Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by
developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake,
replaced icon and changed AdMob id.
He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find yours.
Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
I've read of others with similar complaints. The only recourse, I
suppose is to mark his apps as stolen in the market (in the hope that
someone at Google actually reviews that), and sending him/Google a C&D
(see, e.g., http://www.seomoz.org/dp/generic-cease-desist-to-google).
See here for another story regarding this developer:
> Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by
> developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake,
> replaced icon and changed AdMob id.
> He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find yours.
> Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
On 4 October 2010 19:14, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by > developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake, > replaced icon and changed AdMob id. > He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find yours. > Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
Sure. Write to Google using this link (in Market console "Help" on the upper side, then "Contacting Us" on bottom and then "Android Market Developers: Publishers & Merchants" then probably "Application Removal" which would lead you to this:
> On 4 October 2010 19:14, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by
> > developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake,
> > replaced icon and changed AdMob id.
> > He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find yours.
> > Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
> Sure. Write to Google using this link (in Market console "Help" on the
> upper side, then "Contacting Us" on bottom and then
> "Android Market Developers: Publishers & Merchants" then
> probably "Application Removal" which would lead you to this:
We are on theft issue here, not just spam or something dull.
GOOGLE should not just remove the app. This is a big, huge, and the
worst infringement you can find in the whole history of market
crapiness : The account of this guy should be deleted. period.
As soon as GOOGLE receive the first C&D letter and checked that it is
indeed exactly the same app, boom !! Even if all the other apps are
his own work.
Yahel
On 12 oct, 15:57, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the answers.
> We reported about infringement to adMob and Google. AdMob advised to
> file C&D to Google and we did so.
> On 4 окт, 21:44, "{ Devdroid }" <webnet.andr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 4 October 2010 19:14, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by
> > > developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake,
> > > replaced icon and changed AdMob id.
> > > He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find yours.
> > > Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
> > Sure. Write to Google using this link (in Market console "Help" on the
> > upper side, then "Contacting Us" on bottom and then
> > "Android Market Developers: Publishers & Merchants" then
> > probably "Application Removal" which would lead you to this:
Yeah, that should be straightforward. I guess, they just don't look at these issues seriously as yet. Or may be the legal procedures just take too long. BTW, have you got a reply?
> We are on theft issue here, not just spam or something dull.
> GOOGLE should not just remove the app. This is a big, huge, and the > worst infringement you can find in the whole history of market > crapiness : The account of this guy should be deleted. period.
> As soon as GOOGLE receive the first C&D letter and checked that it is > indeed exactly the same app, boom !! Even if all the other apps are > his own work.
> Yahel
> On 12 oct, 15:57, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you for the answers. > > We reported about infringement to adMob and Google. AdMob advised to > > file C&D to Google and we did so.
> > > On 4 October 2010 19:14, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by > > > > developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake, > > > > replaced icon and changed AdMob id. > > > > He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find > yours. > > > > Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
> > > Sure. Write to Google using this link (in Market console "Help" on the > > > upper side, then "Contacting Us" on bottom and then > > > "Android Market Developers: Publishers & Merchants" then > > > probably "Application Removal" which would lead you to this:
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Atually there is no legal issue here. Against the TOS + theft :
Account terminated !
I can admit although with difficulty, 32 spammers with 10 000
apps(actual numbers) and 14 years old, made-in-5-minutes crapps, to
artificially increase the count of apps in the market for marketing
purpose. But this is something else.
I'm glad I just bought a Mac. Diversification will soften the feeling
as I won't be 100% Android as today !!
I guess it'll take some time to get answer from Google. Hope they'll
do something this year.
In C&D we mentioned that this particular Developer is a repeat
infringer. So now there are at least 3 cases with this guy - the first
is mentioned in the link above, the second is developer who has his
app stolen and warned us and the third is our case.
On 12 ÏËÔ, 19:57, Kumar Bibek <coomar....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, that should be straightforward. I guess, they just don't look at these
> issues seriously as yet. Or may be the legal procedures just take too long.
> BTW, have you got a reply?
> > We are on theft issue here, not just spam or something dull.
> > GOOGLE should not just remove the app. This is a big, huge, and the
> > worst infringement you can find in the whole history of market
> > crapiness : The account of this guy should be deleted. period.
> > As soon as GOOGLE receive the first C&D letter and checked that it is
> > indeed exactly the same app, boom !! Even if all the other apps are
> > his own work.
> > Yahel
> > On 12 oct, 15:57, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Thank you for the answers.
> > > We reported about infringement to adMob and Google. AdMob advised to
> > > file C&D to Google and we did so.
> > > > On 4 October 2010 19:14, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by
> > > > > developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake,
> > > > > replaced icon and changed AdMob id.
> > > > > He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find
> > yours.
> > > > > Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
> > > > Sure. Write to Google using this link (in Market console "Help" on the
> > > > upper side, then "Contacting Us" on bottom and then
> > > > "Android Market Developers: Publishers & Merchants" then
> > > > probably "Application Removal" which would lead you to this:
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On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:19 PM, ko5tik <kpriblo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Where ist he located physically? It may be criminal offence in his > home jurisdiction, > and surely a case for lawsuit. Maybe he is accessible this way
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Because I care about the Android project which I find to be such a
great idea on paper and such a poor realisation. Well the framework is
ok but the market ?
I spend a lot of time in and around that piece of junk and it slowly
building a huge itch, so much so that I bought a Mac.
That's why ... But I'm an entrepreneur, I'm suppose to thrive on
constraints and use them at my advantage to make my business flourish
and if the Market allows that kind of behavior, I know now exactly
what to do next ;) What's the name of your app by the way ? ;)
Hi,
I can't understand it. How can someone steal an app? Did he just
renamed the apk?
As far as I know, you upload signed apk to the marketplace. So, the
thief can only rename the apk, but cannot alter the contents.
And, the application display name comes from the application itself,
not the apk file name.
Where is the missing link in my idea?
I will be glad if someone clears my concept. Thanks in advance.
Regards
Sarwar Erfan
On Oct 4, 11:14 pm, Nightwolf <mikh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Recently I've discovered that our app Little Python is distributed by
> developer who call himself Adam Gates. He renamed our app to snake,
> replaced icon and changed AdMob id.
> He has 55 published apps. Please take a look may be you'll find yours.
> Is there any way to shut him down? Please advise.
Lol you know it! Good show good sir. And I bought a MAC too. I like the idea of open source but when the market gets overtaken by horrible apps and the system is too easy to manipulate....its time to go elsewhere. I would rather have controlled quality in my market than chaotic crap! On Oct 13, 2010 4:22 AM, "Yahel" <kaye...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Because I care about the Android project which I find to be such a > great idea on paper and such a poor realisation. Well the framework is > ok but the market ? > I spend a lot of time in and around that piece of junk and it slowly > building a huge itch, so much so that I bought a Mac.
> That's why ... But I'm an entrepreneur, I'm suppose to thrive on > constraints and use them at my advantage to make my business flourish > and if the Market allows that kind of behavior, I know now exactly > what to do next ;) What's the name of your app by the way ? ;)
> Yahel
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On Oct 13, 4:37 am, Sarwar Erfan <erfanonl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I can't understand it. How can someone steal an app? Did he just
> renamed the apk?
> As far as I know, you upload signed apk to the marketplace. So, the
> thief can only rename the apk, but cannot alter the contents.
We've had this a bunch of times before.
It's the easiest thing to crack open an .apk package, extract and
modify the content, then repackage it and sign that.
Signature != encryption
On Oct 13, 4:51 am, Edmund Higgins <ehiggins...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would rather
> have controlled quality in my market than chaotic crap!
O well who wouldn't agree. It'll be interesting to see if Amazon can
come up with compelling terms to attract a sufficient "critical mass"
of quality apps, offer decent discoverability, presentation with
customer appeal, easy payment, in app payment - short, offer all
that's missing in Android Market to emphasize monetization for devs
that put in the effort. If these guys take off, they might be able to
stick Android Market with the "crap". It's a longshot though.
> On Oct 13, 4:51 am, Edmund Higgins <ehiggins...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I would rather
> > have controlled quality in my market than chaotic crap!
> O well who wouldn't agree. It'll be interesting to see if Amazon can
> come up with compelling terms to attract a sufficient "critical mass"
> of quality apps, offer decent discoverability, presentation with
> customer appeal, easy payment, in app payment - short, offer all
> that's missing in Android Market to emphasize monetization for devs
> that put in the effort. If these guys take off, they might be able to
> stick Android Market with the "crap". It's a longshot though.
> Oh man... I was actually thinking this could happen to me any time
> soon and now that it happen to you I'm even more worried!
> I guess I'm gonna have to invest some money for protecting my
> application :( it already insanely pirated...
> And yes I have originally wanted to go with Amazon! šI bet they got a
> better solution to spam pirates and all that...
> -Moto
> On Oct 13, 8:35šam, JP <joachim.pfeif...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Oct 13, 4:51šam, Edmund Higgins <ehiggins...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I would rather
> > > have controlled quality in my market than chaotic crap!
> > O well who wouldn't agree. It'll be interesting to see if Amazon can
> > come up with compelling terms to attract a sufficient "critical mass"
> > of quality apps, offer decent discoverability, presentation with
> > customer appeal, easy payment, in app payment - short, offer all
> > that's missing in Android Market to emphasize monetization for devs
> > that put in the effort. If these guys take off, they might be able to
> > stick Android Market with the "crap". It's a longshot though.
