My Google play app Calculator for Sony SmartWatch, with package ID com.kasten.sonysmartwatch.calc was suspended and removed from the Google play store on May 12 for Violation of the intellectual property<http://www.android.com/us/developer-content-policy.html#IP> and impersonation or deceptive behavior<http://www.android.com/us/developer-content-policy.html#impersonation> provisions of the Content Policy. I have respond to the e-mail like the instructions said but from doing some searching it has taken a while for them to respond. I didn't see a phone number or a link where I can chat with someone at Google to get more details on why it was removed. I am just overlooking this contact information?
Here is a cached link to my app: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xcTTjUtJau0J:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details%3Fid%3Dcom.kasten.sonysmartwatch.calc+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us I have some guesses to what Google maybe considering violation but not sure. Is the title itself "Calculator for Sony SmartWatch" a violation as I use anthers company's name in the title? Is the package name "com.kasten.sonysmartwatch.calc" a violation as I use anthers company's name? - If so can it be changed so current users can re-install/upgrade without have to re-buy the app? Do I have to blackout the word Sony on the images I took of my watch? Do I need to explicitly state my app is not related to Sony in any way? Anything else I am overlooking? I think this was flagged by Google itself as Sony actually re-tweeted my release announcement and the description and screenshots were only updated a bit for the new layout and controls since the release. https://twitter.com/#!/XperiaExtras/statuses/198008472770580480 I am not treating Sony's re-tweet as an approval of my app but just saying I highly doubt they have a problem with it. Any information, suggestions, or experiences with this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. -- 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
