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Vimeo designer says Flickr ripped off his design

By Nicholas Carlson, 11:20 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008, 1,272 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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"Flickr knocked off my player design," departed Connected Ventures cofounder and Vimeo designer Zach Klein writes on his blog. "I hope I at least get a free brunch out of this." Not likely. Though a quick look at the stats suggest someone's going to eat Vimeo's lunch.

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