And then you get hit by the defective clause in 7.2 and you're still liable for a years sales.
Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. 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. On 11 Nov 2009, at 09:17, tauntz wrote: > That one is easy - just don't remove your app from the Market - > release an update for your app that contains.. nothing - just an empty > activity ;) > > Tauno > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yup, some good some bad, and I may not have caught all of them. My comments >> are my understanding, but I'm not a lawyer so you shouldn't go just off my >> understanding of the changes. >> *** Biggest problem - changes to 7.1 & 7.2 *** >> In the new agreement 7.2 states; >> "If you remove a Product from the Market pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), >> (iii) or (iv) of this Section 7.1, and an end user purchased such Product >> within a year before the date of takedown, at Google’s request, you must >> refund to the affected end user all amounts paid by such end user for such >> affected Product, less the portion of the Transaction Fee specifically >> allocated to the credit card/payment processing for the associated >> transaction." >> The four sections cover removing your app from market and telling Google you >> were protecting yourself because of *allegations* (yes, not claims backed by >> a court ruling, just allegations) of infringement of Intellectual property, >> defamation, violation of publicity or privacy, or breaching the law. >> So if I went to a developer and said "I've just played your game and it >> breaches my copyright" (as happened to some t*tris like games), you get left >> with a choice; Keep the app up and run the risk of a lawsuit, or take the >> app down and risk having to refund your last years worth of sales. > > -- > > 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=. > > -- 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=.
