Google isn't peddling stolen goods, it's providing a link to stolen goods. However, you should note that Google frequently *does* take down images when they get complaints. And many of the images you see linked *are* in violation of copyright.
If you sold and made money off of them, you should consider yourself lucky you didn't get sued (while this sounds like it would never happen to a small developer, consider the hundreds of developers who are now getting Lodsys letters) and create a new account. I'm sure that if you fought hard enough, removed all apps in violation, and started over, you could probably get your account reinstated. However I feel like the work it would take for this to happen just wouldn't be worth the time you'd have to put into it.. Also, asking for legal advice on a public list isn't all that productive, even if you know the law exactly (and in this case, I'm certain you violated some DMCA copyright laws, the fact that google links to copyrighted images is no excuse, you can't steal a car just because Google stole mine last week), you'll still need a lawyer to take action on your behalf. And to be honest, hiring a lawyer is probably (for you) going to be much more expensive than just cutting your losses and starting over with a new account.. Kris On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Simon Platten <simonaplat...@gmail.com> wrote: > If I type Marvel into google images and hit the search button I get lots of > images from various source. The links it provides are not only the correct > / proper / originator site but also everyone else that has copied or used > it. So Google is peddling stolen goods? > > Whatever spin you want to put on it, Google is displaying copied material, I > am not claiming to be the originator or owner of the material and will > gladly remove it given the opportunity, but I fail to see the difference. > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Raghav Sood > <raghavs...@androidactivist.org> wrote: >> >> In the image search, each image provides a clear link to where it >> originally turns up. Google is merely indexing them. It is not branding them >> as it's own images. >> Thanks >> >> >> -- >> Raghav Sood >> http://www.androidactivist.org/ - Author >> http://www.appaholics.in/ - Founder >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
