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How to properly plagiarize a website

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Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by pyre »

atacrawl wrote: post #125
jgrahamc wrote: post #9

I worked at a company where our web site was copied by a competitor entering the same domain. They copied the look of the site but also copied the Google Analytics tag as well. We found out about them because their page views showed up in our analytics.

At the company I work for now, they found a site for a British company (we are in the US) that didn't steal the look of the site or the copy of the site -- they stole the names, headshots and bios of the executives and used them on their site. Still speechless about it.

Was it a legitimate company? That could make sense if it was a scam trying to look more legit.

Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by mehwoot »

sauravc wrote: post #64
mintplant wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

- The scrolling animations on the header are exactly the same. - The curved/depressed backgrounds behind the hero image (fairly unique) are the same shape and style. - Page sizing is the same. - Color scheme is the same, with blue swapped out for red. These are just from glancing quickly between the two sites. Combined with the overall similarity, the fact that the scrolling animation is exactly the same is the most…

Sure. But I've seen these design elements all over the web before. Infininum is just as guilty as Kintek when it comes to copying.

They admitted that they copied Infininum's website specifically- http://kintek.com.au/blog/getting-egg-on-your-face/

Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by k__ »

euroclydon wrote: post #20
jgrahamc wrote: post #9

I worked at a company where our web site was copied by a competitor entering the same domain. They copied the look of the site but also copied the Google Analytics tag as well. We found out about them because their page views showed up in our analytics.

Boy-oh-boy I wish Google would lock analytics IDs down to a domain. Somebody in a university in Mexico City copied mine into a project they have in their www directory, and I just had to regex filter it out of GA.

seems like the amount of people who do this is rather big. Google probably thinks it's a good way to track users of websites that aren't their customers :D

Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by gtd »

euxneks wrote: post #51
dasil003 wrote: post #22

This is nothing. Our 100k line vod web app was ripped off wholesale, with a new backend built from scratch, and repurposed to show pirate content. This was some serious engineering chops and time investment that went into a ripping off a site with hundreds upon hundreds of templates and thousands of lines of js and ajax interacting with an unknown backend that had to be reverse-engineered. We discovered it because th…

Did you guys write an article about that? That sounds supremely interesting.

We did not publicize it in any way because we are a legit film streaming company with hundreds of distributors worldwide, and no good can come from any awareness of a site that looks like ours streaming pirated content. Maybe some day.

Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by andyhmltn »

kamakazizuru wrote: post #27

am I the only one who doesnt find the sites that similar after all? Or to put it another way - neither of them seem particularly unique (fixed header, slider on top, broad sections and large footer) compared to many marketing sites these days?

It may not seem like it is copied, but it definitely is. Take a look at the background image that gives that curved effect. They haven't just tried to recreate it, they've literally downloaded the same image and just used that.

If you hash both files on the original website and the new one, you'll see they both amount to: e6a486ac74a59aaa1abefec33de40c55

What more proof is needed? Haha

Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by andyhmltn »

shelltreader wrote: post #81
jmharvey wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Styles, like fashion, follow trends. But the similarities on these sites go well beyond just similar trends, especially once you're beyond the main page. The copy on the "Services" page is probably the most damning: We provide a wide array of software design and development services -- from Mobile applications and Web applications to User interface design, Quality assurance and Digital Strategy -- we're a trusted par…

That's not good enough; it's too common. Sentence structure can't be copyrighted, just as common design elements can't be copyrighted. Show us HTML or CSS blocks that are exactly the same or slightly tweaked on both websites.

Hash both the images that are used to create that curved hero unit thing they both have. They both come out as e6a486ac74a59aaa1abefec33de40c55

Re: How to properly plagiarize a website

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Post by jgrahamc »

dsl wrote: post #117
jgrahamc wrote: post #9

I worked at a company where our web site was copied by a competitor entering the same domain. They copied the look of the site but also copied the Google Analytics tag as well. We found out about them because their page views showed up in our analytics.

Do you still work for CloudFlare? (your website seems to hint that you've moved on) They have ripped lots of stuff off.

I do work for CloudFlare. What has been ripped off?
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