Sorry, creating a throwaway account for this since I mostly lurk on HN.
The code used to build Datanyze was stolen from a pre-existing internal tool Ilya was hired to work on at his previous company. All of the original UI looked exactly the same, it tracked all the same services, and the domain was registered while he was still an employee.
The code used to build Datanyze was stolen from a pre-existing internal tool Ilya was hired to work on at his previous company. All of the original UI looked exactly the same, it tracked all the same services, and the domain was registered while he was still an employee.
A lawsuit was filed, but was dropped because the company was working on closing an acquisition anyway. (http://www.rfcexpress.com/lawsuits/other-statutory-actions/c...)
Just wanted to get this out there so people know they are supporting blatant IP theft.