You needn’t spend your days knee-deep in tech to know that Dbrand has been round for a very long time, producing skins for nearly every little thing from the iPhone 15 to the Nintendo Swap and an entire lot extra.
You additionally do not have to be an adjunct aficionado to know that Casetify is an organization that has been making fairly cool cellphone circumstances for years, and we have coated a lot of them right here at iMore. Each firms have made some well-liked merchandise.
So it was all of the extra shocking when Dbrand took to its X account to say that Casetify “stole our merchandise” earlier than including “we’re suing them.” As you’ll be able to most likely think about, the web blew up. Ultimately, Casetify responded with an X submit of its personal. However did it do sufficient?
A delayed response
First, the accusation. Dbrand says that Casetify copied its merchandise which might be based mostly on X-ray photos of units that successfully make it appear like they’re clear when utilized. Think about an X-ray of an iPhone 15 Professional in pores and skin type, caught to the again of your cellphone. Fairly cool, proper?
It seems that Casetify agreed with Dbrand accusing it of copying its work. How does Dbrand come to that conclusion? As a result of Casetify’s personal X-ray-themed circumstances have the identical Easter eggs included.
For example, the Dbrand merchandise have been created in collaboration with YouTuber JerryRigEverything (Zack Nelson) and one features a phrase of his that reads “Glass is glass and glass breaks.” Certain sufficient, that very same phrase appeared on circumstances produced by Casetify as proven in Dbrand’s breakdown of what is going on on beneath.
Exhibit A: The phrase “GLASS IS GLASS AND GLASS BREAKS”.It is a catch-phrase coined by Teardown co-creator @ZacksJerryRig. This tagline doesn’t exist on the inner {hardware} of any smartphone, but someway seems on @Casetify’s merchandise. (2/6) pic.twitter.com/UpB2u5zg3MNovember 23, 2023
Shortly after Dbrand broke its information the Casetify web site went offline. Why that occurred wasn’t clear, however the case-maker was oddly quiet all through. Then, virtually a day later, Casetify responded by saying that it was investigating a DDoS assault that took its web site offline. And as for the accusations, the corporate’s wanting into it.
“CASETiFY has at all times been a bastion of originality, and we maintain delight in that,” the assertion says. “We’re presently investigating a copyright allegation towards us. We’ve instantly eliminated the designs in query from all platforms.”
The assertion ends by thanking individuals for his or her assist “throughout this difficult time,” which looks like an odd flip of phrase whenever you’re the accused celebration.
