Well, there seems to be no respect or understanding of UK copyright laws at Google so I leaving a comment telling people not to download it is the best I can do.
Google seem to think the DMCA applies to UK copyright disputes as their UK site says I must file a DMCA notice http://www.google.co.uk/dmca.html which is just pure fabrication. In the UK notifying a carrier of any form of content breaking a law is enough, once the carrier has been notified if they continue to distribute it they're considered to be assisting in the offence. You can see a test case for libel based on this principal from nearly a decade ago - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/695596.stm I guess it's just one more example of how Market is looking more and more like amateur night (other examples include the copy protection scheme broken in 2 hours, multi-currency payments, lack of screen shots, etc., etc., etc.). I can now really understand the value added by Apple with regard to their App Store because they have been known to reject apps based on potential copyright infringements of in-app artwork even when the submitting developer hadn't seen or used the original. Al. -- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean Hodges Sent: 02 June 2009 13:34 To: [email protected] Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Copyright enforcement outside of the US I think beyond reporting the T&C violation to the market support and emailing the person who uploaded it, you might as well leave it. As you state, you don't mind the fact the client is being distributed, just that the market entry is misleading. I suppose your biggest worry is reputation, as some new users may start bad mouthing AndAppStore thinking it is a prank. You could put a prominent notice on your site briefly explaining the situation, but imho chasing an action to take down the app will be mostly wasted effort. On Jun 2, 2009 12:23 PM, "Al Sutton" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Don't think it would solve the problem. We don't mind people having the app, we just don't want it distributed in misleading ways that breach contractual or legal obligations (e.g. this one breaches Markets T&Cs and annoys people because it's not the third party has described it as). Al. ________________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Incognito [[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: 02 June 2009 10:35 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Copyright enforcement outside of the US Future lesson learned: kill switch On Jun 2, 2009, at 2:41 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wro... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
