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If they provide the source code on request or in the credits or something similar, isn't that perfectly legitimate?
My understanding was that the GPL and Apple's app store terms were fundamentally incompatible, but I suppose that might only be true of iOS (because of the development tool issues and such).
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I also agree that Apple has a right to curate their store. But I disagree that the only store I should be allowed to buy from is Apple's.
Then don't buy an iOS device.
Their other apps: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/super-racing-real-games/id... From the looks of it, they're a total scam developer. How does this stuff get into the store? At least two of their apps use the logos of other apps with some quick filtering to change the colors. I guess Apple isn't doing much more than a cursory check against trademarks when approving apps. That seems really dangerous. Copyright infri…
I think Apple's position is "it's not our job to police your trademarks, since you don't tell us when you license them to developers".
In fact, due to the way the American legal system works (with our concept of "joint and several liability"), Apple would probably end up paying any and all trademark damages, and would then have to go after the developer to recover as much as they could themselves.
I love these guys. They have tons of other shitty/scammy apps: - Fruit Defense (ripoff of Fruit Ninja): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fruit-defense/id527599882?mt=... - File Manager (a game!): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/file-manager/id529097807?mt=8 - Orient Fight (icon is a ripoff of Temple Run's): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oriental-fight/id527894964?mt... - F1 Birdie Driver (bird looks like an angry bird)…
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Wow! by {{{Indie_John}}} (Five Stars)
Surprising control system! It's cool, that you can steer.
Birds! by david35689 (Five Stars)
It's so cool, that birds are in racing game now!
Worthless by Jim hannoonen (One Star)
Horrible game! Total waste of money.
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Someone should release a game called "Spot The Fake Review".
Their other apps: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/super-racing-real-games/id... From the looks of it, they're a total scam developer. How does this stuff get into the store? At least two of their apps use the logos of other apps with some quick filtering to change the colors. I guess Apple isn't doing much more than a cursory check against trademarks when approving apps. That seems really dangerous. Copyright infri…
I think Apple's position is "it's not our job to police your trademarks, since you don't tell us when you license them to developers".
Their other apps: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/super-racing-real-games/id... From the looks of it, they're a total scam developer. How does this stuff get into the store? At least two of their apps use the logos of other apps with some quick filtering to change the colors. I guess Apple isn't doing much more than a cursory check against trademarks when approving apps. That seems really dangerous. Copyright infri…
I think Apple's position is "it's not our job to police your trademarks, since you don't tell us when you license them to developers".
Aren't we handing over all the flexibility of open app development so that Apple can protect us from crapware? What the hell are they doing with my $100 a year?
I don't know what they're doing. But I think it must be something really complex as my last application needed 13 days to get "in review" status and then 18 days more to get approved. Feels good paying those $100 every year ...
I love these guys. They have tons of other shitty/scammy apps: - Fruit Defense (ripoff of Fruit Ninja): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fruit-defense/id527599882?mt=... - File Manager (a game!): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/file-manager/id529097807?mt=8 - Orient Fight (icon is a ripoff of Temple Run's): http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oriental-fight/id527894964?mt... - F1 Birdie Driver (bird looks like an angry bird)…
Their other apps: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/super-racing-real-games/id... From the looks of it, they're a total scam developer. How does this stuff get into the store? At least two of their apps use the logos of other apps with some quick filtering to change the colors. I guess Apple isn't doing much more than a cursory check against trademarks when approving apps. That seems really dangerous. Copyright infri…
Thereby, if you have an issue with an app in the App Store, you can and probably should (as in, the American legal system will, in the end, fail to work correctly for you if you don't) directly sue Apple for any copyright infringement that occurs in their App Store. (Of course, most directly, what you should do is talk to your lawyer. ;P)
(I am not a lawyer, but I do run Cydia, the alternative to the app store that distributes substrate extensions for jailbroken devices, and have in the past run other systems such as Cyrket. I thereby have received a fair number of C&D's myself, and have had my own lawyers brief me on these matters.)
(That said, Cyrket had DMCA safe harbor and for Cydia I only host my own work, so I can easily and often be fuzzy about details as they might apply to companies like Apple. It is interesting, though, to hear at conferences from people at Google about the balance the Android Market must keep to maintain their DMCA safe harbor.)