*Billboard* is an international newsweekly magazine<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine>devoted to the music <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music> industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_magazine> in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_charts>that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis. The two most notable charts are the *Billboard* Hot 100<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100>, which ranks the top 100 songs regardless of genre and is based on digital sales, radio airplay, and internet streaming data; and the *Billboard* 200<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200>, the corresponding chart for album <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album>sales.
*You cannot legally call your app Billboard Hot 100.* On Monday, August 27, 2012 1:19:53 PM UTC-5, vivek singh wrote: > > @kris (in case meant the "BillBoard" by their) > There is no such official billboard app for android market > > @treking ,i contacted them BEFORE launch of my app > On Monday, August 27, 2012 11:32:50 PM UTC+5:30, TreKing wrote: >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 12:57 PM, vivek singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I am also not a lawyer. I have contacted billboard twice regarding the >>> issue but no response so far. I read their terms and conditions and if i >>> understood it correctly it says the site content (song name and track name >>> in case of this app) can be used for non commercial purpose. >>> >> >> Billboards T&C != Market T&C. I've seen plenty of posts here from people >> getting their apps banned for seemingly innocent actions. >> >> I repeat, I am not a lawyer. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago >> transit tracking app for Android-powered devices >> >> -- 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
