We have a soccer app that was among the first 100(!) apps on the Android platform and have been in the top 10 in Sports for 2+ years, but yesterday we got taken out of the market by a DMCA from NetResult.
This is due to copyright issues around fixtures for the Premier League, something which is heavily disputed, and NetResult/DataCo has lost all court cases revolving around this, most relevant is the ruling from the European Court of Justice: http://www.out-law.com/page-392 "The rulings, to which there is no appeal, could leave both the football and horseracing industries out of pocket, according to commentators, as it may permit pools companies and gaming sites to re publish fixture lists and racing details without having to pay licence fees for the privilege." I find it strange the Google doesn't allow us to respond before pulling the app and I am very concerned about the processing time to handle the complaint from us. Have anyone else had any experiences around DMCA issues? Is there a "fast-route" to get Google's attention and hopefully go back on their decision? We would happily argue directly with DataCo but tactics like this where they use Google to run us over is very hard defend against :-/ -Christer -- 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.
