i think it means using the application for advertising, for example, in a tv commercial. not simply giving it away to the public.
On Apr 5, 1:26 pm, javqui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not clear for me the paragraph #10 in "ANDROID DEVELOPER > CHALLENGE TERMS & CONDITIONS". I'm confused and I need understand what > the real meaning on this topic. Google has a serious reputation, but > this paragraph shows something different for Android alliance. The > Android challenge FAQ shows a different point of view of this useless > participant property rights. > > If Android challenge will distribute the software platform and > applications for free to "advertise, display, demonstrate, or > otherwise promote the Android platform" what is the real value of > "ownership and intellectual and industrial property rights"?. Android > alliance could distribute the application for free and get revenue > from other sources. > Please note the AND after the "...solely for..... purposes of the > challenge" > > Even worst scenery, if the participant is not selected (position #51 > in the challenge), Google could use the participant's application to > promote the android for free and the participant will not have any > chance to compete and get any value in the future from its work. > I'm a software developer, not an attorney, but the text "perpetual, > irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free ....." are hard terms for me. The > US patent and trademark office can't grant a patent or trademark on > these terms. > > I read the FAQ when I start working on this challenge and I'm confused > with these new terms. > Thank you > Javier Quintana > > Extract from FAQ: > Will I continue to own my application after I submit it to the Android > Developer Challenge? > Developers retain all intellectual property and other rights to their > applications while granting Google a license to evaluate and test the > application for purposes of the Challenge as well as a license to > display the application to promote the Android platform. More > information will be provided when we make the Terms and Conditions > available. > > Extract from TERMS & CONDITIONS (you need agree this terms before > submit your application). > 10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: As between Google and the > Participant, the Participant retains ownership of all intellectual and > industrial property rights in and to the Entry that Participant had > before submission, including the right to distribute the application > commercially at any time. As a condition of entry, Participant grants > Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non- > exclusive license to use, reproduce, publicly perform, publicly > display and create a derivative work from, any Entry that Participant > submits to this Challenge solely for the purposes of allowing Google > to test and evaluate the Entry for purposes of the Challenge AND to > advertise, display, demonstrate, or otherwise promote the Android > platform. Participant also grants Google the right to distribute the > Entry to Judges to test and evaluate the Entry for purposes of the > Challenge. Participant specifically agrees that Google shall have the > right to use, reproduce, publicly perform, and publicly display the > Entry in connection with the advertising and promotion of the Android > platform via communication to the public or other groups, including, > but not limited to the right to make screenshots, animations and video > clips available for promotional purposes. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
