[thelist] Site copied by pirates [not really]

Tony Crockford tonyc at boldfish.co.uk
Fri Jun 23 00:27:08 CDT 2006


Mattias Thorslund wrote:

> 
> You mean the "stolen code" is the layout markup, and maybe some
> JavaScript in the rollover images?
> 
> I wouldn't condone it, but I don't see how this is a big deal? I don't
> see anything really heartbreakingly innovative or special here.  The
> site seems to be a pretty low-revenue one - it's not like someone is
> getting rich on your hard labor.

The big deal is that he's claiming a lot of my hard work as his own, 
yet copied it with a website scraping tool, and that the code he has 
in place is damaging my site analytics.

it's not javascript it's CSS, BTW

> 
> Obviously the plagiarist should have borrowed from someone who is more
> willing to share, and there are plenty of people who are.

That hurts!

I'm perfectly willing to share, he could have had the code and an 
explanation just by asking - that way he wouldn't have broken my site.


> 
> Actually, isn't it flattering that someone finds your code useful enough
> to plagiarize? Take it as a compliment.

I would, if he hadn't broken my site in doing so.

> 
> So, the only "real" issue I see is the bandwidth leeching, and others
> have suggested what you can do about it. I would suggest doing some
> "whois" research and contact the administrator about it.


I shall, but I'm still a bit perplexed by the attitude expressed on 
this list by the majority of responses that it's okay to copy the 
underlying code, structure and control of a website, with the 
implication that it's no big deal.

I know we all "learn" from other peoples code, but are you all 
suggesting that it's okay to just take a whole web site as long as you 
change a few images so it doesn't look the same?

I thought Evolters were more professional than this?

I'm dumbfounded.


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