Fiat ripped me???
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- 000000
Tell me if its a rip ok,
Last year I participated to a contest for the launch of the new Fiat 500,I did a website (still hosted on their server btw) and was happy to put it in my portfolio.
This morning I get an invite on facebook to the Fiat500 picnic, clicked on the link and was like wtfshould I mail them and be like dude...... wtf
my project >> done a 1year and half ago
http://www.fiat500.com/home_18.a…theirs >> http://picnic.fiat500.com/
- paraselene0
are you referring to the people on the grass?
- uncle_helv0
You entered a contest for the launch of Fiat car, I think you have your answer!!!
- exactly, you basically pissed away your time and IP rights to that piece - welcome to marketing 101 for the facebook worldbrandon_phillip
- worldbrandon_phillip
- avolve0
Its the same shape and they both have that guy with the goggle hat in the same place... but other than that.... ?
- skt0
they didn't rip you.
you can't really own the idea of cars and people in a field.
anyway, the small print when you uploaded your site probably stated that they now owned it.
- skt0
i invented the colour purple...
- neue75_bold0
boys will be boys?
- 0000000
I'm not saying I the shit and my concepts are the best,
but this was obviously "inspired" by my original design (not trying to sound like hedge here)
so next time I turn on the TV and see this add, I should say, you didn't invent the car not the setting, so ...
- skt0
well, for what it's worth, they did a shit job of their website.
- 0000000
^ thanks all I wanted to hear,
now I rest my case :)
- rson0
Yeah man not really a rip. Just a style. I have something similar to both but, I like your design better if that means anything.
- blaw0
On the bright side, you've served to inspire. Not everyone can say that.
Interesting animated favicon on that Fiat site. Here's to hoping clients never get wind of that trickery.
- ross0
they certainly looked to your site for inspiration.
pat yourself on the back as immitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Other then a bj of course.
- bigtrick0
yeah, they did rip your design. the starburst, the lawn, the fifties-look vnitage people, the treeline in the background - it's definitely yours.
but you can't do anything about it.
- dskz0
yes. congratulations.
- drgs0
id say they were very inspired by your project
the choice of stock images is basically the same
- Llyod0
yeah it's a rip. ghet paid
- Vicentvangogh0
Your kidding all of us right? They look nothing a like!
- clearThoughts0
They totally ripped you off.
But why did you submit your site in the first place?I don't understand why people still submit their ideas to heavily branded brain washing contests.