Should I sue him? - GoFuckYourself.com

Braincash Fred · 07-27-2002, 07:51 PM

This fucker stole our design!

If you didn't visited our site, this is our:
www.adultcontent.ca

And this is the fucker design:
http://www.amacontent.com/

I think I'm gonna call my lawyer monday...

Dugmor · 07-27-2002, 07:52 PM

I was going to send that to you my friend. That is Joe Lauglin and Steve Marco. I thought you guys where partners.
Fred add me to your ICQ . my ICQ is 45771964

Krome · 07-27-2002, 07:55 PM

Dont sue him yet I am spanking one off over some of his pictures...give in a few more days...drop him a friendly email ...he will change...back in 10 minutes...

Amputate Your Head · 07-27-2002, 07:55 PM

did you contact them and ask them to explain it?

quiet · 07-27-2002, 07:56 PM

i'd call their host first.

HS-Trixxxia · 07-27-2002, 07:57 PM

Some people I tell ya, have no shame!
Did you read their legal info? (amacontent)

COPYRIGHT and SECTION 18 U.S.C. 2257 INFORMATION

All content on AMAContent.com including page design, graphics, text, images, videos, video feeds, audio clips and stories are warranted to be fully owned, or legally licensed for resale, and documented in accordance with the requirements of US Federal Law SECTION 18 U.S.C. 2257 .

dada · 07-27-2002, 07:57 PM

you should send him an email,
and request ( demand )
that he cahnges his site design,
that usually works.

The Machine · 07-27-2002, 07:57 PM

they are not exactly the same, plus yours is better, so what's the problem.

Amputate Your Head · 07-27-2002, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Machine
they are not exactly the same, plus yours is better, so what's the problem.

exactly what I was gonna say, but opted for the sensitive approach first..... cuz I'm fuckin' sensitive to people's needs......

07-27-2002, 07:59 PM

It's obvious he used your site as the inspiration for his, but the only thing that remains exactly the same is the background colour.

I don't think you could sue and win, because he's made too many changes.

Yours looks 10 times better anyway.

TheDoc · 07-27-2002, 08:01 PM

Those 2 sites look nothing alike. They have the same style of layout but are for sure different. I have seen about 3000 sites that have this same color setup and layout.

Even if they copied the layout of your site their is nothing you can do about it. At that the quality of your site is much higher so why even waist money on a lawyer?

TheDoc
http://www.largecash.com

Krome · 07-27-2002, 08:03 PM

ok..finished spanking...sue the fucker

Amputate Your Head · 07-27-2002, 08:04 PM

seriously.... you got nothin' man.... if you even TRY to sue, you're just flushing cash down the shitter..... best you can do is ask them to change it.... not that they will, but you can try. The sites are too different for you to have any kind of case.

Dopy · 07-27-2002, 08:14 PM

For a start there is no flash on his site, they are miles apart.

You have got no chance, he liked your layout and followed similar lines, thousands of sites do the same.

Pipecrew · 07-27-2002, 08:15 PM

heh its a pretty similar design, damn he has some cheap content! hrmm

or that one video isnt 10 and its a typo meaning 100, thought i hit a goldmine for a sec

gothweb · 07-27-2002, 08:18 PM

You might be able to get them onthe combination of the clearly over-similar name and similar look...

If I had a red and yellow burger joint with a giant W for a logo, and called it MacGregor's, my ass would be grass. Even if it isn't outright copying, you can get them for clearly aping your material.

lawpal · 07-27-2002, 08:18 PM

Yours looks much better than his. Don't waste your money suing him.

Dopy · 07-27-2002, 08:23 PM

And, you just placed your competition under the spotlight - smart move

421Fill · 07-27-2002, 08:32 PM

the only thing I see that's the same is the background color.

chodadog · 07-27-2002, 08:32 PM

You can see where he's borrowed heavily from your design, but his final design is shite compared to yours. A stern yet polite email would probably be enough for him to change it.

sternyduke · 07-27-2002, 08:35 PM

maybe you do have a case

Theo · 07-27-2002, 08:54 PM

they stole the design,check the source and you'll see

.ca :: /_lib/js/lgp.js

.com :: _lib/lgp.js

.ca :: /_lib/img/dots.gif

.com :: images/dots.gif

.ca :: /_lib/img/spacer.gif
.com :: images/spacer.gif

.ca :: /_lib/img/pixbleu006BED.gif <---------

.com :: AdultContent/index_files/pixbleu006BED.gif <------

quiet · 07-27-2002, 08:56 PM

you're turning into a detective

Amputate Your Head · 07-27-2002, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
they stole the design,check the source and you'll see

.ca :: /_lib/js/lgp.js

.com :: _lib/lgp.js

.ca :: /_lib/img/dots.gif

.com :: images/dots.gif

.ca :: /_lib/img/spacer.gif
.com :: images/spacer.gif

.ca :: /_lib/img/pixbleu006BED.gif <---------

.com :: AdultContent/index_files/pixbleu006BED.gif <------

421Fill · 07-27-2002, 09:00 PM

ummm... guess I should have viewed source. Now that looks like stealing... especially that last image, what an obscure file name.

Dugmor · 07-27-2002, 09:01 PM

I fucked most of the girls on both of your sites....... hehehe .

Theo · 07-27-2002, 09:02 PM

i had to give an explanation on why both picked the ugly orange color

quiet · 07-27-2002, 09:02 PM

Wiredoctor · 07-27-2002, 09:02 PM

They are close, but not close enough to sue. You would just be wasting time and money. Just my opinion.

Theo · 07-27-2002, 09:04 PM

the internet community will sue both of them for disturbing color combinations

TopTGP · 07-27-2002, 09:04 PM

Threaten to sodomize him with a broom handle... that usually works.

chodadog · 07-27-2002, 09:08 PM

Good work soul. I think that about proves that there was a little more than just borrowing from the design like i had thought. This guy definetley owes you an explanation

Mr.Fiction · 07-27-2002, 09:27 PM

Speaking of AMA, here's a picture of Britney Spears at the AMA awards show:

Dugmor · 07-27-2002, 09:29 PM

Hey Fred, didn't you guys copy one of your clients' tour with brunob? Maybe you should go easy on this guy, cause you did the same thing too. I know you modified the tour a little bit since... but still looks similar ( Satan made me write this ) hehehe
neXpectation.com - Coming soon

CoolE · 07-27-2002, 10:36 PM

Who the fuck is amacontent.com? Never heard of 'em.

With all the legal implications, what webmaster in his right mind would buy content from someone he doesn't know, or someone without impecible references. Nothing like laying down 2 grand on content then discovering down the road that your license is worthless because the license isn't really with the real picture owners or the proper model paperwork doesn't exist. Or worse yet, you are hauled in front of a judge on charges of child porn and discover you are totally fucked because low and behold one of the models was under 18.

www.adultcontent.ca, now them I've heard of - their pros.

prostock · 07-27-2002, 10:47 PM

Well i see there is alot of dif from you and yes some sim to , but the law is that it has to be 10% differnt , and trust me he is you are another colo of blue for one , and the lay out is not the same , i would just ask him why you want to look like us , but you trying to make him take it down that isnt happing unless he is weak and does it , a lawer in the worlkd would take that and tell you , you will win

Paul Markham · 07-27-2002, 11:09 PM

I would not bother, the content is crap and the prices high. He will be gone long before you get to court.

A site like this opens and closes every week on the net. Prpbably only did it so he could get some blow jobs.

CoolE · 07-27-2002, 11:32 PM

Quote:

but the law is that it has to be 10% differnt

Hmmm. I'm interested in knowing where that came from. I'm sure that that is not the actual law, but are you referring to some precident that I haven't heard of? I find it hard to believe that there is some sort of "10% rule". When is one website 10% different than another? - absolutely impossible to measure quantitatively I would think. Sounds like an internet myth to me.

titmowse · 07-28-2002, 12:23 AM

The sites are similar but not THAT similar. You wanna see copying? I'll show you copying:

Zip Content

thieving little shit

Dopy · 07-28-2002, 03:13 AM

now thats copying LOL

-=HUNGRYMAN=- · 07-28-2002, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trixxxia
Some people I tell ya, have no shame!
Did you read their legal info? (amacontent)

COPYRIGHT and SECTION 18 U.S.C. 2257 INFORMATION

All content on AMAContent.com including page design, graphics, text, images, videos, video feeds, audio clips and stories are warranted to be fully owned, or legally licensed for resale, and documented in accordance with the requirements of US Federal Law SECTION 18 U.S.C. 2257 .

Heheheheheeeeeeee

All that says it that the models on the site are at least 18 years of age !!!

titmowse · 07-28-2002, 04:14 AM

"now thats copying LOL"

hey missy!

Mikeee · 07-28-2002, 08:28 AM

They do look somewhat similar. But do you have any idea how many sites are out there? fuck... there are millions and millions on google alone. You dont think you'll come across one or 2 that look like yours?

Design is great, it's what you do with it that matters. We get enough crap from surfers much less other webmasters wanting to sue over something like this.

Good luck either way.

Gutterboy · 07-28-2002, 01:55 PM

Sue the bastard.

Most people who have tried to give you advice have wrongly focused soley on the design similarities. If it were just the design similarities and the guy was on a non-adult domain name running a bookstore, you wouldn't have much of a claim.

However, the copyist is operating in the same segment of the same industry as you, and is very obviously trying to profit at your expense from the business and reputation you have built by mimicing your site.

All of you people advising against suing, here is an experiment for you to try. Put up a site about online auctions which looks remotely similar to EBays site and has a similar domain name, then see how long it takes before the C&D letters begin arriving.

I learned this from my Ex's stepfather, a sucessful tort lawyer, who said something like the following to me while we were discussing a case: Even when the letter of the law isn't clearly on your side, you can predict your level of sucess 95% of the time if you can accurately discern the ease with which an objective observer can be persuaded to infer nefarious intent on the part of the defendent.

TDF · 05-31-2003, 08:26 PM

jerry jerry jerry!

Kevin2 · 05-31-2003, 08:35 PM

I agree with all those that said yours is far better. I wouldn't even bother because his site doesn't look the same as yours from what I can see.

Easton · 05-31-2003, 08:39 PM

welcome to last year???

Ludedude · 05-31-2003, 08:42 PM

SoBeGirl Video · 05-31-2003, 08:44 PM

Did anyone notice that Adultcontent.ca and ************* have been happily trading links for almost a year now? Now that is team work... I love you FRED ;-)

cash69 · 05-31-2003, 09:09 PM

i don't think it looks the same at all... maybe he told his designer he loved your site and wants it in that style.. looks alot different to me tho.. maybe you see something i don't heh

07-27-2002, 07:51 PM	#1
Braincash Fred Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,589	Should I sue him? This fucker stole our design! If you didn't visited our site, this is our: www.adultcontent.ca And this is the fucker design: http://www.amacontent.com/ I think I'm gonna call my lawyer monday...

07-27-2002, 07:52 PM	#2
Dugmor The Traffic Cowboy Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BP4L - Vice Prez Posts: 7,596	I was going to send that to you my friend. That is Joe Lauglin and Steve Marco. I thought you guys where partners. Fred add me to your ICQ . my ICQ is 45771964 __________________ JesusEmpire - The Most Trusted Mobile Marketing Service SMS Verification codes for 345 websites including: Tinder - Bumble - Twitter - TikTok - Instagram - Facebook

07-27-2002, 07:56 PM	#5
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	i'd call their host first. __________________ we'll miss you our friend. RIP

07-27-2002, 07:57 PM	#7
dada Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 89	you should send him an email, and request ( demand ) that he cahnges his site design, that usually works. __________________ AWS 2 AdultWebmasterSoftware.com

07-27-2002, 08:15 PM	#15
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	heh its a pretty similar design, damn he has some cheap content! hrmm or that one video isnt 10 and its a typo meaning 100, thought i hit a goldmine for a sec Last edited by Pipecrew; 07-27-2002 at 08:17 PM..

07-27-2002, 07:55 PM	#3
Krome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 2,851	Dont sue him yet I am spanking one off over some of his pictures...give in a few more days...drop him a friendly email ...he will change...back in 10 minutes...

07-27-2002, 07:55 PM	#4
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	did you contact them and ask them to explain it?

07-27-2002, 07:57 PM	#6
HS-Trixxxia Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 2,946	Some people I tell ya, have no shame! Did you read their legal info? (amacontent) COPYRIGHT and SECTION 18 U.S.C. 2257 INFORMATION All content on AMAContent.com including page design, graphics, text, images, videos, video feeds, audio clips and stories are warranted to be fully owned, or legally licensed for resale, and documented in accordance with the requirements of US Federal Law SECTION 18 U.S.C. 2257 .

07-27-2002, 07:57 PM	#8
The Machine Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 859	they are not exactly the same, plus yours is better, so what's the problem.

07-27-2002, 07:59 PM	#10
evildick Guest Posts: n/a	It's obvious he used your site as the inspiration for his, but the only thing that remains exactly the same is the background colour. I don't think you could sue and win, because he's made too many changes. Yours looks 10 times better anyway.

07-27-2002, 08:01 PM	#11
TheDoc Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Currently Incognito Posts: 13,827	Those 2 sites look nothing alike. They have the same style of layout but are for sure different. I have seen about 3000 sites that have this same color setup and layout. Even if they copied the layout of your site their is nothing you can do about it. At that the quality of your site is much higher so why even waist money on a lawyer? TheDoc http://www.largecash.com

07-27-2002, 08:03 PM	#12
Krome Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London - UK Posts: 2,851	ok..finished spanking...sue the fucker

07-27-2002, 08:04 PM	#13
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	seriously.... you got nothin' man.... if you even TRY to sue, you're just flushing cash down the shitter..... best you can do is ask them to change it.... not that they will, but you can try. The sites are too different for you to have any kind of case.

07-27-2002, 08:14 PM	#14
Dopy Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote, Canary Islands Posts: 1,572	For a start there is no flash on his site, they are miles apart. You have got no chance, he liked your layout and followed similar lines, thousands of sites do the same.

07-27-2002, 08:18 PM	#16
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	You might be able to get them onthe combination of the clearly over-similar name and similar look... If I had a red and yellow burger joint with a giant W for a logo, and called it MacGregor's, my ass would be grass. Even if it isn't outright copying, you can get them for clearly aping your material. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

07-27-2002, 08:18 PM	#17
lawpal Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Miami Posts: 824	Yours looks much better than his. Don't waste your money suing him.

07-27-2002, 08:23 PM	#18
Dopy Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Puerto Del Carmen, Lanzarote, Canary Islands Posts: 1,572	And, you just placed your competition under the spotlight - smart move

07-27-2002, 08:32 PM	#19
421Fill Super Mario Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Swenson's Avatar Posts: 19,602	the only thing I see that's the same is the background color. __________________ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

07-27-2002, 08:32 PM	#20
chodadog Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,736	You can see where he's borrowed heavily from your design, but his final design is shite compared to yours. A stern yet polite email would probably be enough for him to change it.

07-27-2002, 08:35 PM	#21
sternyduke Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: scottsdale Posts: 1,082	maybe you do have a case Last edited by sternyduke; 07-27-2002 at 09:04 PM..

07-27-2002, 08:54 PM	#22
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	they stole the design,check the source and you'll see .ca :: /_lib/js/lgp.js .com :: _lib/lgp.js .ca :: /_lib/img/dots.gif .com :: images/dots.gif .ca :: /_lib/img/spacer.gif .com :: images/spacer.gif .ca :: /_lib/img/pixbleu006BED.gif <--------- .com :: AdultContent/index_files/pixbleu006BED.gif <------

07-27-2002, 08:56 PM	#23
quiet we'll miss you our friend. RIP Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Fernie, BC Posts: 25,115	you're turning into a detective

07-27-2002, 09:00 PM	#25
421Fill Super Mario Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Swenson's Avatar Posts: 19,602	ummm... guess I should have viewed source. Now that looks like stealing... especially that last image, what an obscure file name. __________________ RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

07-27-2002, 09:01 PM	#26
Dugmor The Traffic Cowboy Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BP4L - Vice Prez Posts: 7,596	I fucked most of the girls on both of your sites....... hehehe . __________________ JesusEmpire - The Most Trusted Mobile Marketing Service SMS Verification codes for 345 websites including: Tinder - Bumble - Twitter - TikTok - Instagram - Facebook

07-27-2002, 09:02 PM	#27
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	i had to give an explanation on why both picked the ugly orange color

07-27-2002, 09:02 PM	#29
Wiredoctor Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Great USA Posts: 1,632	They are close, but not close enough to sue. You would just be wasting time and money. Just my opinion. __________________ Search For Everything In One Easy Portal Big Juicy Nipples.com

07-27-2002, 09:04 PM	#30
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	the internet community will sue both of them for disturbing color combinations

07-27-2002, 09:04 PM	#31
TopTGP Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: poco, BC, Canada Posts: 546	Threaten to sodomize him with a broom handle... that usually works. __________________ I can't think of anything funny to say..

07-27-2002, 09:08 PM	#32
chodadog Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 9,736	Good work soul. I think that about proves that there was a little more than just borrowing from the design like i had thought. This guy definetley owes you an explanation

07-27-2002, 09:27 PM	#33
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Speaking of AMA, here's a picture of Britney Spears at the AMA awards show:

07-27-2002, 09:29 PM	#34
Dugmor The Traffic Cowboy Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BP4L - Vice Prez Posts: 7,596	Hey Fred, didn't you guys copy one of your clients' tour with brunob? Maybe you should go easy on this guy, cause you did the same thing too. I know you modified the tour a little bit since... but still looks similar ( Satan made me write this ) hehehe neXpectation.com - Coming soon Last edited by Dugmor; 07-27-2002 at 09:36 PM..

07-27-2002, 10:36 PM	#35
CoolE Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 451	Who the fuck is amacontent.com? Never heard of 'em. With all the legal implications, what webmaster in his right mind would buy content from someone he doesn't know, or someone without impecible references. Nothing like laying down 2 grand on content then discovering down the road that your license is worthless because the license isn't really with the real picture owners or the proper model paperwork doesn't exist. Or worse yet, you are hauled in front of a judge on charges of child porn and discover you are totally fucked because low and behold one of the models was under 18. www.adultcontent.ca, now them I've heard of - their pros.

07-27-2002, 10:47 PM	#36
prostock On probation Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: not telling you , the exwife might find me Posts: 4,160	Well i see there is alot of dif from you and yes some sim to , but the law is that it has to be 10% differnt , and trust me he is you are another colo of blue for one , and the lay out is not the same , i would just ask him why you want to look like us , but you trying to make him take it down that isnt happing unless he is weak and does it , a lawer in the worlkd would take that and tell you , you will win __________________ ICQ # :158519717

07-27-2002, 11:09 PM	#37
Paul Markham Too old to care Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: On the sofa, watching TV or doing my jigsaws. Posts: 52,943	I would not bother, the content is crap and the prices high. He will be gone long before you get to court. A site like this opens and closes every week on the net. Prpbably only did it so he could get some blow jobs. __________________ Blowout deal. 880 videos, 2,400 image sets, plus many RAW videos. $500. PM me for a deal. Skype Paulmarkham70

07-28-2002, 12:23 AM	#39
titmowse Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: TEXAS Posts: 5,320	The sites are similar but not THAT similar. You wanna see copying? I'll show you copying: Zip Content thieving little shit __________________ I still love everybody