That's what it sounds like, and hopefully that's how it's intended. It's still a bit open to interpretation...
"...AND to advertise, display, demonstrate, or otherwise promote the Android platform." If a company were to take your app and distribute it without your consent, wouldn't it still likely end up advertising, displaying, demonstrating, and promoting the platform? It'd be nice if it said the only use for advertising would be like in print/video ads and not public access to the app. I know if I was running Google, I wouldn't be taking someones ADC submission and distribute it without their consent, regardless of whether the terms said I could. Think about what other applications that person/group/ business entity might bring to market later on if they had positive support. And the more applications out there, the more Google has to advertise and the more people will be attracted to the platform. Besides, doing something bad like distributing apps without the authors consent might lead to some very negative press. On Apr 5, 2:16 pm, Esteem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. 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