, I agree with the comment that just selling a WordPress layout is probably going to provide him with the best outcome.
- andresmax 14y ago
  This, they copied markup. Some files even have names from our team members who coded them.
homosaur 14y ago
I don't think you looked hard enough, there was plenty of code taken vertabim if you look at the source.
- ajross 14y ago
  Indeed, I didn't. Note that the linked blog post didn't reference code theft specifically, and it's important to distinguish the two. Copyright violations are cut and dry, and should be condemned. Merely cloning a site design is not, and we shouldn't be lumping them together.
eksith 14y ago
Obviousness isn't always enough of an excuse to ignore copycats. And let's not forget, this was made obvious after the initial design was created. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus

instakill 14y ago

+1 for having some fun.