I would say don't do anything.  The fact is there are birds outside giving 
away sounds for free.  It's time to find a new niche.



On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:18:40 AM UTC-5, kekzilla wrote:
>
> Sorry if this isn't the right spot. 
>
> I have an app on the market place (currently #1) it is a collection of 
> bird sounds. About half of them are mine and half are public domain. 
> There's a new app on the market that is in 3rd place. The guy basically 
> took my apk file and took the sounds out and put them in his. I don't care 
> about the public domain sounds, but the others I spent a while creating. 
> This isn't big time, but it is annoying. I was under the impression that 
> the work becomes copyright when it is created, but I have no proof that I 
> made any of them except that my app has been up since Feb. and his just 
> came up this month. Can I do anything? I thought about filling out the 
> google trademark form but I have no proof except my app is older.
>
> Anyone have experience with this? or should I just  forget about it. I'm 
> looking for a way to prevent him from stealing any new sounds I create, but 
> I am still new to app creation/programming. 
>
> Thanks
>

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