Hello Anatoly, even this week I sent an email asking for answer for this problem, because my applications were copied.
However, the orkut team has not found a solution. This makes it difficult to develop applications for Orkut. = / André Teixeira, Krowten Network. 2010/3/12 anatoly <[email protected]> > Apparently there are more example of app copies fraud where apps are > copied completely, with only different title and orkut similarity > check doesn't work. I also wonder how on earth these apps got > approved. > > DMCA take very long time on orkut to respond and orkut doesn't take > any action against repeating offenders, this contradicts an official > policy where it says that accounts of repeating-infringers should be > disabled. > > Any official response from orkut team? > > > > On Feb 16, 10:53 am, anatoly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello > > > > There is a serious problem with copyright infringement on orkut > > applications. > > It takes long time for orkut team to process valid DMCA reports and it > > is fairly easy to copy apps on orkut since app xml url is visible to > > users. And also seems like orkut similarity check verification for > > gadgets doesn't work. > > > > One example: > http://www.orkut.com/Main#AppDirectory?dirFilters=&dirQuery=Wellingto... > > > > This guy takes logos of popular apps on orkut, adds "2" - and here we > > have a new app. > > If you recognize your logo in this list - please file a DMCA. > > > > There are many other examples where "developers" just copy other app > > xml and republish it on orkut. > > Orkut team has to do something in order to prevent or make it more > > difficult to copy apps. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Orkut Developer Forum" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<opensocial-orkut%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-orkut?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Orkut Developer Forum" 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/opensocial-orkut?hl=en.
