Just to let you know: I also files a complaint. With the same kind of answer: the right-holders need to take action.
Best
--Marc
> Dear Marc,
>
> Good Day! This Jhoan your iTunes Support advisor and I'm happy to assist you
> with your concern. I understand you're reporting a copyright.
>
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> Customer First Name : Marc
> Customer Last Name : Scholl
> email : [email protected]
> Web Order # :
> Support Subject : MacAppStoreAccountandBilling
> Sub Issue : undefined
> Comments : See additional info below
> OS version: Mac OS X 10.7.x
> Country: United States
> Apple ID: [email protected]
> Specific request: I have another Mac App Store question (explain below)
> Item title: PDF Reader (by Applest)
> Order number:
> Details: This software is an exact copy of an open source product that is
> well established in the community: Skim.app (see
> http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/). It is being distributed from there under a
> BSD License (see http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/license.txt).
>
> I assume (hope, actually) that this is not in compliance with your App Store
> terms. please have a look at this issue a.s.a.p.
>
> Thank you,
> Marc Scholl
>
> TrackID: 240441
On 21.01.2012, at 13:38h, Christiaan Hofman wrote (with possible deletions):
>
> On Jan 20, 2012, at 17:41, Adam R. Maxwell wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 20, 2012, at 07:51 , Patrik Jonsson wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 3:00 AM, Fischlin Andreas
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I believe one needs to strongly protest. I believe this to be completely
>>>> inacceptable and a violation of all open source ethics to ask money, and
>>>> even quite a steep price, i.e. $29.99, for Skim. Has to be stopped as
>>>> quickly as possible and the company Applest sued or at least make sure
>>>> Apple kicks them off for good.
>>>
>>> $29.99? It shows up as free in my app store.
>>
>> It was $29.99 last night (US west coast time). I took a screenshot
>> of that page, including the note that says "Skim is a PDF reader and
>> note-taker for OS X…" in the store screenshot.
>>
>> [...]
>
> And now it's back up even to $39.99!
>
> Christiaan
>
>
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