for what it is worth I lodged an objection to the app through the market. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Well someone started charging for a port of DOOM. > > Fortunately the paid version developer was good enough to stick to the GPL > clause making the source code available and someone re-compiled it and > listed it as a free app. The paid-for developer then tried to get the free > one taken down, but was unsuccessful (see > http://code.google.com/p/support/issues/detail?id=2551) :). > > In the process though it was re-iterated that applications can't be > un-published by developers, so even if the developer infringing on your > copyright agrees to take their app down they can't actually do it :O. > > 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. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Eric Wong (hdmp4.com) > Sent: 03 June 2009 01:42 > To: Android Discuss > Subject: [android-discuss] Re: Copyright enforcement outside of the US > > > mm......another fear turned true. > > Not good. > > I have been wondering if such things would happen and what steps is > being taken to prevent this. Looks like there isn't one :X > e.g. what if someone take a free open source Android apk and list it > as a paid apk in the market? > > Eric > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
