> > Is it software piracy if the software is free on Google Play? > Well, since the definition is "unauthorized copying of software" that would depend on each individual developer. I have a free app on Google Play and I personally wouldn't care (as long as you weren't trying to reverse engineer my app or otherwise compete with me), in which case it would not be considered piracy to do that. Other developers may feel differently... and in that case it would be considered piracy.
Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Mark Lapasa <[email protected]> wrote: > 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<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 android-developers@** >>> googlegroups.com <[email protected]> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> android-developers+**[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/android-developers?hl=en<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
