WebSapient rips off ENTIRE portfolio of Pinoy web designer

11 Dec

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You know how much I hate it when people rip off my work and pass it off as their own. You see, it’s just not right. Also, it’s not so hard to open up an account on i.ph and start writing your own pointless blog on the interwebs. It’s also kind of creepy when somebody tries to pass off my experiences as their own.

So imagine how incensed I was when WebSapient, a supposedly “experienced and well established web design company specializing in website design and e-commerce development,” rips off the entire portfolio of one of my friends and fellow TMB monkey, Marco Palinar. It’s so not cool.

I know this kind of thing happens all the time, but come on, it doesn’t mean we have to let this slide. Want proof that they ripped off Marco? Check out his awesome, jaw-dropping, rock-and-rollin’ portfolio:

Now I won’t link WebSapient, but you can check out their portfolio by checking this screencap out:

Credit for the screencaps goes to Liz.

See?! They blatantly ripped off Marco’s ENTIRE portfolio. This isn’t as simple as somebody copying my blog entries, this is Marco’s bread and butter. They are getting paid for somebody else’s hard work. Also, those guys are in for a world of pain: as Baddie said, Marco isn’t just “the site guy”, he’s also “The World’s Angriest Web Designer.”

Now you can help us spread the word and help us stop WebSapient’s bullshit by doing three things. You can either:

Write a blog entry about WebSapient ripping off Marco,
You can Digg Liz’s blog entry, or bookmark it on Delicious,
Or you can talk about it on Twitter, Plurk, Friendfeed, or wherever you kids go off to on the interwebs

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UPDATE: It looks like WebSapient took down their portfolio page. Yay! But will they rip off somebody else?

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25 Responses to “WebSapient rips off ENTIRE portfolio of Pinoy web designer”

Pau 11. Dec, 2008 at 2:48 pm #

(angriest)

Pau´s last blog post:WebSapient? More like HOMOSapient! (So-called design company rips off entire portfolio from Pinoy designer)

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Ade replied with:
December 11th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
THAT’S WHAT YOUR MOM SAID!!1 (angriest-er)

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liz 11. Dec, 2008 at 6:16 pm #

si phau ang pinaka-whau!

liz´s last blog post:WebSapient is full of bullshit

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Ade replied with:
December 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
You mean PHAO!11

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liz 11. Dec, 2008 at 6:41 pm #

si phao sabhao!

liz´s last blog post:WebSapient is full of bullshit

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Ade replied with:
December 11th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Phalhitao!111one

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kaffee 11. Dec, 2008 at 9:23 pm #

Thanks for the link :)

kaffee´s last blog post:Uh, ‘Scuse Me???? (Ripping Marco) 12.10.08

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Ade replied with:
December 12th, 2008 at 1:04 am
You’re welcome!

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Jaypee 11. Dec, 2008 at 11:20 pm #

I’m almost done with my post about this. I started writing it at 2 AM so I have double check it first before I hit the publish button. Hehe :D

Jaypee´s last blog post:Lunascape – World’s Fastest Browser?

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Ade replied with:
December 12th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Tell me when the entry’s up!

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Jaypee replied with:
December 12th, 2008 at 1:38 am
It’s up already. Spent a lot of time editing the draft. Lots of typos..LOL next time I won’t write drafts at 2 AM. :D

Jaypee´s last blog post:Lunascape – World’s Fastest Browser?

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the jester-in-exile 13. Dec, 2008 at 9:35 pm #

cripes. another one?

marco should sue websapient. the law provides for this. even if they took it down, the fact that they put it up makes websapient liable. it’s like stealing — even if one returns what he stole, the liability for stealing remains.

the jester-in-exile´s last blog post:Weekend Wrap-up, WK1Dec2008

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Ade replied with:
December 13th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Marco’s looking for a lawyer I think. Seriously, that web design company needs to be shut down. Apparently, they’re a well-known ripoff studio in India, and they go around changing names and stealing portfolios from unwitting web designers. I know someone who’s dealt with them before.

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loy 16. Dec, 2008 at 1:07 pm #

I checked the WebSapient website and all I see is an “under construction” logo. Nice work exposing the thieves! :lol:

loy´s last blog post:Iraqi Shoe Thrower Hogs the Headlines

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Keyser 17. Dec, 2008 at 10:35 pm #

Ade Magnaye, you are a hero. This reminds me so much of an episode of Rintintin. *teary eyed*

Keyser´s last blog post:Snakes on a plane Jr.

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Ade replied with:
December 18th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
What the hell is a Rintintin?

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Keyser replied with:
December 18th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
A hero. http://www.rintintin.com

Keyser´s last blog post:My head hurts like that place in the Bible where sinners go!

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evilwoobie 27. Dec, 2008 at 2:25 am #

whoa, that’s lame. It’s a good thing you got alerted to the copyright infringement.

Merry Christmas Ade!

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Ade replied with:
December 27th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Merry Christmas to you too!

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