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This site is clearly ripping iFixit off.

I stumbled across this site when I was searching for a replacement GPU today. It looked a little too familiar.

The knockoff site

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The site we all know and love

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Is it just me thinking this?

Here’s a few more images that they stole.

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Update (11/24/2018)

@kyle I think I have caught another site in the act, if these are also protected images too.

https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/iMac-In...

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https://www.fasttech.ca/imac-20/imac-int...

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They certainly aren’t shy about it but it is in Bangladesh.

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It literally looks identical.

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@mayer It’s in English for me, that’s strange! Aren’t the images protected by some sort of Creative Commons license or copyright?

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What a pathetic attempt to rip off iFixit. Isn’t that a violation of Copyright/Creative Commons?

https://www.ifixit.com/Info/Licensing

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@evan @blakeklein Did I find a website violating copyright? Those images and text in the pictures are copyrighted, right?

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Yes, they are violating the non-commercial terms of our license. Thanks for flagging it, we'll reach out to them.

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@kyle Ooh, they got busted! You're welcome!

Also, it isn't just that section of the website. It's everywhere on that site. You will find an image of a teardown stolen from your site almost everywhere you turn. It's horrific! Updated my answer with just a few more images that site stole for their use.

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@ajcooke01 At least they sold from the best! Probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

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@mayer Might have been a good idea in the past, but now it's likely going to cost them their site!

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