Myows Blog » Exposed http://myows.com/blog It's about online copyright protection Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:22:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How Amber Tackled Copyright Theft http://myows.com/blog/how-amber-tackled-copyright-theft/ http://myows.com/blog/how-amber-tackled-copyright-theft/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:47:33 +0000 Max http://myows.com/blog/?p=1548 Students That Freelance

Amber Leigh Turner is a freelance web designer who recently launched a community website aptly called Students That Freelance.

In yesterday’s article, Amber relates how she discovered through Statcounter that someone was using her work without her permission. She subsequently used Myows to have the copy removed and even received a letter of apology.

Are you wondering how that is possible? Then read her very well written article Why No One is Invincible from Copyright Infringement on StudentsthatFreelance.com


DISCLAIMER: I’m the one who recommended Statcounter to Amber. If you decide to give it a try, I need to warn you: Statcounter will bring out the voyeur in you and can become very addictive. For small to medium websites I personally much prefer it to Google Analytics, and I’m slowly recovering from my stataholic addiction.

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Yesterday I showcased Tim van Damme’s Wall of Shame, a rather fun way to treat copyright thieves.

Today I’ll present a similar approach, from Panic, the software makers who bring us Coda, Transmit and other Mac apps that have become part of our every day life.

On top of being a leading software maker, Panic is well known for it’s detailed icons and cutting-edge designs, as you can see on their über gorgeous Home page:

Panic Home Page

As with all things awesome, these icons were copied by lazy designers, and Panic doesn’t approve. Instead, the company decided to create a Western-like page exposing copyright thieves.

They obviously put a fair amount of effort into creating each image, as rolling over a screenshot becomes a game, exposing where the copy is taking place.

I recommend you visit the Panic Rip-Off Express and see for yourself how a leading company tackles infringement with humor.

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Tim van Damme is famous for bringing the simple landing page back in fashion.

As with all things awesome, his website has been copied numerous times by lazy design thieves. Obviously, Tim doesn’t approve.

So to tackle the bull by the horns, and have fun in the process, Tim decided to list perpetrators’ sites on the WALL OF SHAME.

Good for him, I personally think it’s a great initiative for any non-commercial site. But I wonder if he’s tried contacting the sites’ owners with a Cease and Desist letter?

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