Stealing Ideas
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- fusionpixel0
that is my point, when a logo/design (or even part of it) gets "stolen" everyone complains about it but it seems like not everyone gets the same reaction about software/code.
- skt0
the very basics, the building blocks if you will, of user interaction are so universal you can't realistically own them. scrolling, clicking, draging etc etc...
much like you can't claim the colour red, or the circle to be yours in logo design.
- boobs0
Look at all the shit Led Zeppelin stole:
- ukit0
I guess there is a line, between copying something completely, and taking good ideas from what others have done. Remember when the one page portfolio first popped up and everything started copying it? That was a good thing IMO because it made presenting work and getting a job easier, and the design was general enough to not be considered "stealing." On the other hand, I could see situations where it crosses the line into copying.
- Who did the first one page portfolio? In the beginning, weren't all web sites one page?boobs
- GetRefresh0
Most everyone has stolen something, at some time, at some level.
- gramme0
Just because something squeezes around legal red tape, that does not make it ethical.
- Duane0
Shit copies. Talent borrows. Genius steals.
- Vikings pillagegentleman
- I can't beat that! Pillage. Thats hard as shit!! What about Villains? Scheme?lifterBARON
- Haha!Duane
- lucyGeneric0
fusionpixel most punters never see the code, is why.
- lvl_130
what do you think?
- i think so, but not surefusionpixel
- I think you are crazy. I'm sure that if you thought of everything that waylifterBARON
- you'd be the one that stole the idea from someone else.lifterBARON
- kgvs720
You're talking about reverse engineering I think. It may be I'm not sure.
- not really, here the "creator" doesnt have access to source, so they are not recompiling.fusionpixel
- more like looking at the functionality of a website/application... and replicating itfusionpixel
- Llyod0
AUTO KERN INIT
- skt0
i own the scroll bar!!
- heavyt0
well, most code can be broken down into constituent parts that are not unique. You have to combine them in a really innovative way in order to copyright it (eg. Amazon 1-click).
- good point. but in reality anyone can replicate the functionality of Amazon and create their own "Azone"fusionpixel
- moogchild0
Brian Eno called it appropriation.
- landock0
Well look at all the new "touch" phones coming out. Almost all of them are just straight up copying the iphone's functionality. I even saw a vid of the new palm pre that zoomed using the same finger squeeze thing. so i guess to answer your question its ok to steal when a new standard is being created it seems. People expect their touch phones to function similarly to the iphone because they've created a new paradigm.
- ukit0
If there is an idea out there that is the best solution to something, isn't it to the benefit of everyone to have it repeated?