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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005 edited
     # 1
    I've been ripped. And not even well.

    http://www.oioj.net/blog/user1/1243/index.shtml - the scumbag.
    http://www.36-degrees.co.uk - the original.

    me = not happy.
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      CommentAuthorlech
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 2
    Oh god, and a terrible rip to boot. That sucks, stuart. it really does. I like it when people like the design, and do their own variation on it, but damn, this is a straight up rip-off and that's sad. I've noticed this has been happening a lot more over the past year, kids will never learn...
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      CommentAuthorSunyanzi
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005 edited
     # 3
    What can we do to prevent ripping?
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 4
    Public shaming is one route to go down, if you speak the same language it helps. Faiing that, contact the host of the culprit explaining the situation and they should take it down.
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      CommentAuthornathan
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 5
    I assume you have already contacted them? Can I send them and email also? I love thier responses when they get found out. Much fun.

    As lech said: That sucks. I hope you get it sorted out soon.

    *pulls down my rip of 36-degrees*
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 6
    *lol* sure nathan, go ahead, the address I found for the guy is: snaketears@gmail.com
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      CommentAuthordom
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 7
    That does, indeed, suck :(

    How did you find out by the way?
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      CommentAuthorlech
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 8
    hehe, nice choice in address for the ripper snake**tears**...
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 9
    He has posted about the design on a BBS, would you believe, citing me as a sub-copyright holder, before offering the design for download as a blog template!
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      CommentAuthorlech
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005 edited
     # 10
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 11
    Yeah, I noticed that. What a clown!
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      CommentAuthornathan
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 12
    >> *lol* sure nathan, go ahead, the address I found for the guy is: snaketears@gmail.com

    Will do. If it is funny, I shall post their reply.
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      CommentAuthornifkin
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 13
    while i'm not sure exactly what to do about the situation, digging through the links found this, which i'm TOTALLY ripping for my next site design, yo!
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      CommentAuthorichigo
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 14
    there is much ripping going on...also with major sites like flickr anf 43things
    ->
    http://geek.textdriven.com/articles/2005/06/21/chinese-43things-clone
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      CommentAuthorGhazi
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 15
    I'm in no way advocating mis-use or unauthorized use of intellectual property. But imagine if programmers were as uptight about their work as designers... There wouldn't be any open source applications. There wouldn't be any free support. And there would only be a couple of forums and blogs out there. To date, I haven't seen a single website/designer providing free quality and complex templates (a quality and a complex that matche those of the open source codes out there).
    And again, I do think what this other dude did is wrong. And Stuart, you should definitely contact his hosting company.
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      CommentAuthornifkin
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005 edited
     # 16
    the higher-profile the site. the more it will be ripped off. in some way you could try to consider it a compliment, i guess. imitation, flattery, blah blah etc.

    i know the dude who started cssbeauty and he gets ripped like every week or two.
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      CommentAuthorvinay
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 17
    Hehe at the bottom you can still see the 36 logo under the "copyright"

    let me also add my chime of "laaaame"
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      CommentAuthorlament
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005 edited
     # 18
    i kinda like his better.

    ;)

    i was ripped one time as well a few years ago. i had a stats tracker code on there and the dude stole that, and found his site looking through the stats. i looked at it and shit myself. i was flattered for 3 seconds, then I got pissed.

    i emailed him and he pulled it.. saying he was just learning from my site.

    definitely post it on Pirated Sites..
    • CommentAuthorDenied
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 19
    it looks different now - a blue blocky affair.
  1.  # 20
    Yeh it looks like the page was changed. Public shaming does that to people.

    Anyway.. If someone is going to base a variation off of an original design, they should say so in the source code. Somewhere near the top. Imitation is a low level of flattery right?
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      CommentAuthornathan
    • CommentTimeAug 9th 2005
     # 21
    it definately looks different now.
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 22
    ypu, I updated a post on my site about an email I got from him today, very funny.
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      CommentAuthorMark
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 23
    Oh OH OH - we wanna see his email!!
    • CommentAuthorDenied
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 24
    it's on his site.

    written in the style i like to refer to as "formal jibberish".
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005 edited
     # 25
    here in full

    First, regarding this immoral matter I feels the unusual regret, in has not been under the permission under the situation, I absurdly from plagiarized your design, and put it on the Internet provides downloads, this was extremely not right! Expresses 12 minute apologies in this me, and already provided the data which downloaded deletes from the network, for created to you inconveniences and loses me once more expresses the apology, I guaranteed the later such matter will not be able again to occur. Moreover, I very appreciate your design. 此致 salutes, the SNAKE 2005.08.10 mornings


    on a happier note: Clicky
    • CommentAuthorDenied
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 26
    as a side note - i often feels the unusual regret.
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 27
    It was the twelve minute apology that get the tears really flowing!
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      CommentAuthorlament
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 28
    this was extremely not right!

    i'm going to use that daily.
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      CommentAuthorGhazi
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 29
    I wonder which translating service he used. It's so professional I'd like to use it myself to communicate with my clients overseas.
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      CommentAuthorMark
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 30
    From now on the official phrase to be used when bugs are fixed in Vanilla shall be:

    I guaranteed the later such matter will not be able again to occur.
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      CommentAuthorstuart
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 31
    I ran it myself through a translator, with fantastic results, the original is herE: http://www.36-degrees.co.uk/assets/snake.rtf
  2.  # 32
    HAHAHHAHA. i just had a fucking shocking time at work and that made things a whole lot better. Please get ripped off more often.

    Or in true english, I had single that a loose to screw, that the secousses times in the work made and that him a hope are improving. Receive please in form almond of the most repeated a.
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      CommentAuthorsubterrane
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005 edited
     # 33
    What's better, English to Japanese to English or English to Chinese to English?

    E-J-E

    Something in English English it is good from English by Chinese,
    it is Japanese from English?

    E-C(-simp)-E

    What is good, English to Japanese to English or English to Chinese to English?
    • CommentAuthorthe aloha
    • CommentTimeAug 10th 2005
     # 34
    i feel for you stuart. not every design is a tempate to take.
    there is a degree of flattery and ease, but stealing design and/or content is unacceptable. my designs tend to suck, but my words one time were taken by someone who felt they needed my credit. argh.
    teaches me to even put things on the net. hahah
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      CommentAuthornathan
    • CommentTimeAug 16th 2005
     # 35
    Hey, it does not matter anymore. Well not really.

    I just found this link. http://www.unmatchedstyle.com/gallery/36-degrees-design.php

    I ASSUME Stuart already knows about this, but, he deserves some contratualtions.

    *hip hip*
  3.  # 36
    haha, it's somewhat ironic that in my non-designer eyes the US page looks a *little* like 36degrees in itself.
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      CommentAuthorBen
    • CommentTimeAug 17th 2005
     # 37
    you're right, i hadn't noticed that before lol
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      CommentAuthornathan
    • CommentTimeAug 17th 2005
     # 38
    I can't see it. There are TOO many differences, just in layout alone.
  4.  # 39
    well i did say a *little*. if you look at it in 1280x1024 so it puts the bars down the sides too it helps.
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      CommentAuthornathan
    • CommentTimeAug 17th 2005
     # 40
    ahh... okay.
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