[Raz0rblade]

Get a life and get used to it. Overall its just a design, you think its great, and at least a few agreed on it and copied it.

There is no copyright on web pages. Web pages are there to be seen and thus their source to be copied. By even watching your page its in my cache now. I could copy it and use it.

If you where a little bit smarter some .js code might have protected for easy copying, but you didnt do that, who to blame ? you perhaps?

[mijustin]

"Just a design"

"Just a work of art"

"Just a musical composition"

"Just a book"

"Just a piece of software"

"Just a photograph"

I don't think folks should be able to steal these things (or anything) just because they're "easy to copy". I also don't think that adding more DRM to the world (ie. "some .js code") is the answer.

[stch2]

Just because it's possible to steal something, you/society should allow it to happen? Did I misinterpret what you said, or is this what you're saying?

[Volpe]

If the GP is advocating that ideas and their expressions shouldn't be 'private' if expressed publicly, then comparing it to stealing is incorrect.

> Just because it's possible to steal something, you/society should allow it to happen?

A closer comparison would be: you heard me tell a story. You don't think society should allow you to tell it to someone else because I 'own' it, and to tell someone else is to 'steal' from me.

[lotsofcows]

Err, no. He used the word copyright. Somehow you translated that into stealing. You did, definitely, misinterpret what was said.

You can spend your life arguing over who copied whom and by how much - or you can accept the flattery, get on and do the next thing.

[stch2]

What if I don't want to be "flattered"? I don't really see anything flattering about someone copying one of my ideas when I don't want them to copy it.

[lotsofcows]

You seem to be using a different definition to the word "flattery" than any I know. Being copied is inherently flattering whether you want them to copy you or not.

[stch2]

Flattery is a two-way act to me, why else did you use the word? You basically said "accept that someone copied you against your wishes and just ignore it".

[lotsofcows]

I can see your point generally, but in this case, I can't see how being copied is anything other than flattering. It means the idea was good.

Regards your second sentence, that is what I'm saying. A large company that's put lots of resources into something fighting of another company who "stolen" their idea, while tedious, makes some sense. For an individual, I can't see how it's worth the time, stress or money to worry about copyright.

[piqufoh]

"Get a life and get used to it" Bit tough no? OP is only calling them out!