Site rippers
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- thismanslife
What do you do about it?
Getting pretty fed up with people taking my ideas, and even my entire portfolio design, butchering it into being a template for their work and touting it as their own.
I even have people keeping in my written content, write down to really trivial little silly bits I have in there. It's also annoying because it messes with my SEO, particularly when they leave in all the meta info (including my name, etc) and even other content in the pages themselves that specifically relate to me (and can be found on google, grrr)...
Any advice? I already emailed / called people and got them to take stuff down, most of the time. But, any ideas on preventing it in the first place? I was thinking about having a page on my portfolio dedicated to naming and shaming, to warn people off... but it's a pretty crappy thing to have on your folio site.
- creative-0
That sucks big time. Not sure there's a lot you can do to prevent it but you certainly seem on top of things in relation to getting stuff taken down. Maybe name and shame them here: http://www.youthoughtwewouldntno… instead of on your site.
- neue75_bold0
people are copying the website you have online now?
- vespa0
who dunnit?
name and shame!
- ondo0
are they using your assets on absolute links??
I would take it as a compliment but its still very shitty and more and more ppl are experiencing it
- rson0
do you have an example?
- Raniator0
photos, or didn't it happen?
- WeLoveNoise0
its fuckin shit
i would make a shithot website that would name and shame the people who do this shit and then post it on here and other networks. To be honest, no-one has done anything like that and think it would work
- WeLoveNoise0
http://andybeaumont.com/?s=tag&a…
this guy has obviously had the right idea
- thismanslife0
The sites have been taken down now (having already called them up and to "talk it over" with them) ...that's beside the point anyway, I didn't start this thread to rally a lynch mob! It's more about, suggestions on stopping the thieving toe-rags in the first place!
And yes, I know what you're thinking neue75_bold, I don't know why I get targeted so frequently either, it's not that special. I think it's just a nice "safe" and reusable looking design, so people think it's a good easy one to pinch.
- its cos u keep appearing in magazines mate
stop looking for attention and you will be left aloneWeLoveNoise - Do I? What magazines?!thismanslife
- fuck knows mate
i always remember your site tho cos its was mentionned in .net magazine or something like that. was about your css. was quoting your words thoWeLoveNoise
- its cos u keep appearing in magazines mate
- rson0
Build your site in flash.
- spanish_design0
Why are people ripping your stuff? I cant see the attraction.
- "I think it's just a nice 'safe' and reusable looking design, so people think it's a good easy one to pinch."thismanslife
- WeLoveNoise0
think its safe to say your Phiculator will never be ripped off.
what the hell is it anyway. u still dont make sense of it on your site- thats a lie - i actually just got it :)
sosWeLoveNoise - :)thismanslife
- I was just saying to TML the other day that I still use it - usually where a grid just won't do.detritus
- I mean, a formal grid.detritus
- thats a lie - i actually just got it :)
- spanish_design0
Apologies thismanslife - your work is very nice - solid.