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What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself

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Re: What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself

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Post by VuongN »

SocketStudios wrote: post #26
VuongN wrote: post #22

Let's see how long it takes before the offender finds out about this. I'm all for changing the company's description text to tell the full story as well. Maybe do it in Spanish(?) rather than English.

Can't do anything about the text. That's in the HTML which is on their server. I just have the JS file that controls the image loading.

You have access to jquery AND your script loads in the head. I think $(document).ready(function () { $('[id*="details_"] .body').html('El propietario del sitio es robar el contenido literal de mi sitio: http://socketstudios.com. Si usted hace negocios con esta persona, usted va a tener un mal momento.'); })

Re: What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself

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Post by burriko »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #27
SocketStudios wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can't do anything about the text. That's in the HTML which is on their server. I just have the JS file that controls the image loading.

But you can do stuff with the text! You can manipulate the DOM, yes? And your script displays it in the first place.

Indeed. You can basically change the site to whatever you want.

Changing the text in those boxes should be as simple as adding this to your javascript file.

$('#details .body').html("This guy ripped off my site!")

Re: What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself

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Post by mryan »

VuongN wrote: post #18
hswolff wrote: post #10

How does one forget to host their own JS?

Copy & Paste any codes without understanding really burn people. Wasn't there a startup that got into trouble for doing the same thing? They later tried to play it off as "A/B" testing. Maybe this guy is A/B testing on how fast he can destroy his reputation by doing Copy & Paste of another site.

Yes, Curebit got caught stealing/hotlinking assets from 37Signals.

http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/28/curebit-apologizes-for-copy...

Re: What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself

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Post by crikli »

SocketStudios wrote: post #3

A little backstory: They stole my site (socketstudios.com) which showed up on my analytics as they for got to remove it. They also left the contolling javascript file on my server. I modified it to load images of dogs that have no idea what they are doing.

Tangent: these kind of sites (the site that was stolen from), I'll call them "concept" sites, make me want to throatpunch a baby.

If you are seeking to demonstrate your jQuery/HTML5/CSS3 skillz then do it in a way that has some applicable context. Don't break so far from established usage conventions that users have to invest their the majority of their focus figuring out the site at the expense of examining the content.

After looking at several panels my understanding of what you do is still a guess. But I think you're a designer of some kind. If you are, the problem is that your site told me you care more about cool/flashy/pretty more than ease-of-use/user experience. As someone who engages designers on a weekly basis, that is not a positive differentiator.

Re: What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself

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Post by SocketStudios »

burriko wrote: post #33
TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you can do stuff with the text! You can manipulate the DOM, yes? And your script displays it in the first place.

Indeed. You can basically change the site to whatever you want. Changing the text in those boxes should be as simple as adding this to your javascript file. $('#details .body').html("This guy ripped off my site!")

Right enough. Too late now though.
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