Comments on: THE CASE of the STOLEN PORTFOLIO http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/ designing books Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: C. Stevenson http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-7935 C. Stevenson Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:06:03 +0000 http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/#comment-7935 I have had this happen to me with a few North American designers and countless designers overseas, mostly in India. In one case, the woman actually used my photo as if it were her own. The copy from my site is constantly being lifted word for word. It's so frustrating. One woman in the USA actually submitted a very slightly altered version of my cover to a design competition. The funny thing is, she didn't have the font I had used on the title and apparently couldn't find it, so when it came time to do some further updates on the cover she had the author write me and ask for the font. Nerve or what? I have had this happen to me with a few North American designers and countless designers overseas, mostly in India. In one case, the woman actually used my photo as if it were her own. The copy from my site is constantly being lifted word for word. It’s so frustrating. One woman in the USA actually submitted a very slightly altered version of my cover to a design competition. The funny thing is, she didn’t have the font I had used on the title and apparently couldn’t find it, so when it came time to do some further updates on the cover she had the author write me and ask for the font. Nerve or what?

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Jonathan Bailey Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:58:02 +0000 http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/#comment-2067 I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you and I understand well your frustrations here. There is no real way to check and see if they have held true to their promise, other than posing as a potential client and finding out for yourself, and given the nature of the infraction, there may be little that you can do to stop it. Sadly, this type of plagiarism is becoming more common. Both the international and professional aspects of it. As the Internet becomes more global, more service-oriented and more competitive, these problems are only going to grow. I don't know what to tell you right now with this case, but if there is anything that I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask. I’m sorry to hear that this happened to you and I understand well your frustrations here. There is no real way to check and see if they have held true to their promise, other than posing as a potential client and finding out for yourself, and given the nature of the infraction, there may be little that you can do to stop it.

Sadly, this type of plagiarism is becoming more common. Both the international and professional aspects of it. As the Internet becomes more global, more service-oriented and more competitive, these problems are only going to grow.

I don’t know what to tell you right now with this case, but if there is anything that I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to ask.

]]> By: Jeff http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Jeff Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:35:13 +0000 http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/#comment-2047 Just to clarify, in case it wasn't clear...the designs in question, those held by the Indian company, were not just similar designs but the exact same covers, book titles, and authors. Just to clarify, in case it wasn’t clear…the designs in question, those held by the Indian company, were not just similar designs but the exact same covers, book titles, and authors.

]]> By: Stephen Tiano http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Stephen Tiano Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:24:39 +0000 http://books.sorodesign.com/2007/12/19/the-case-of-the-stolen-portfolio/#comment-2045 It is clearly a fine line between the influence other designs and designers have on us and just appropriating another's work. But it is also a very real line. Once a person crosses it, I have a hard time believing they don't know that they have. At the same time, everything is likely derivative of everything else we've ever seen or experienced. It is clearly a fine line between the influence other designs and designers have on us and just appropriating another’s work. But it is also a very real line. Once a person crosses it, I have a hard time believing they don’t know that they have. At the same time, everything is likely derivative of everything else we’ve ever seen or experienced.

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