wow kids! didn't even bother to privately register the domain with a proxy...
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 5:45 PM, L!TH!UM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anyone out in Orlando care to give this douchebag a visit? > > > [Querying whois.internic.net] > [Redirected to whois.tucows.com] > [Querying whois.tucows.com] > [whois.tucows.com] > Registrant: > Private > 9306 new heritage rd apt 302 > orlando, FL 32825 > US > > Domain name: ANDROIDPLAYGROUND.NET > > > Administrative Contact: > narbone, nicholas [email protected] > 9306 new heritage rd apt 302 > orlando, FL 32825 > US > +1.4073348336 > Technical Contact: > narbone, nicholas [email protected] > 9306 new heritage rd apt 302 > orlando, FL 32825 > US > +1.4073348336 > > > Registration Service Provider: > Yola, Inc, [email protected] > > > > Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC. > Record last updated on 10-Sep-2009. > Record expires on 10-Sep-2010. > Record created on 10-Sep-2009. > > Registrar Domain Name Help Center: > http://domainhelp.tucows.com > > Domain servers in listed order: > PDNS2.ULTRADNS.NET > PDNS4.ULTRADNS.ORG > PDNS3.ULTRADNS.ORG > PDNS5.ULTRADNS.INFO > PDNS6.ULTRADNS.CO.UK > PDNS1.ULTRADNS.NET > > > > On Sep 28, 6:19 am, Felipemnoa <[email protected]> wrote: > > God forbid! I can already see all the complaints from people with > messages like "Google... Fail". Or the arguing that these people are only > helping the google community bla bla bla... > > On Sep 27, 2009, at 11:50 PM, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Maybe Google lawyers should send out a C&D to these guys ;) > > > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > According to the website, if you post 5 apps then you get free > > membership. Great :S > > > > On Sep 27, 8:27 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > They even use google checkout to charge for membership. Nice. > > > > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Shane Isbell <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > Looks like these guys:http://www.androidplayground.netchargeforpirated > > > > apps. Guess it's all passed the playful hacker stage to going > criminal now. > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:16 AM, DataSpa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> I am not a developer but as a user and lover of my google phone and > > > >> many apps I would suggest that anyone who goes through the time and > > > >> effort to obtain a cracked app over an app they can buy for only a > > > >> couple bucks is either a kid, with no access to an account to make a > > > >> proper purchase or someone who wouldn't buy the app no matter what > it > > > >> cost. They are probably sluurping back a $5.00 starbucks coffee with > a > > > >> phone full of cracked apps... In this case there isn't too much to > be > > > >> done, money spent on lawyers and implementing DRM is going to be > > > >> wasted as these apps will be cracked eventually anyway. Getting new > > > >> apps to market seems like a better investment of time and energy to > > > >> me. But once again, I am not a developer. I would simply make a note > > > >> of your website on the app with a link to support docs and a > donation > > > >> button, you can always post other options for people to buy the apps > > > >> on yoru site as listed above... Who knows, it may be idealistic but > > > >> you may get some people like myself who actually pay a bit more for > > > >> apps they use regularly and see development on! > > > > > >> Either way, good luck and KEEP DEVELOPING! > > > > > >> On Sep 2, 7:55 pm, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > If your app is on that web site, you can contact the file hosting > > > >> > services they link to and in most cases they will quickly remove > the > > > >> > file. But unfortunately, I seem to be contacting these services > every > > > >> > week. I forwarded that web site to Xavier (Google Engineer) to > see if > > > >> > they can at least remove the web site from Google Search results > > > >> > (yesterday). No response yet. > > > > > >> > Just to reiterate, piracy on Android is entirely too easy since a > non- > > > >> > rooted device can download a pirated app. At least in the iPhone > > > >> > case, both phones must be jailbreaked. > > > > > >> > I'm also holding off on publishing additional apps. I'm hoping > the > > > >> > rumored Android Market update has some better piracy protection. > > > > > >> > On Sep 2, 3:15 pm, terryowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > On Sep 2, 4:49 pm, mscwd01 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > The obvious solution would be to offer the app as free and > then > > > >> charge > > > >> > > > users to activate the app by paying you directly, but i'm > guessing > > > >> > > > Google wouldn't allow that. > > > > > >> > > > The only solution is this: > > > > > >> > > > All apps when purchased are somehow modified to only run on > the > > > >> phone > > > >> > > > which purchased it. All phones have a unique ID so this > shouldn't be > > > >> > > > an issue. > > > >> > > > This would require the apk to be modified by Google at > purchase so > > > >> the > > > >> > > > apk knew only to function on the phone requesting the > purchase. > > > >> > > > Then if the person who downloaded it felt he wanted to offer > it as > > > >> > > > free, it would be pointless as it' only work on their phone. > > > > > >> > > > Seems a logical way to prevent piracy of apps, am I > overlooking > > > >> > > > something obvious? > > > > > >> > > > On Sep 2, 9:33 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > If you have doubts about the harmful effects of piracy, you > should > > > >> watch > > > >> > > > > this youtube video: > > > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wmepTVM3I&feature=channel > > > > > >> > > > > -- > > > >> > > > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME LLC) > > > >>http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme > > > > > >> > > I think pirates would probably find away around it. But regular > > > >> > > consumers would be at risk when it came to hardware failures and > > > >> > > developers going out of business. > > > > > >> > > And what about people who upgrade their phones? Would those > purchases > > > >> > > transfer? I'd only purchase something keyed to the phone if a > lot of > > > >> > > questions were answered first. And to be honest, I'd probably > stop > > > >> > > buying apps because what guarantee would I have that an > individual > > > >> > > developer wouldn't quit, leaving customers without access to > apps > > > >> > > they'd paid for? > > > > > >> > > I have ebooks I bought a dozen devices ago. If they had been > keyed to > > > >> > > the device I would have lost them. In fact, I made the mistake > of > > > >> > > purchasing a few pdf files many years ago that had something > like that > > > >> > > and not only did the company fold, the DRM didn't work properly > even > > > >> > > on the same computer and I had no recourse. > > > > > >> > > I don't doubt that piracy hurts developers (and consumers in the > long > > > >> > > run) but more restrictive DRM isn't the solution. > > > > > >> > > Terry- Hide quoted text - > > > > > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > -- > > > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for > Android) > > > >http://twitter.com/sisbell > > > >http://twitter.com/slideme > > > > > -- > > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for Android) > http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme > > > > -- > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for Android) > http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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