You need not spend your days knee-deep in tech to know that Dbrand has been round for a very long time, producing skins for almost every part from the iPhone 15 to the Nintendo Change 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 lined lots of them right here at iMore. Each firms have made some fashionable merchandise.
So it was all of the extra stunning when Dbrand took to its X account to say that Casetify “stole our merchandise” earlier than including “we’re suing them.” As you possibly can most likely think about, the web blew up. Finally, Casetify responded with an X put up 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 pictures of units that successfully make it appear to be they’re clear when utilized. Think about an X-ray of an iPhone 15 Professional in pores and skin kind, 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 instance, 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.” Positive 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”.This can be a catch-phrase coined by Teardown co-creator @ZacksJerryRig. This tagline doesn’t exist on the inner {hardware} of any smartphone, but one way or the other 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 trying into it.
“CASETiFY has all the time 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 as if an odd flip of phrase whenever you’re the accused occasion.