Hi Yahel, thanks for your view! Personally I'm not worried about the ethics of say hurting Disney either. I just don't want to get myself into legal trouble because I don't fully understand the consequences. Maybe you are right though, and I take it all too seriously -- I'm in the upper end (29) of your "don't care" range (-:
/Michael. On Jul 10, 6:47 pm, Yahel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > You need a little more cynism :) > > What will happen to these infringers and their app if they get > caught ? > They will receive a cease-and-desist letter from the rights holders > and maybe Google will ban the app....Most likely not the developper, > just the app. > > So thinking about it being very honest is usually a good thing but in > business the ones that makes money are often the one that play with > the rules. > > There is no real danger putting disney in your app as long as you know > it will not be for long and you have a backup plan. > > I am not telling you to go for it as I reprove as much as you do. I'm > just stating a fact. It's a crime with no punishement which can bring > you a lot of downloads and/or purchases. You don't go for it, but > don't be surprised that others do. > > I wonder if it's also a matter of age ? It would be interesting to see > how old, Mark, Maps, I and yourself are and what age are the disney's > infringer from hell. I guess when you are in the 16 - 30 range, > respect for that kind of thing is a lot more flexible :) After all i'm > small how could i hurt such a big company as Disney ? > > Anyway, keep fighting, keep adding functionalities and original ideas > and then it won't matter anymore...Yeah not to convincing I agree :) > > Yahel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
