This is just a workaround, because I'm sure they will put the app back on their list eventually, especially since I just pushed out a major update, but I asked them to take my app down, and they did within a couple of days.
I sent an email like the following to [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------- The app titled NAME_OF_MY_APP is my intellectual property, and is being wrongfully distributed on appbucket.net. The app can be found by searching appbucket..net for "NAME_OF_MY_APP" I may be contacted at MY_EMAIL_ADDRESS, or by phone at MY_PHONE_NUMBER I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. MY_NAME ----------------------------------------------------------- I didn't expect anything to happen, but they responded "App removed" a couple of days later, and sure enough it doesn't come up in search results anymore. I guess that doesn't necessarily mean that it has been removed. It could be that they can remove an app from anonymous search results to give the appearance of removal... Anyway, there still needs to be some action taken on the website as a whole, but this viable in the mean time. On Sep 20, 5:07 am, DanH <[email protected]> wrote: > One could potentially go after the credit card companies for > racketeering. However, lawyer$ would be needed, and who's going to > pay them? Kinda need an app writer's union of a sort. > > On Sep 19, 10:23 pm, chrispix <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Obviously they have to get their money some how. Sign up for an > > account as > > a developer, then find out what their account is. > > Email the paypal operator etc, and say you will file a suite for > > assisting in > > illegal activities and want xyz$ refunded to you. > > > [email protected] > > [email protected] > > > Chris. > > > On Sep 19, 5:37 pm, mot12 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Sep 19, 5:15 am, Pent <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm surprised everyone is focused on what the app developers can do. > > > > > The people responsible for the market need to remove this stuff, it > > > > can't be so hard. > > > > > I waited a few weeks then posted on Market Help. > > > > > Amazed they've not done anything, it looks really bad having an advert > > > > to cracked apps at the top of > > > > all the paid app comments. I mean really. > > > > This is a very good point, Pent. It would take little to > > > - remove the comments from these criminals since they are very easily > > > identified > > > - ban their gmail accounts > > > - allow developers to make a comment in the market by allowing them to > > > purchase their own apps: "appbucket is a website by thieves, the > > > developers get screwed and you will get screwed." Or something like > > > this. > > > > Instead, Android gives a free advertisement platform for these > > > pinheads. I feel really ignored by you, Google. Hellloooo!!!! -- 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
