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From what I can tell, his argument seems to be that 1. no code was manually copied by a developer, and 2. all software in the same space copies off of each ot
by NikxDa 3mo ago
From what I can tell, his argument seems to be that
1. no code was manually copied by a developer, and
2. all software in the same space copies off of each other
But the big giveaway here is the exact same layout/copywriting on both products. Telling an LLM "write this product and build a 1:1 clone" is still copying by all sensible definitions. The fact that he argues nothing was copied is ridiculous.
- LoganDark 3mo agoHe argues no code was copied.
- i000 3mo agoI guess that is at the core of Google vs Oracle, they copied the API kept the implementation clean-room. It was definitvely ruled that this was fair use. If fair use applies to something as strict as re-implementing an API, I would argue it applies to something much more elusive, like cloning UI/layout.
- nerdsniper 3mo ago> I would argue [fair use] applies to something much more elusive, like cloning UI/layout. You would be very wrong in this argument. It's extremely well-established that corporate verbiage and UI are subject to copyright.
- bushido 3mo agoThey're both boilerplate ShadCN from the looks of it: https://ui.shadcn.com/blocks https://ui.shadcn.com/blocks ShadCN is the most popular design system that AI automatically reaches for 90%+ times on its own. It's also the default most platforms like lovable, etc.
- fouc 3mo agoI looked at that link and was unable to find any blocks that matched the 4 images? "Replicate Room Folders" and all
- simgoh 3mo agoHe's talking about the layout & styles, not literally verbatim copy for copy of the 4 images. Shadcn is an open-source collection of reusable UI components for building modern web applications.
- ValentineC 3mo agoI know most people refer to the design system as shadcn, but I was floored when I learnt that shadcn is the handle of a (now-)Vercel employee, and the design system is properly called shadcn/ui.