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Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

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Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

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Post by dcow »

> I'm genuinely thrilled that someone at Apple deemed my chord calculator technology worthy of inclusion in the iOS shortcuts gallery. If anyone from Apple is reading this, please reach out using JGuitar.com's contact form. We can work together to make this experience even better. I can provide high quality SVG images of all chord diagrams, support alternate tunings, instruments and more.

Is everyone missing the fact that the author seems quite happy about the exposure and reaches out to Apple at the bottom of the post offering collaboration? I'm sure they can handle themselves. It feels borderline patronizing to read all the comments about involving lawyers because Apple is being so abusive. When you publish something on the internet, people can link to it. That's how the internet works.

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

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Post by TheOtherHobbes »

yitchelle wrote: post #14
GrumpyNl wrote: post #9

I dont get it, he should be extremely happy by what they did. Free advertising, free traffic, its like getting a nr 1 result Google. All i read here is, get a lawyer. He should be celebrating.

Everything needs to be on a level playing field. Imagine if that situation is the other way around. Would Apple be so happy? In fact, it would be good if Apple _is_ happy but I somehow doubt it.

"We at Apple are grateful that Asaph hacked into our product presentation feed and replaced it with an ad for his chord finder..."

Somehow I doubt it too.

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

#43

Post by diyod »

beaconstudios wrote: post #33
huhtenberg wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple essentially repackaged this guy's work, used it to enhance their own product in a way that all but eliminates any need to ever visit his website or even know it exists. Excellent.

not only that - he was grateful for them to do so!

Apple invented outsourcing api support to some of their fans, that's new.

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

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Post by executesorder66 »

fredley wrote: post #3

It's cool that Apple's using your stuff, it's not cool they're not giving you attribution. I'd add a JGuitar url and copyright notice to all your images, so that this is displayed in Apple's results, and also call a lawyer.

> I'd add a JGuitar url and copyright notice to all your images

If it was my site, I would have just replaced each image with goatse, if the user agent string was "Shortcuts/700 CFNetwork/974.2.1 Darwin/18.0.0"

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

#46

Post by l5870uoo9y »

fredley wrote: post #3

It's cool that Apple's using your stuff, it's not cool they're not giving you attribution. I'd add a JGuitar url and copyright notice to all your images, so that this is displayed in Apple's results, and also call a lawyer.

Is it realistic, as a private person, to take a company like Apple to court?

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

#47

Post by adriand »

huhtenberg wrote: post #29
fredley wrote: post #3

It's cool that Apple's using your stuff, it's not cool they're not giving you attribution. I'd add a JGuitar url and copyright notice to all your images, so that this is displayed in Apple's results, and also call a lawyer.

Apple essentially repackaged this guy's work, used it to enhance their own product in a way that all but eliminates any need to ever visit his website or even know it exists. Excellent.

Crazy thought, but, what if the primary motivation of the creator of JGuitar has nothing to do with his website, his reputation, etc.? For example, what if his primary motivation is to do something useful for others? What if his primary motivation is just to improve the enjoyment of people who like playing guitar?

I agree that Apple should have handled this differently. At the same time, I think we should honour this guy's attitude. It's refreshing and if we all behaved that way - major corporations included - the world would be a better place.

This story reminds me a little bit of the guy who made Flappy Bird, earned millions in ad revenue, then shut it down at its peak because he didn't want people to be addicted to it. Almost impossible for most of us to fathom, given that most of us are motivated by money. But it's nice to see that some people act according to different motivations.

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

#48

Post by cwingrav »

dcow wrote: post #41

> I'm genuinely thrilled that someone at Apple deemed my chord calculator technology worthy of inclusion in the iOS shortcuts gallery. If anyone from Apple is reading this, please reach out using JGuitar.com's contact form. We can work together to make this experience even better. I can provide high quality SVG images of all chord diagrams, support alternate tunings, instruments and more. Is everyone missing the fact…

Again, this. When you publish work on the Internet, others can link and use it, no problem. For best results, have clear attribution (which they clearly show the link).

I think people are too quick to anger here. This guy was already providing all this information and content. Looking at the site, I don't see advertising, so it's not like Apple is going around that.

This guy is happy and with a quick addition of a JGuitar logo or copyright (if he wants) on those images then everyone is happy.

Re: Thanks for the Surprise Integration with My Website, Apple

#49

Post by DoctorPenguin »

Just a few years ago this would have sparked an outcry about apple / google / microsoft using his website / assets / whatever without asking for consent.

But today it's cool when some billion dollar company uses someone elses creations without paying because you should be happy they didn't shut your service down with some vague patent bullshit.

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