I agree. However I find it very rich that Google is telling me what I can and cannot do when they are doing exactly the same. As said before I am very happy to remove offending applications (given the opportunity).
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Kristopher Micinski <[email protected] > wrote: > Google isn't peddling stolen goods, it's providing a link to stolen > goods. However, you should note that Google frequently *does* take > down images when they get complaints. And many of the images you see > linked *are* in violation of copyright. > > If you sold and made money off of them, you should consider yourself > lucky you didn't get sued (while this sounds like it would never > happen to a small developer, consider the hundreds of developers who > are now getting Lodsys letters) and create a new account. I'm sure > that if you fought hard enough, removed all apps in violation, and > started over, you could probably get your account reinstated. However > I feel like the work it would take for this to happen just wouldn't be > worth the time you'd have to put into it.. > > Also, asking for legal advice on a public list isn't all that > productive, even if you know the law exactly (and in this case, I'm > certain you violated some DMCA copyright laws, the fact that google > links to copyrighted images is no excuse, you can't steal a car just > because Google stole mine last week), you'll still need a lawyer to > take action on your behalf. > > And to be honest, hiring a lawyer is probably (for you) going to be > much more expensive than just cutting your losses and starting over > with a new account.. > > Kris > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Simon Platten <[email protected]> > wrote: > > If I type Marvel into google images and hit the search button I get lots > of > > images from various source. The links it provides are not only the > correct > > / proper / originator site but also everyone else that has copied or used > > it. So Google is peddling stolen goods? > > > > Whatever spin you want to put on it, Google is displaying copied > material, I > > am not claiming to be the originator or owner of the material and will > > gladly remove it given the opportunity, but I fail to see the difference. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Raghav Sood > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> In the image search, each image provides a clear link to where it > >> originally turns up. Google is merely indexing them. It is not branding > them > >> as it's own images. > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Raghav Sood > >> http://www.androidactivist.org/ - Author > >> http://www.appaholics.in/ - Founder > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
