I haven't seen the app, but from looking at you website, you have plenty of other's IP. Probably fair use, but google probably ain't gonna recogize that without a trip to the courthouse.
On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 7:04:28 AM UTC-8, C.R. wrote: > I run a website called "What's After The Credits?" at AfterCredits.com; > which has been around for about six years now. I've been working with a > developer to create a simple app to go along with my site. This is > something that I've been working on for nearly 3 years, but finally found > someone who would be willing to work sort of pro-bono, meaning I won't get > the ad revenue from the app, but the app links to my site. Also about > 85-90% of my visitors come via mobile devices. > > So, he made the app and submitted it to Google but they first removed it > because "Intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behavior". > So I wrote up a letter on company letterhead stating that I was working > with the developer and that I give him full permission to use my > "intellectual property" and link to my site for the purposes of this app. > But then Google just got back to him stating: > "Hi, > > Thank you for reaching out to the Google Play team. > > After further review, we are unable to reinstate your application. You can > find out more information under Reason for Removal in the initial removal > notification from Google Play. If your account is still in good standing > and the nature of your app allows for republishing, you may consider > releasing a new, policy compliant version of your app to Google Play under > a new package name. > > If you do choose to re-publish a new, policy-compliant version of your > app, please make sure to review the Content Policy > <https://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html> and visit > the Policy Help Center > <https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113474?hl=en> > for > additional guidance to ensure your next app is compliant with the policy. > > Due to the volume of appeals, we will be unable to respond to follow-up > queries where we have no new information to share. > > Regards, > The Google Play Team" > > So, what's going on here? Can anyone clarify why Google keeps denying > this app? I give him full permission to use my site and it's property, why > do they keep denying it? Oh, and the app is called "After Credits" since > that's what I use everywhere on social media as well as being the URL of my > site (e.g. aftercredits.com, facebook.com/aftercredits, > twitter.com/aftercredits, etc.). > > Thanks in advance for any help and/or suggestions with this issue. > -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
