On Apr 11, 12:30 am, Tauno Talimaa <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 ;) >
Please consult your own legal counsel before doing anything malicious in your software, regardless of the moral justification. Should it come to court for computer hacking, the fact that someone had unlicensed software may not be relevant if *your* software caused them harm. And you aren't likely to be 100% sure about an illegal copy being accessed intentionally. A bootleg copy can be hotlinked in a legitimate forum, and people can honestly assume it was a trial or free version. Besides the legal liability, think of potential damage to your reputation. When its posted all around the internet about your software being malicious, don't count on people mentioning that they didn't pay for it. And if they report it to Google, if Google cares at all, they may not know or care if the software was obtained illegally, since it will be signed by your key after all. Given all that, I think the most effort should be devoted to making sure the illegitimate copies don't work. Let the forums be full of frustrated users that can't get the supposedly cracked version to work properly. Then the hacker's reputation suffers. Maybe some will be so frustrated they will actually fork over a few bucks for the real thing - well, one could hope, anyway. Nathan -- 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.
