Flat UI DMCA Takedown

kombine wrote: post #2

Just read the DCMA notice. Does it really mean anyone can write this sort of message, without any details or proof and you have to oblige to it?

Pretty much. Google gets hit with so many that there's no way they even read them, let alone verify them.

http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/copyright/

Re: Flat UI DMCA Takedown

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Post by jared314 » Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 7:22 AM UTC

I have never seen the inside of LayerVault. The demo page only has vague outlines of similar controls. Does anyone have screenshots of LayerVault in action?

Re: Flat UI DMCA Takedown

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 7:25 AM UTC

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Re: Flat UI DMCA Takedown

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Post by overshard » Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 7:30 AM UTC

This was a big article already not even two days ago on HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5331766

Why is this being upvoted a 2nd time in the same week to the top of the homepage...

Re: Flat UI DMCA Takedown

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Post by abcd_f » Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 7:32 AM UTC

LayerVault, the same people who brought you DesignerNews.

If that's indeed them who sent the notice, they are just shitting all over their reputation and alienating a lot of people. Talk about "starting off on the wrong foot"... and for what? A design that is border-line trivial. It would seem that their best option for getting the situation under control is to release their own version of the toolkit. A version that is sufficiently different from their original background-color, border-radius and icon @font-face. If not, they are bound to repeat the clone wars of Svbtle.

Edit | LayerVault actually appears to be a pretty useful product, clearly with a lot of thought sunk into it. Which makes it twice as unfortunate that they decided to pursue something like this. Google "LayerVault videos" if interested.

Re: Flat UI DMCA Takedown

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Post by dagw » Fri, Mar 08, 2013, 7:38 AM UTC

kombine wrote: post #2

Just read the DCMA notice. Does it really mean anyone can write this sort of message, without any details or proof and you have to oblige to it?

Basically. But if someone files a fraudulent or incorrect notice, they open themselves up to having to pay damages and legal fees to the injured party.