Is it software piracy if the software is free on Google Play? On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 3:57:49 PM UTC-4, MagouyaWare wrote: > > Software piracy is, simply put, the unauthorized copying of software... > So, if copying it to put it on the emulator is not authorized by the > developer, then that is piracy. > > Thanks, > Justin Anderson > MagouyaWare Developer > http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware > > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Samuel <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > That's not software piracy. >> > If you have paid for a copy of the software, it doesn't matter which >> > machine you choose to run it on. >> >> You are welcome to your opinion. The authors of the software in >> question (who are the ones determining the nature of the software >> license), and the legal systems with relevant jurisdiction, may >> disagree with you. This is why I suggested the OP contact the >> developers of the software in question, to try to obtain a copy with >> permission, rather than without. >> >> Moreover, you are assuming certain behaviors (e.g., only one installed >> copy of the software) that are not intrinsic in any of the "here's how >> to copy the app" suggestions that were made. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) >> http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy >> http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy >> >> Android App Developer Books: http://commonsware.com/books >> >> -- >> 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 >> > >
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