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steverydz says:

That sucks. I find you're site very inspiring but really, why rip it? Someones always going to point it out.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

michaeldick says:

My fickr message to him: "Nice design........."
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

rockersdelight says:

Hehe, I sent him a Flickr message too. Originality is dead, isn't it?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

steverydz says:

I just had a flick through his site, he's actually promoting himself as a designer using all of your copy! Is this a wind up?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Adam K. Wilcox says:

How ironic... one of his 'Quick Bits' he ripped from your original is: "The Ethics of WordPress Themes..."
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

glovestudio says:

He's a bastard for this, however, can I point out how funny your tags are for this image. "rip, ripped, stolen, thief, asshole, butcher" HAHA!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

komodomedia says:

Hahaha. Apparently he likes the music and games that you do too! I smell a stalker...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

DaveBowker says:

Internet justice will come. ;)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

AleksMaksimow says:

hahaha, he looks like one of the blink 182 guys! :D

rofl, he got the same xbox avatar
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Jonathan Snook says:

"villian factory". That's funny because he's already made a few enemies.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Tanner Christensen says:

Sent him a message also, what a loser.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

nateklaiber says:

Not going to send him a message, it's pretty obvious he's pathetic. Hope you can get it all worked out.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

aebsr says:

Damn. That is unfortunate. Hope you get it worked out.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

George Ornbo says:

arggghhhh! Totally stolen!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Baploinkadoink says:

I love how some people think Copy > Colourise > Paste = Making a website.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

webdav says:

Argh... I hate to see this. I've liked visiting your site. You have talent. He doesn't.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

There is being inspired by someone then thier is just BLATANT copying.
He didn't even put his own twist on Matt's hard work.....I guarantee it will be off the web by next week LOL
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrzej Kała says:

What the f*** is wrong with people. They steal design from a widely known designer and think they'll get away with that? More - they call themselves "design agency". Argh!

I guess someone totally blew his career. Get'em Matt!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

criana says:

Damn! kept all the copy including the making killer websites as well! Clearly very original websites. WTF!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Greyfox VII says:

That sucks man...message sent...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Greyfox VII says:

Here's his e-mail...

villainfactory@yahoo.com
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

dmondark says:

Sent.
You should try emailing his host, Matt. He's on Dreamhost. That's, at least, a violation of their agreement.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

pepampa says:

no-talent assclown is awesome Matt
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

stechico says:

Damn Villains! Seems he took it down and installed default WP.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Political Monster [deleted] says:

Scum.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Lea says:

Why do these blowhards even try? How can they think they can get away with this?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

nicholasjohnfield says:

ahaha. what a sucker. that guy took his shit down within 3 hours.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Tim Dorr says:

What's worse, the current site he has is using the LaunchPad theme for WP, but he removed the source link from the page: themeshaper.com/wordpress-domain-parking-them e/

What a douche. Does he not get copyright *at all*?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

glovestudio says:

Lol, added a new tag "no-talent assclown" LOLOL!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

stevenloveskatie says:

Glad to see he took it down. There's a cool post about this on Daily Hoopla: dailyhoopla.com/2008/09/get-the-fuck-out-of-d odge/ I know several people who tweeted this guy and told him to take it down ASAP. Looks like knowing enough people can provide good influence. I'm awed and inspired by the response of all involved in this. Keep up the great designs!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian Gilham says:

And now his Twitter account seems to be deactivated! Ha!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

kevinalthaus2008 says:

Wow... Great work Matt and ya gotta love the community support!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Haney says:

The site seems to be down, and now there's a fancy splash page. I bet he stole the design for that, too.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Brett says:

Thanks for the support everyone! Didn't take long for him to take his site down entirely, and even closed his Twitter account. I guess he didn't want to be known as "that guy that ripped off Matt Brett's site". Should have thought of that first.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

scottlangendyk says:

As designers we should be insulted not only by the fact that other people think its acceptable to rip off our work, but also that these people actually make money by doing so. Designer my ass.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Jonathan Snook says:

@Patrick Haney: he didn't design the splash page but it's not stolen either: it's LaunchPad
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

zichio says:

Man, that sucks! Creativity is apparently overrated, dead, shot or just plain stupid (all you need to do to be a "designer" is just copy someones site)...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

DanRanger says:

Gone from web,gone from Twitter, gone from Flickr.....
Job done! :-)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Patrick Haney says:

Snookums: Ah, I thought I had seen that before. Never mind then, carry on.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

iamjdub [deleted] says:

oh man what a complete tool... not only does he rip your shit, but he didn't even change a majority of the text. whats even worse is that he claims to be a designer. looks like he ran and is now hiding thanks to all your loyal followers :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

MaxTillich says:

Hm I loved the original design but this layout is made for the current style i think
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

MaxTillich says:

haha wow why didn't i read the title :D i thought its a redesign of yours :D
damn its ripped that good..
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Nino Harris says:

lmao. Made my day seeing that.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

kartooner says:

Wow.... still don't understand this. Pure laziness, I mean, reverse engineering methodology is one thing. Completely ripping a design/layout is another.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

n3xtg3ng4m3r says:

Check it out now!

His site: villainfactory.com/

Professional site featured on many design sites: www.edit-studios.com/
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Matt Brett says:

Wow, I guess he didn't learn his lesson. Some people...
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

Kyle Slattery says:

Haha, it's funny that he's now using a paid theme by you (Spectre): villainfactory.com/
Posted 8 days ago. ( permalink )

Lea says:

Haha, he also misspelled "social"
Posted 8 days ago. ( permalink )

aebsr says:

and currently booking for last month. This whole thing is just awkward now.
Posted 8 days ago. ( permalink )

Andrzej Kała says:

This is just ridiculous. Maybe he's got a crush on you Matt or something?
Posted 5 days ago. ( permalink )

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