If you’re going to steal someone’s website… better know what you’re doing

Some french dude ripped off my website but still linked over to my images so I hooked ‘em up with a little custom weenie treat. You gotta visit the actual links on this one and scroll to get the full effect.

Here’s the original site - http://www.webleeddesign.com

Here’s the french copycat - http://cul2stars.free.fr/

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Published:: 12.01.07 / 6pm

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Nolwen 12.02.07 / 8pm

hahahahhahahaha. I LOVE this! what a dumb guy, he got what was coming for him. You should post this up on http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/
Bubs 12.03.07 / 4am

I will never understand the point in ripping someone. Isn’t webdesign about your own creations? I mean, how can you proudly post something that isn’t yours? Oh well, neat trick you played though Nice site, too!
4DV4NC3D_MBABAK 12.03.07 / 11am

Website down…

Please send your thank to therainbowstreaming@gmail.com and
send by 10.000 copy to be sure that it will be read.
UNEEKGRAFIX 12.03.07 / 10pm

I just stumbled upon your site and read this post. Priceless!!

……Is this why no one like ’s the French??

PS love the site man real nice work and very originial!! Check out mine if you get a chance.
www.uneekgrafix.com
-UNEEKGRAFIX
bkatzel 12.03.07 / 10pm

Thanks for all the great comments everyone.
- Uneek: Thanks for the kind words and the link. Good to hear from a fellow Illinoisan. You do great work and the site is excellent. I love the portfolio animation.
~Bryan
UNEEKGRAFIX 12.06.07 / 11pm

Bryan,
Thanks for all the support. I also have a small blog that I have been working on. Its in “beta” stage if you will but I’ tying to use it as a on the go design refernce. With links to other great site, designers, links and useable knowladge in the creative industry. Mostly a way for me to gather info and spread it around to other designers. not unlike yourself. Feel free to check it.
blog.uneekgrafix.com
Hey you can even post a comment!!
Thanks again
-UNEEKGRAFIX
Gillico 12.17.07 / 3pm

Been Caught Stealing…

If you’re going to steal someone’s website, better know what you’re doing. Link
Related topics via Technorati: revenge, design theft, Bryan Katzel, We Bleed Design, comeuppance .
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Joey White, Web Technologist 12.18.07 / 9am

This is the funniest shit I’ve seen in a long time. Very nice site, love the graphics (and so does my graphic designer girlfriend, she gave you major props). Keep up the good work, I shall add you to my blog list.
chriskalani 12.18.07 / 11am

yes! hahah dude that is awesome.
Snx 12.18.07 / 2pm

Its lame to poach, but i am lost as to the whole relevancy to the individual’s nationality.
bkatzel 12.18.07 / 8pm

Thanks for all the compliments and kind words. I appreciate everyone who has stopped by and said hello.

Snx - There really is no relevance to the person’s nationality. When I went to the website that had plagiarized my design I noticed that the content was all in French. I think that was essentially all that had been noted.
UNEEKGRAFIX 12.28.07 / 11am

What up bryan,
Just stopping by to see what going on? Hey did you ever get a chance to check out my blog??
blog.uneekgrafix.com

let me know I just started it up and need to get some traffic !!
Thanks
uneekgrafix
ferretman 12.31.07 / 8pm

very, very funny!
I didn’t notice what was up with the site to start up with, but then i saw the picture! i can tell you it got me rolling! But does anyone know why they haven’t done anything about it yet though? it seems supiscious to me. You sure that your not hosting it yourself and have created all this story? It has been at least a month and a webmaster is not a webmaster if they don’t check their website daily.

See ya,
ferretman
bkatzel 01.01.08 / 2pm

Hey ferretman, thanks for stopping by. You know, other people have said the same thing and I really don’t know how to prove it is not me… but it isn’t. I was surprised that they’d left the revised image up for so long and also the hacked message. I figured there would be some sort of retaliation, unfortunately towards me, because of the hackers but so far I’ve heard and seen nothing. Very strange. I’m not familiar with what hackers can do, but is it possible they do not have access to their page now that it has been hacked?

Either way, all I’d wanted to do was expose their website and share my story. Cheers and Happy New Year!
Andy 08.19.08 / 3am

Brilliant. No other feedback required.

Other than I love the site of course, great to see originality and I wish I had the talent to design such stuff.
Zay 05.08.09 / 12pm

hehe.. thats so hilarious. great site… when i first saw the rainbow pouring down, i was omg soooo cool! and i kept doing it over and over..haha