What's with the design thiefs? cashpartner.com
 

So i was browing along on GFY, noticed someone posted a link to cashpartner.com

So i figured i'd check it out... Now, i'm also a big fan of sharky's work (aaaadultdesign.com).

Compare the two:

http://www.cashpartner.com
http://www.aaaadultdesign.com

I contacted Sharky on ICQ about it, he hasn't got a clue who they are. I strongly suggest that nobody does business with these people. They are obviously not very honest, and are no more than thieves.

Thanks Chadadog!

I can assure you I will be on the phone to my attorney once I am in my office.

Let this server as First Notice to the pricks at Cash Partners. Either remove my design from your servers immediately, or my attorney will have a hayday with you!

No problem. Maybe you can cut me a cheap design deal. Bwahahaha! J/k :winkwink:

i agree they look alot like each other
but unless u can proof they have knicked your exact graphic u cant do shit
nobody has copyright on a layout u have copyright on graphics and text

the very top graphic is stolen, the top 1/2 inch of the page.

The top graph is exactly the same!!! :eek2

ahh yes I see that now

well then he has a case

It is an exact ripoff of the main page layout(they added to the bottom).

Without question they ripped it off.



chadadog - LMK what you want, and I will give you a great deal!

hmm that was really a bad teafth

Nothing for now, but just remember it down the road maybe ;)

certainly.

lol $.40 per raw click

what a scam :)

Damn thifs !!

Sharky how's your radio show going these days ? Haven't had time to tune in latly.. I'l try to remember it tonight :thumbsup

Wrong a page becomes tangible property and has Artistic Value.

http://whatiscopyright.org

if the Hun can copyright a "database of links" a body of work consisting of a webpage can be regarded as "Artistic Property" and have "Artistic Value" which makes it worthy of theft and copyright violation...

Because a webpage begins as "code" writer of that code owns it, and unpublished or published literature can be copyritten.

But who knows.

Pipp -

I don't do MaxCashLive anymore. It is now run By Headless and Sandra. It was fun while it lasted, but it was time to move on:-)

That's a nice theory, but it's just some person's opinion. Even the guy you linked to just says this:

"I am of the opinion that a webpage layout may be copyrighted if it is actually written and/or designed by the author..."

Imagine if they upheld this theory in court. There would be a total of 100 copyrighted designs on the web. Everyone else would have to pay those 100 people to use a site that looked anything like the other sites.

We're all posting on a forum that looks exactly like every other forum. Who can we sue?

Again, I think it's fucked up when people borrow designs in many cases, but I doubt you're going to win any lawsuits over it unless they are stealing code or images directly.

In this case though, it was more than just a layout that was stolen. The top graphic for example, is exactly the same.

wow...page is still up...have they even been notified?

I'm curious to see there explanation about it. I mean, what were they thinking?

:eek7

It could be that whoever did the design for them ripped them off aswell and they don't know about it.

Agreed. If someone is actually stealing pics or lots of code, then that's got to be illegal under copyright law.

Great eye Chodadog !!
The industry could stand a few more guys like you ... to keep all these thieving bastards honest ..

FYI -

I was contacted by the cashpartners people and their site has been changed.

All is well now.

:-)

i can't tell the difference,,, i was never good at playing the whats the difference in this picture game

whats the address for radio