ok, I really don't know how to deal with stupidity, so I'm posting this here.
Here is my affiliate program created about 2 years ago:
http://www.123-cash.com/
http://www.123-cash.com/tools.html
http://www.123-cash.com/join.html
http://www.123-cash.com/wm_resources.html
I designed this site myself, design is very simple, nothing special about this. Just short preview and promotional tools.
Few days ago I accidentally found this site, it's affiliate program for paysite belonging to the same niche as mine:
http://www.sp-money.com/
http://www.sp-money.com/content.htm
http://www.sp-money.com/ccaffiliate.htm
http://www.sp-money.com/resources.htm
I had some nice conversation with the owner of this program, these are few quotes from emails he sent me:
'For one I didn?t copy any layout. That?s just a basic layout with an image on top (not to mention my image is totally different from yours). What?s so unique about that? Yes, the font is the same which probably is what makes the two sites look similar, but what is actually being said is totally different.'
'But hey, I?m not an asshole even though you appear to be one, so point out some specific things you would like to see changed and I?ll try to oblige to your wishes.'
'Again, I don?t want to seem like the villain, bad guy, or ?copyright infringer? in this situation so I?ll ask you again what I could change about sp-money.com that would make you happy. I guess changing the font would be step number one. Possibly, placing all text in a bordered table perhaps? Any other ideas you may have are open to consideration.'
The last two quotes killed me. He copies my design and wants me waste my time thinking how he could make stolen site look different from origin...
All I want the owner to use his own design/templates, however he doesn't see the problem here, as he 'didn?t copied any layout'.
I'm posting this because it's not 100% copied site and I wondering can this be considered as design/layout theft.
Your opinions are welcome
