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And the colors used are exactly the same: http://pixxel.co/feed/layervault-issues-dmca-takedown http://pixxel.co/feed/layervault-issues-dmca-takedown

mootothemax 14y ago
And the colors used are exactly the same Google uses the same: http://i.imgur.com/qJXJUaH.png http://i.imgur.com/qJXJUaH.png
cientifico 14y ago
I think they copy that from kuler from adobe. It is not the first time i see that colors for sure.
pkorzeniewski 14y ago
They are very similar, but not exactly the same - you could as well say that LayerVault used Google's pallete: http://i.imgur.com/JaR2foO.png http://i.imgur.com/JaR2foO.png There is no doubt that the Flat UI was highly inspired by LayerVault, but c'mon, you can't restrict a certain style or color pallete from being used.
- moondowner 14y ago
  I agree on that. I mentioned the colors, becaue the parent comment said that it was only about 3 similar looking icons. The DMCA takedown request senders thought there's more to it. It's true that all these flat UI themes are really similar, so It's really interesting how this will turn out and will the Flat UI repo will be brought back.
growse 14y ago
Last I checked, you can't copyright a collection of colours.
- pbhjpbhj 14y ago
  I'd disagree. IANA(IP)L. However in order to win an infringement claim you'd have to show that they constituted a substantial part of a work and that the colours were copied and not derived from a third party source or coincidentally the same. The usual civil law test is the balance of probabilities. I think a more likely claim is that the matching colour scheme were a trademark infringement, an unlicensed use of trade dress (jurisdiction dependent of course). AFAIK DMCA takedown notices don't work for trademark infringement though?
- troels 14y ago
  T-Mobile tried though - http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/11/04/beware-t-mobile-owns-the-color-magenta http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/11/04/beware-t-mobile-...
  - ceejayoz 14y ago
    Trademarks are not copyrights.
buro9 14y ago
They aren't the same, and both appear to just use a tetradic collection of colours: http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theor... It's impossible to pick a green in a tetradic scheme and not get a red, orange and blue to match it.

mootothemax 14y ago

And the colors used are exactly the same Google uses the same: http://i.imgur.com/qJXJUaH.png http://i.imgur.com/qJXJUaH.png

cientifico 14y ago

I think they copy that from kuler from adobe. It is not the first time i see that colors for sure.

pkorzeniewski 14y ago

They are very similar, but not exactly the same - you could as well say that LayerVault used Google's pallete: http://i.imgur.com/JaR2foO.png http://i.imgur.com/JaR2foO.png There is no doubt that the Flat UI was highly inspired by LayerVault, but c'mon, you can't restrict a certain style or color pallete from being used.

moondowner 14y ago
I agree on that. I mentioned the colors, becaue the parent comment said that it was only about 3 similar looking icons. The DMCA takedown request senders thought there's more to it. It's true that all these flat UI themes are really similar, so It's really interesting how this will turn out and will the Flat UI repo will be brought back.

growse 14y ago

Last I checked, you can't copyright a collection of colours.

pbhjpbhj 14y ago
I'd disagree. IANA(IP)L. However in order to win an infringement claim you'd have to show that they constituted a substantial part of a work and that the colours were copied and not derived from a third party source or coincidentally the same. The usual civil law test is the balance of probabilities. I think a more likely claim is that the matching colour scheme were a trademark infringement, an unlicensed use of trade dress (jurisdiction dependent of course). AFAIK DMCA takedown notices don't work for trademark infringement though?
troels 14y ago
T-Mobile tried though - http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/11/04/beware-t-mobile-owns-the-color-magenta http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/11/04/beware-t-mobile-...
- ceejayoz 14y ago
  Trademarks are not copyrights.

buro9 14y ago

They aren't the same, and both appear to just use a tetradic collection of colours: http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theory-intro.htm http://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-theor... It's impossible to pick a green in a tetradic scheme and not get a red, orange and blue to match it.