Just a question - why are you just disabling the game for the pirates? I mean - they screwed with you - you have the moral right to screw with them in my opinion. The good thing about Android is that the platform is really open - imagine all the possibilities you have (you have access to sms/contacts/opening webpages/ringtones/battery usage/alarms etc etc..). But of course, don't do any of this if you are not 100% sure that the app is an illegal copy ;)
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Craigo <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw my game get pirated. I noticed once it hit one pirate site, it > quickly spread across all these other pirate sites / forums / file > share sites / ... > > I waited about 1 week for it to spread across all the pirate sites. I > then released a new version of the game pointing to a new URL (my game > is a network car racing game). I then waited a further 2 weeks (to > allow the real users to update) before sending the kill command back > with the old URL (which tells the user to update their version). > > Now when you google my game, it is very hard to find the latest copy, > as the search results are littered with the old version. > > Seems to have done the job ok. > > > On Apr 10, 7:39 am, westmeadboy <[email protected]> wrote: >> What's the best way to deal with the situation where your paid app has >> been posted on a forum? >> >> One of my paid apps was posted on PP****ez (real name withheld because >> I'm not that keen on giving them publicity). There are loads of >> Android apps posted there... >> >> The apk is hosted onhttp://www.megaupload.comandhttp://depositfiles.com >> which both provide links for "Report Abuse". >> >> When you follow these links they ask for all sorts of personal details >> which I can understand the need for but am, of course wary of giving. >> >> Any thoughts? > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
