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Uh, ‘Scuse Me???? (Ripping Marco) 12.10.08

Ok. So designer, CSS/web compliance advocate, Philippine Web Designers Organization (PWDO) core member and mini-conference resource person Marco Palinar found out today that his portfolio page was copied en toto by India-based websapient [dot] com under its own portfolio page, without a trace of reference back to Marco.

Marcos, top; the copy, bottom

Marco's portfolio page (top) and the exact copy (bottom)

Marco is now a victim of what may be the ‘real’ online theft which has plagued the internet since its commercial use became unstoppable: plagiarism.

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