Comments on: Real Examples of Pirated Websites http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Andrew at Netymology http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-2053 Andrew at Netymology Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:40:15 +0000 /?p=646#comment-2053 You're quite right about the Netymology site (the bottom one above), it's featured numerous times on Pirated-Sites.com and been ripped off no less than 100 times I'd guess, and those are just the one's that we've found. There have been some that only changed the logo and the phone numbers, and many who ripped the design verbatim, then proceeded to change the colours. We were quite flattered by the attention to start with, but technically it's a breach of copyright, although policing this is very difficult. More worrying perhaps is when our client work gets ripped. Admittedly it's less frequent fortunately, however last year we came across a site purportedly created by a Mexican web team, which was an identical copy of one our larger client's sites. We reported the 'similarities' to their client in this case, who incidentally had paid rather alot for it, and the site was withdrawn almost immediately. Undoubtably the 'designers' involved had a rather unpleasant suprise. I guess the laws will adapt and policing the Internet will get easier as time goes by, but the potential cost for a small agency of persuing legal action against the perps, is unthinkable. Really, shaming is our only deterrant currently, so raising awareness of the issue helps us all out - keep up the good work! You’re quite right about the Netymology site (the bottom one above), it’s featured numerous times on Pirated-Sites.com and been ripped off no less than 100 times I’d guess, and those are just the one’s that we’ve found. There have been some that only changed the logo and the phone numbers, and many who ripped the design verbatim, then proceeded to change the colours. We were quite flattered by the attention to start with, but technically it’s a breach of copyright, although policing this is very difficult.

More worrying perhaps is when our client work gets ripped. Admittedly it’s less frequent fortunately, however last year we came across a site purportedly created by a Mexican web team, which was an identical copy of one our larger client’s sites. We reported the ’similarities’ to their client in this case, who incidentally had paid rather alot for it, and the site was withdrawn almost immediately. Undoubtably the ‘designers’ involved had a rather unpleasant suprise.

I guess the laws will adapt and policing the Internet will get easier as time goes by, but the potential cost for a small agency of persuing legal action against the perps, is unthinkable. Really, shaming is our only deterrant currently, so raising awareness of the issue helps us all out - keep up the good work!

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-1883 Jimmy Thu, 26 May 2005 16:31:59 +0000 /?p=646#comment-1883 This site has been around for a while (it only recently added the forums feature), and has been very useful in helping web designers and site owners shed light on rip offs. As a web developer myself, I think it's great -- someone being inspired by your designs is a compliment. Someone taking all your code and imagery is theft. This site has been around for a while (it only recently added the forums feature), and has been very useful in helping web designers and site owners shed light on rip offs.

As a web developer myself, I think it’s great — someone being inspired by your designs is a compliment. Someone taking all your code and imagery is theft.

]]> By: Jo (UK) http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-1877 Jo (UK) Wed, 25 May 2005 13:18:38 +0000 /?p=646#comment-1877 Yawn...... and how exactly does this affect me as a net user? So what if there's a website for reporting copy cat websites, while I can understand the frustration of someone copying all your hard work (it's been done to me too), the copy cat website will still be out there. There's nowt you can do about it. Just take it as a compliment for your hard work then move along. Yawn…… and how exactly does this affect me as a net user?
So what if there’s a website for reporting copy cat websites, while I can understand the frustration of someone copying all your hard work (it’s been done to me too), the copy cat website will still be out there. There’s nowt you can do about it.

Just take it as a compliment for your hard work then move along.

]]> By: CHS http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-1874 CHS Tue, 24 May 2005 17:44:04 +0000 /?p=646#comment-1874 I was under the impression, from your previous, articals that pirated sites were used to hijack personal information and defraud users. Most of this seems to be a loose copycatting with no such purpose and as the previous responders noted merely a format similarity at most. With all the web sites out there just how many unique formats are available? Come on Aunty you gotta be able to do better than this. Next you will suggesting the decision of the nation's future based on gay marrage. I was under the impression, from your previous, articals that pirated sites were used to hijack personal information and defraud users. Most of this seems to be a loose copycatting with no such purpose and as the previous responders noted merely a format similarity at most. With all the web sites out there just how many unique formats are available?
Come on Aunty you gotta be able to do better than this. Next you will suggesting the decision of the nation’s future based on gay marrage.

]]> By: DSL-Dave http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-1873 DSL-Dave Tue, 24 May 2005 17:08:28 +0000 /?p=646#comment-1873 Looks like plain old "boiler plate" to me! How about examples where two websites are using identical, proprietary, images? Looks like plain old “boiler plate” to me!
How about examples where two websites are using identical, proprietary, images?

]]> By: David http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-1872 David Tue, 24 May 2005 16:22:34 +0000 /?p=646#comment-1872 This seems a bit alarmist. Could it just be that some of the sites are using the same ready-made templates, as provided in Microsoft Publisher, Serif WebPlus and the like? This seems a bit alarmist. Could it just be that some of the sites are using the same ready-made templates, as provided in Microsoft Publisher, Serif WebPlus and the like?

]]> By: Janet Z http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/real-examples-of-pirated-websites#comment-1871 Janet Z Tue, 24 May 2005 15:17:18 +0000 /?p=646#comment-1871 I'm curious, how do you know if these sites were not templates that they bought and just added their content? I’m curious, how do you know if these sites were not templates that they bought and just added their content?

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