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Ironic that a site that runs on borrowed content is suddenly appalled that someone else borrows their content.
So, naming the site "9GAG for Android" was asking for trouble. That's a clear-cut trademark issue, even if the app itself was named "Nine." Content ownership is a little murkier, of course, because 9GAG is a company that thrives off stealing and rebranding the content of others. There's also no reason they couldn't have played ball - there's lots of alternative mobile clients for sites like Reddit and Hacker News bec…
Hey, I'm the creator of the app. I can't deny the website domain is asking for trouble. Truthfully, I wouldn't mind taking it down, it's just a marketing stunt anyway because back then, they haven't have an official Android app. What irks me is that they refuse to work together _at all_, and worst, their Android app is not up to standard. But well, now that it has come to this, I will pivot to another service which h…
That said, I am impressed by a person who can get thousands of people to install his/her app. Now that you know how to get people, you can traverse the trademark line more safely in the future.
Ironic that a site that runs on borrowed content is suddenly appalled that someone else borrows their content.
Borrowing is a such a weak word for stamping their obnoxious logo on unoriginal pics. Its somewhat saddening to me how popular they have become due to their sleaze. (Seriously: Why create anything new when you can rise to popularity on the works of others?)
The content? It's not theirs.
The name? NINE is too generic to have an association to "9GAG".
What else do you use? You named the site "9GAG for Android", which was risky. Change that, and then ask them - in writing - to inform you which other legal issues they see with your app.
Again, they don't own the content. They could prevent you from scraping their content, and/or revoke your API license, and/or claim that your scraping was in conflict with their TOS, but again, ask them what the issue is.
All the letter is missing is a "via 9gag.com" watermark added to it (well, i guess someone would have to post it to reddit first) Interestingly, the only actual 9gag trademark i can find is for a character mark that was registered 2 days ago.
That statement may be false, but that's indeed, a funny phrase.
Ironic that a site that runs on borrowed content is suddenly appalled that someone else borrows their content.
Even though you might not live in the US, I think you should change the name and visuals to avoid any possible shitstorm in your way. If there is really a market for you, maybe you should disassociate now from 9GAG and create your own product and serve users with your own concept. Find a way to deliver relevant content to your users, and maybe in 2 years you'll be bigger than 9GAG :)
So, naming the site "9GAG for Android" was asking for trouble. That's a clear-cut trademark issue, even if the app itself was named "Nine." Content ownership is a little murkier, of course, because 9GAG is a company that thrives off stealing and rebranding the content of others. There's also no reason they couldn't have played ball - there's lots of alternative mobile clients for sites like Reddit and Hacker News bec…
Hey, I'm the creator of the app. I can't deny the website domain is asking for trouble. Truthfully, I wouldn't mind taking it down, it's just a marketing stunt anyway because back then, they haven't have an official Android app. What irks me is that they refuse to work together _at all_, and worst, their Android app is not up to standard. But well, now that it has come to this, I will pivot to another service which h…
(I don't have a dog in this race, but I like your tone and don't care for theirs at all!)