Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
Right, What is the law on website copyright?
I mean for example, if you found a website you liked and then coloured in different colours and used different content would it still be copying the site?
|
Colin
Member
Registered: 4th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
Thinkso!
|
Nismo
Member
Registered: 12th Sep 02
User status: Offline
|
No, providing you do not copy there HTML exactly , then you have not copied there site , just cus yours looks similar.
|
Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
No, providing you do not copy there HTML exactly , then you have not copied there site , just cus yours looks similar.
What happens if its a flash site and you have edited the flash and put it in your own html file?
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
All IPR is down to what you can prove in court. It's difficult unless you have detailed back records of what you have done.
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
How do you edit the flash file 
...and, there's always 'back records' as long as http://archive.org exists.
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
Decompile it. There are programs which can do that.
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
Fair enough, didn't realise it could be done properly with a bit of software.
Copying someone elses website is gay, talentless, wrong and is proof 'with it's own domain name' that you're a thief IMO.
|
Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Fair enough, didn't realise it could be done properly with a bit of software.
Copying someone elses website is gay, talentless, wrong and is proof 'with it's own domain name' that you're a thief IMO.
I downloaded some templates, i then proceeded to edit it and to learn from it. Ive decided i like what i want but it still has a similar design thats all.
Ive not copied it, just used the template for a basing.
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
Fair enough...but it's so easy to whip up your own in Photoshop in 5mins and slice it up in Imageready, should try that.
|
Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Fair enough...but it's so easy to whip up your own in Photoshop in 5mins and slice it up in Imageready, should try that.
last website i did was in photoshop.
http://www.andrewreed.co.uk
|
Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
Also the fact that i cant trace the owner of the template means i cant get in contact to ask if it would be ok and if they wanted some payment.
|
Brett
Premium Member
Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Reedy
last website i did was in photoshop.
http://www.andrewreed.co.uk
Ah, I see the need for the templates now 
Joke 
|
Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote:
Originally posted by Reedy
last website i did was in photoshop.
http://www.andrewreed.co.uk
Ah, I see the need for the templates now
Joke
it didnt take long to make that one.
Ive actually spent some time on the flash one. Its still got loads of bugs and id rather not upload it just yet, but ill keep you posted in the off day when i do upload it.
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
providing you do not copy there HTML exactly , then you have not copied there site
Of course you have - the look is intellectual property in the same way that the programming is.
You can't steal either.
Debatable whether a claim would stick against a derivative work based on a template though. Depends if there was any loss to the author of the original.
|
Reedy
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 04
Location: Hammersmith
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
providing you do not copy there HTML exactly , then you have not copied there site
Of course you have - the look is intellectual property in the same way that the programming is.
You can't steal either.
Debatable whether a claim would stick against a derivative work based on a template though. Depends if there was any loss to the author of the original.
what about if its not a business and its just a website for personal use.
Also the fact that i have no way of getting in contact with the author is also a problem.
|
