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Re: An Amaz-ing Resume

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Post by jdietrich »

zacharyvoase wrote: post #19

One concern is this, in the footer: > This website was made in Jan 2013 by Philippe Dubost for the sole purpose of a playful and creative job search. No copyright infrigement intended. "No copyright infringement intended" is not a thing. Also, right below that it then says: > © 2013, Philippe Dubost Seems a bit strange to me.

Regardless of whether this is or isn't free use, the author clearly doesn't understand the most basic principles of copyright. That ignorance could easily sink a small company. No hire.

Re: An Amaz-ing Resume

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Post by notahacker »

jmspring wrote: post #97

So, Phil uses Amazon's design as a spoof for a resume. Aside from the is it copyright or not discussion, I am curios how this differs greatly from people leveraging the svbtle theme? Every time someone does that, multiple people pop their heads up and talk about blatant ripoff (even when credit is given). Sure, we have Amazon as e-commerce and this is a resume, where the other case are both essentially blogs. But, yo…

Copying a popular blog theme for your blog is obvious, and lacks creativity. Spoofing an actually-not-that-aesthetically-pleasing design intended for a completely different purpose, and filling it with quirky details is rather different.

It's the same reason why Android handset manufacturers got accused of "ripping off" the iconic design of the iPhone, whereas in an earlier era people thought Salvador Dali was being artistic when having the considerably more original idea of designing a telephone handset to look like a lobster.

Re: An Amaz-ing Resume

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Post by notahacker »

esharef wrote: post #99

Hmm, as a recruiter who looks at hundreds of resumes a day, this kind of non-standard resume really annoys me. Just tell me who you are and what you do. Do so clearly and succinctly.

I get the feeling this sort of resume is aimed at companies that don't look at hundreds of resumes a day. Recruitment filters work both ways

Re: An Amaz-ing Resume

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Post by slohr »

alanbyrne wrote: post #41
TeMPOraL wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is painful Amazon checkout process? Did you mean painless one-click buy that makes me spend more money on Kindle books than I would want to?

Yeh, if "Buy now with one click" had a breathalizer component I'd be a lot richer right now. But then again, I wouldn't have a USB Nerf cannon...

This comment made my morning. Thank goodness no one was around 'cause I snorted/laughed and nearly spewed coffee onto my keyboard...I guess you had to be there.

Re: An Amaz-ing Resume

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Post by wpietri »

zacharyvoase wrote: post #19

One concern is this, in the footer: > This website was made in Jan 2013 by Philippe Dubost for the sole purpose of a playful and creative job search. No copyright infrigement intended. "No copyright infringement intended" is not a thing. Also, right below that it then says: > © 2013, Philippe Dubost Seems a bit strange to me.

> "No copyright infringement intended" is not a thing.

It isn't a legal thing. I look at it as a social signal: "I am not trying to be a dick here."

Remember that the copyright holder has to actually take action. When I find my copyrighted stuff borrowed, my reaction depends a lot on who's doing it and why. If somebody basically says, "Hey, I don't totally get this copyright thing, but I'm trying to do it right," that would make me more willing to contact them and work things out amicably.

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