As far as copyright claims... the copyright holder must make those claims. So, unless you can find the holder of those copyrighted materials and convince them to file a DMCA claim, there should be no expectation that Google proactively seek to prohibit this or any other developer from releasing applications. We have no concrete proof that this developer has not gotten permission to use the materials (though I think we can all pretty much assume correctly that he hasn't).
As far as the "spammy user experience", I suppose you could call it that. though I fail to see how it is truly any more spammy than the crosswords that get released in batches of 5, 10, 20 or more, or when PixelPipe release 50 picture uploading applications in a matter of only a couple hours. What about some of the other developers who batch release things like themes, or games... Should we ban all of them too? Don't get me wrong, I hate seeing this happen... But to ban someone from the open Market because they release a lot of apps that few people like just doesn't seem right to me. As far as I can tell, the developer in question does not actually mislead anybody as to what the app is... It's just that the apps don't serve a useful purpose and it is unlikely that anyone would buy them. On Sep 13, 2:02 pm, Rob Franz <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, I'm all for Google improving the Market... but I think when you have > repeat offenders like this guy, the proper course of action is to ban him, > in my opinion. > From the Android Market Content Policy for Developers: > > Developers should not upload or otherwise make available applications or any > other materials that: > > - harm user devices or personal data. > - create unpredictable network usage that has an adverse impact on a > user's service charges or an Authorized Carrier's network. > - knowingly violate an Authorized Carrier's terms of service for allowed > usage. > - create a spammy user experience, whether by posting repetitive content > or misleading information about an application's purpose. > > That last bullet clearly describes what he's doing... > > On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:31 PM, nEx.Software > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Google: Please don't ban him, but please make it easier for me, the > > user to choose not to see his applications. Perhaps let me filter my > > Market listings... or better yet, limit the amount of applications a > > developer can upload at the same time. Also, make it easier for me to > > find applications I do care about... Discoverability is very important > > for me, both as a user and as a developer. > > > On Sep 13, 11:11 am, Rob Franz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have really had enough of wading through the crap $5 applications > > > that this guy is putting out. If you don't know who he is, Google his > > > name and you'll see multiple articles on what he's done... > > > > Google, can you please realize that this guy is *still* spamming the > > > Market with his terrible $5 apps, and making it more difficult for the > > > other devs to push their apps? > > > > At some point he was pulled from the Market - I don't know the > > > circumstances, but there was a time where we didn't see any of his > > > apps. I would like to return to that time. > > > > I know he was banned from Apple's store (he put out something like 900 > > > apps - all approved somehow, and of the same terrible quality). Can't > > > we get this done here? I am confident that I speak for more than a > > > few devs here. > > > > -Rob --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
