Comments on: Don’t steal from my friends…

By: Deep Jive Interests » Jason Pearson, “Ripline”, And The Case for “Herd Immunity”

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:07:34 +0000

[...] Jason Pearson, “Ripline”, And The Case for “Herd Immunity” November 16th, 2006 at 10:48 pm by Tony Late last night, I heard from Matt Craven that one of Jason “Wicked Web Designer” Pearson’s more famous WordPress themes, Cutline, had been aped as someone else’s . That someone else had the temerity to not only call it is his own , but proclaim how long he had spent on working on it, and how it wasn’t yet available for public release. [...]

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:26:15 +0000

Heh heh — I get names mixed up all the time
Thanks Mr. Clark ;)

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:03:23 +0000

Yeah, that Jason Pearson kicks ass! Now, if that poor schlep Chris Pearson had been ripped off, he wouldn’t have any friends who would help out.

Just messing with you Tony. Sometimes we all need “self-correcting” (especially me). :)

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:13:23 +0000

The wonderful self-correcting, self-policing anti-asshat mechanisms of the blogosphere seem to be working quite nicely.

Here’s a question for you — if it wasn’t jason pearson who was getting ripped off, would it be easier to get away with the IP “theft”?

If someone steals a design in the middle of the forest, but no one is there to protest it, is it really theft? (of course it is — but then again, if there’s no one to re-inforce these things, maybe its not)

some food for thought. ;)
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By: Chris P.

Chris P. — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:56:09 +0000

He has since posted an apology on his site.

In my opinion, he did the right thing, and I certainly appreciate it.

By: Undertypo

Undertypo — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:13:38 +0000

Go to avalonstar.com
You will come across a few post that discuss about how his design being copied several times, how people asking him to release a great template and no people actually value your hard work. Just plain cut and paste.
There is no way for a web designer/anyone to protect his own design.

By: David Krug

David Krug — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:03:46 +0000

Vile and disgustaging.

By: Aware Of Content Theft? Now Beware Of Design Theft! on iface thoughts

Aware Of Content Theft? Now Beware Of Design Theft! on iface thoughts — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:39:50 +0000

[...] So you thought that stealing on the web can only happen for content! The topic has been discussed a lot of times and veterans like Lorelle have great advice on that. Now beware of design theft! Chris Pearson is a respected designer, who has made a mark for himself with his crisp purposeful designs. Some people take advantage of the information that he gives out, and make it their own! He recently released the excellent Cutline theme based on his Cutline framework. Blargy, the copycat thief, has gone ahead and claimed the design with some tweaks here and there and a new name! No credit to Chris! This so undermines the original designer’s creativity and ingenuity. Surprisingly, he has Chris Pearson listed as his friend! What a thief, what a shame! [...]

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:09:40 +0000

Did he think no-one would notice?

I think it’s particularly poor form when Chris distributes designs for free and answers my stupid questions about how to fix bits I’ve broken (I use his “PressRow” design).

People seem not to understand that the importance of a good reputation is as real in the blog world as it is offline.