And that is why Mark suggested contacting the developer first... Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Justin Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > 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
