LayerVault Sends DMCA Takedown Letter re Flat-UI

Post by pyre » Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 6:28 PM UTC

dzlobin wrote: post #80

jgj wrote: post #67

The founder of LayerVault is claiming it was specific illustrations which were stolen https://twitter.com/Allan/status/309346292902014976 https://twitter.com/Allan/status/309350351054716929

This needs to be the top comment here, rather than people insinuating that LV called for a DMCA takedown because 'they look alike'

Post by mikeash » Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 6:30 PM UTC

alexpenny wrote: post #157

mikeash wrote: post #152

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"Eventually, he removed the most blatant icons which (in my eyes) is an admission of guilt." Sure, couldn't possibly be that he just wanted to do whatever it took to get you to leave him alone.

Here are the icons in question. http://i.imgur.com/xDDULcG.png Also, the Flat-UI guy also copied other artists on dribbble. http://cl.ly/image/3Q181w0b1u2K From http://drbl.in/eXkk , and http://drbl.in/gmsD I'm not saying these are in copyright violation, merely examples he has copied prior work.

Post by mmanfrin » Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 6:31 PM UTC

justjimmy wrote: post #154

jgj wrote: post #103

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A really good way to coerce the pitchforks back into their sheds is to provide proof, especially when your DMCA is vague and posted on a ridiculously public platform. Allan has done neither, and still hasn't done so in his tweets or this post over on his bubbly walled garden. A few simple side-by-side screenshots would have sufficed and put the court of public opinion squarely on his side. He may be completely in the…

Here's the side by side comparison Noun Project vs Layer Vault vs Flat UI http://imgur.com/IH1osAD If anyone notice other similar icons, I can update image with side by side comparison. *Thanks to fellow HNers for the links to the images. I just stuck it all together side by side. Edit: Updated with more samples.

Post by pyre » Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 6:32 PM UTC

elemeno wrote: post #114

evdawg wrote: post #24

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This appears to be an abuse of process from LayerVault. They have a design in a style that's not quite originally theirs-- they've seemingly abused the DMCA to have github remove a completely unrelated UI kit in the same style. The two items in question are as follows: https://layervault.com/ http://designmodo.github.com/Flat-UI/ Flat UI has (seemingly) been designed and developed completely independently, having not…

The rebuttal is a DMCA Counter-Notification. They're easy to write and just asset that you do in fact own the copyright, or are otherwise authorised the use the materials that the DMCA notice referred to. Once that's been done, the host has to restore the removed content within a certain time period and the issuers of the original notice have to take action directly against you (as in sue you) if they want to pursue…

  | the host has to restore the removed
  | content within a certain time period

Post by vicbrooker » Wed, Mar 06, 2013, 6:35 PM UTC

justjimmy wrote: post #150

Complete Side by Side Comparison TLDR: Noun Project vs Layer Vault vs Flat UI http://imgur.com/IH1osAD If anyone notice other similar icons, I can update image with side by side comparison. Thanks to fellow HNers for the links to the images. I just stuck it all together side by side. Edit: Updated with more samples.