Smoothblue Style :)

[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by infantrymen

No, but when you copy the entire design as a whole then it is and you know it. You're point now is just to debate for debatings sake. You're points are really starting to go off into nowhere.

Like DP said "Anyways, like I've said, this issue is closed. The original question posed by the thread starter has been answered. I don't further discussions going towards a positive resolution."

Everyone throws this term " exact " around as if he didnt change the header and buttons to some extent...

The main issue seems to be with colors as I have not seen any other examples given ?!?!?!?

How about, I make a style, give it to a site and tell them they have full control of it and all rights...Then make another style very very very similar to be sold by another company.... Then someone comes around and makes another style based off one of mine in scheme but uses his own images...... I do not see how any party can complain right now about this style when no action has been taken in just in prior situations...

[DirectPixel]

Originally Posted by Corriewf

Everyone throws this term " exact " around as if he didnt change the header and buttons to some extent...

The main issue seems to be with colors as I have not seen any other examples given ?!?!?!?

How about, I make a style, give it to a site and tell them they have full control of it and all rights...Then make another style very very very similar to be sold by another company.... Then someone comes around and makes another style based off one of mine in scheme but uses his own images...... I do not see how any party can complain right now about this style when no action has been taken in just in prior situations...

Other than the blue color, the two styles share absolutely nothing in common.

The style that was created in this thread is a near-pixel-perfect clone of SkyBlue.

He changed the header and footer a litle bit, but it is obviously a copy of vBulletin.org (he even stated so himself).

Now, given these facts, I do not see what you are trying to debate about. All questions pertaining to the original thread have been answered with very little room for doubt from all parties involved. What do you need to prove?

[Roms]

Originally Posted by Corriewf

Everyone throws this term " exact " around as if he didnt change the header and buttons to some extent...

The main issue seems to be with colors as I have not seen any other examples given ?!?!?!?

How about, I make a style, give it to a site and tell them they have full control of it and all rights...Then make another style very very very similar to be sold by another company.... Then someone comes around and makes another style based off one of mine in scheme but uses his own images...... I do not see how any party can complain right now about this style when no action has been taken in just in prior situations...

That's a great example, but in this case the style is copyrighted and what he did was copy copyrighted material. TYVM

Just because he changed 1% by adding a header doesn't change the fact that he admits (and we can see) he copied 99.9% of the style (buttons, graphics, colors EXACTLY).

[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by DirectPixel

Other than the blue color, the two styles share absolutely nothing in common.

The style that was created in this thread is a near-pixel-perfect clone of SkyBlue.

He changed the header and footer a litle bit, but it is obviously a copy of vBulletin.org (he even stated so himself).

Now, given these facts, I do not see what you are trying to debate about. All questions pertaining to the original thread have been answered with very little room for doubt from all parties involved. What do you need to prove?

Something to prove? I have nothing to prove to anyone on this board or any party involved.

Originally Posted by infantrymen

That's a great example, but in this case the style is copyrighted and what he did was copy copyrighted material. TYVM

Just because he changed 1% by adding a header doesn't change the fact that he admits (and we can see) he copied 99.9% of the style (buttons, graphics, colors EXACTLY).

He made the button himself right? The graphics? The colors? I thought we said colors are not copyrighted?

TYVM? Thank you very much? Sounds like something someone that's becoming defensive would say.. You say there is nothing to debate yet you become defensive?

I wonder if everyone that has made their own vB icon like the one used as a favicon or in avatars is also subject to copyright infringement due to being "similar"?

[Roms]

Originally Posted by Corriewf

Something to prove? I have nothing to prove to anyone on this board or any party involved.



He made the button himself right? The graphics? The colors? I thought we said colors are not copyrighted?

TYVM? Thank you very much? Sounds like something someone that's becoming defensive would say.. You say there is nothing to debate yet you become defensive?

I wonder if everyone that has made their own vB icon like the one used as a favicon or in avatars is also subject to copyright infringement due to being "similar"?

I think we're done as far as I'm concerned. Like I said before, it's been debated and that's all you want to do.

[Erwin]

I have no problem with people being "inspired" - that's okay. In this case, he admits to copying the style "100%" although he made his own images and code, but the style is identical from how he has described it. Making your own images and code makes no difference if you are copying another person's work. That is different to being "inspired".

[smacklan]

Originally Posted by Corriewf

I wonder if Bill Gates was contacted for permission over this...

http://vbskinworks.com/forum/?styleid=196


We all get inspired by things that already exist...It is how we create it that matters....

I fail to see your point about this style? This is completely unique and uses nothing copyrighted to MS. The "x" image is similar but not the same. Either way, your off topic with the point you are trying to make in that if this style was created by MS and I copied it then yes, it's a rip. In this case it's not.

[Roms]

I fail to see your point about this style? This is completely unique and uses nothing copyrighted to MS. The "x" image is similar but not the same. Either way, your off topic with the point you are trying to make in that if this style was created by MS and I copied it then yes, it's a rip. In this case it's not.

That's because she's sidetracking the main subject into tangents. it's a rip and he should remove it. That's that.

[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by Erwin

I have no problem with people being "inspired" - that's okay. In this case, he admits to copying the style "100%" although he made his own images and code, but the style is identical from how he has described it. Making your own images and code makes no difference if you are copying another person's work. That is different to being "inspired".

Erwin check out the link he posted.

Originally Posted by smacklan

I fail to see your point about this style? This is completely unique and uses nothing copyrighted to MS. The "x" image is similar but not the same. Either way, your off topic with the point you are trying to make in that if this style was created by MS and I copied it then yes, it's a rip. In this case it's not.

My point was the arguement of inspiration that has been given by others here... It is not exactly the same...Look bryond yout own site for the other examples posted.

Originally Posted by infantrymen

That's because she's sidetracking the main subject into tangents. it's a rip and he should remove it. That's that.

Thanks for the sexchange......


You can not provide valid or accurate points so you define mine as tangents and call me a woman? Whats next? Will my posts become a case of bad PMS?

[Roms]

Originally Posted by Corriewf

Erwin check out the link he posted.



My point was the arguement of inspiration that has been given by others here... It is not exactly the same...Look bryond yout own site for the other examples posted.




Thanks for the sexchange......


You can not provide valid or accurate points so you define mine as tangents and call me a woman? Whats next? Will my posts become a case of bad PMS?

So he changed it 1% so what. He say's 100% LOL.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....0&postcount=83

"Thanks for the sexchange...... " I know you wanna play and that's cool. I have no problem with you personally.