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sde · 06-04-2002, 05:58 PM

so where exactly is the line drawn when it comes to ripping off other web site designs.

i saw a site today that i really liked... and i started to base a new site off that look.... i'm just trying to emulate the basic structure of the site and i'm not copying any code at all.. i'm writting it myself. but the skeleton is looking very similar.

i'm sure after i add content and customize logos and bend some curves it will look a different, .. but i wonder where the line is drawn before someone accuses someone else of copying their website.

i'm sure a color scheme would make things look different too.. but ya know .. i don't think anyone can own the look of a table. like if i make a table that is 1 pixel high.. folowed by another that is 10 pixels high . . .

i guess it could be a bit like music. .. and how dj's play their own mixes of the same music.

well now i'm just thinking aloud here.. what do you all think?

06-04-2002, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
sde Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: us.ca Posts: 4,503	so where exactly is the line drawn for ... so where exactly is the line drawn when it comes to ripping off other web site designs. i saw a site today that i really liked... and i started to base a new site off that look.... i'm just trying to emulate the basic structure of the site and i'm not copying any code at all.. i'm writting it myself. but the skeleton is looking very similar. i'm sure after i add content and customize logos and bend some curves it will look a different, .. but i wonder where the line is drawn before someone accuses someone else of copying their website. i'm sure a color scheme would make things look different too.. but ya know .. i don't think anyone can own the look of a table. like if i make a table that is 1 pixel high.. folowed by another that is 10 pixels high . . . i guess it could be a bit like music. .. and how dj's play their own mixes of the same music. well now i'm just thinking aloud here.. what do you all think?