On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 11:24 AM, polyclefsoftware <[email protected]> wrote:
> Disconnect wrote: > At first glance, section 3.3: > All fees received by Developers for Products distributed via the > Market must > be processed by the Market’s Payment Processor. > "All fees". (And unless you have a weird contract with google > checkout, your > standard account is unlikely to do that 70/30 split, pay the carriers, > etc - > so its not the -market- payment processor.) > > So all those fees I and other developers receive for in-app ads from > various providers are in violation of the Market Agreement? > Free, ad-supported apps are *products distributed via the Market*. And > "all fees" from ads do not flow through Google Checkout. You saying > all apps with ads need to be yanked? > Nice try, but you need to read the -whole- agreement: Payment Processor(s): Any party authorized by Google to provide payment processing services that enable Developers with optional Payment Accounts to charge Device users for Products distributed via the Market. Ad revenue isn't "a fee". If nobody clicks your ads, the app doesn't disappear. You aren't charging the users -a fee- for the app any more than gmail is when they show ads there.. Mark Murphy wrote: > That is "legal or business advice" compared to technical Q&A, which > is > the purpose of this list and the role of the Googlers on it. > > The very fact that he has to resort to asking here should demonstrate > the need for a business contact to handle non-technical issues related > to the development and distribution of apps via the Android Market. I > have a contact I work with at Google on the AdSense team that I can > ask about questions related to whether or not specific implementations > are acceptable or whether they violate terms of service. > > Check the group charter: *Discuss developing Android applications using the Android framework. Get help with troubleshooting apps, advice on implementation, and strategies for improving your app's speed and user experience.* Sorry, nothing there about getting legal advice from google.. -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
