I don't think anyone can sue Google if they fail to win. The judges have the final say.
On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Kevin Galligan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh, I'm with you there. Its not like they're going to say, "Oh, and > Steve's app is in because, well, we just felt like Steve needed a > break". However, in a situation where Steve and BigCorp had the same > idea, it would be interesting to see how things went down. > > Ehh, you're right. I bet BigCorp would win. BigCorp would sue, > unless Steve's app was clearly better. Steve probably isn't going to > sue ;) > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 8:38 PM, Incognito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think the goal of ADC is to showcase amazing apps on the Android > > > platforms. I would estimate that most of the 50 winners will be > > > corporate and team entries even though I estimate most of the 1700+ > > > entries are individual entries. Still, I hope there will be a few > > > individual entries winners (I am one). > > > > > > Yes, I think google can get sued if they choose some applications > > based on whether it is an individual or not. It would constitute fraud > > on my book since they never made that clear in the terms and > > conditions. Applications will be chosen based on the four criterias > > mentioned and that is it. Any of you hoping that google will cut you > > some slack because you are an individual you are dreaming. > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 8:30 pm, j <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think the goal of ADC is to showcase amazing apps on the Android > > > platforms. I would estimate that most of the 50 winners will be > > > corporate and team entries even though I estimate most of the 1700+ > > > entries are individual entries. Still, I hope there will be a few > > > individual entries winners (I am one). > > > > > > On Apr 30, 4:22 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > The terms rightly shift the burden to contestants of any suits that > > > > happen because someone somewhere thought something somewhat like > what > > > > you thought and captured in code. The contestants have to cover > this: > > > > > > > "patent or other intellectual property right of any person" > > > > > > > I don't know what patents exist on handset accelerometer driven > games, > > > > but if that is what was submitted, the submitter shoulders the > legal > > > > stuff. > > > > > > > I don't know what patents exist on GPS location based services/ map > > > > views, but I bet there are some and the contestant must shoulder > the > > > > burden if someone sees the application and thinks it looks like > > > > theirs. 10 Best was doing something with AT&T a few years ago and > AT&T > > > > can be a bit territorial. > > > > > > > You get the idea. > > > > > > > Our entry is about traffic avoidance. The basic idea harkens back > to > > > > Paul Revere's ride where traffic density was relayed by lanterns > with > > > > the words "one if by land and two if by sea." And some other 100 > year > > > > old ideas. The Android architecture makes some really simple, well > > > > worn, ideas really powerful. It will coexist with exiting services > > > > and users will get to shop existing traffic services based on how > good > > > > the services work for them. > > > > > > > Anyway we kept our application so simple that it is obvious, to > give > > > > it the best shot of reaching the market… And we protected our team > > > > members. > > > > > > > I hope this clarifies. > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 4:25 pm, "Kevin Galligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Why? I get corporate law, but what's the concern? > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Ours was a team, but we submitted as a company so that the > check will > > > > > > be made out to something that can be limited liability. If > you read > > > > > > the terms for phase 2 (maybe stage 2), limited liability is a > the only > > > > > > way I could see to responsibly participate. > > > > > > > > > On Apr 30, 3:24 pm, "Kevin Galligan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > I assumed it was more of a legal deal. Maybe not, though. > I imagine > > > > > > > if all the 50 were going to be business apps, they'd > probably swap out > > > > > > > a couple of the group and individual ones just to keep the > masses > > > > > > > happy. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe they would be judged differently, though. I think > individual or > > > > > > > team might get a little slack for interface polish and > documentation. > > > > > > > I don't think its going to do much for idea assessment, > though. They > > > > > > > want awesome apps. Considering that, I bet everybody would > get about > > > > > > > the same assessment. > > > > > > > > > > Where this might really come into play is the unavoidable > situation: > > > > > > > two (or more) of the same submissions. If the ideas are the > same and > > > > > > > the quality is comparable, I bet the > business/team/individual > > > > > > > designation would come into play. The question is, which > way would it > > > > > > > go? Business is most likely to complete the app (maybe). > Individual > > > > > > > and team make for better press. Cinderella story sort of > thing. I'd > > > > > > > argue this whole thing is as much about the apps as it is > about the > > > > > > > press, but I could be wrong ;) > > > > > > > > > > Also individual. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:01 PM, nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > So they asked us in the submission process whether we > were an > > > > > > > > individual, a team, or a business. What impact do you > think that will > > > > > > > > have on judging? If any? I can't remember them saying > in the contest > > > > > > > > rules that applications would be judged differently based > on the type > > > > > > > > of submission, but I can imagine that that information > would subtly > > > > > > > > change how someone would look at an application. And in > a way it > > > > > > > > would make it more fair given that individuals are going > to have > > > > > > > > manpower differences (by definition) compared to teams or > business. > > > > > > > > > > > Full disclosure: I say this as someone who submitted as > an > > > > > > > > individual :-) > > > > > > > > > > > nick- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > > > > -- take care, Muthu Ramadoss. http://mobeegal.in find stuff closer. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. 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