Plagiarism or Inspiration?

Although the above example is a no brainer, especially when you consider that the offending site (now removed and redesigned) lifted copy from Motionographer to the extent that it still included their name in the contacts page, it’s an interesting debate. Youthoughtwewouldntnotice serves to highlight plagiarism in the industry, from student projects all the way to ad campaigns, with guilty parties spanning the entire breadth. I’m not sure how much weight it can carry when you consider that graphic design is a medium often consisting of content inspired by (or ripped off from) someone else, but you have to draw the line somewhere. Or should they shut up and get over it? Either way, the whole site is definitely a big can of worms.