At the end of the "Chilling Effects" text you linked to, I found the following line: "If the copyright owner does not notify the service provider within 14 business days that it has filed a claim against you in court, your materials can be restored to the Internet."
This is obviously what Google has followed. But - if the "copyright owner" (i.e. the developer who succeeded in removing my apps) did file a claim against me in some court, - has Google really seen proof that he did so? (or did he just *say *that he did?) - why have I not received some proof/info of the fact that he did file this claim? - can the "copyright owner" undo (take back) the claim against me - and still be sure that my apps remain removed? - will Google continue to track this case? Now that the other deveoper has succeeded in removing my apps, I doubt that he will go through with an expensive court case, in order to obtain - what? Terry kl. 11:57:19 UTC+2 søndag 14. oktober 2012 skrev RichardC følgende: > > http://www.chillingeffects.org/dmca512/ > > On Sunday, October 14, 2012 10:06:03 AM UTC+1, Terry wrote: >> >> Correction: The reference numbers (for removals) are *[#1121348892] and >> **[#1121360722]*** >> >> * >> * >> >> kl. 10:51:49 UTC+2 søndag 14. oktober 2012 skrev Terry følgende: >>> >>> Two of my apps have been removed from the Google Play Store, (a >>> free/trial version and a pro version of the same app). >>> >>> A developer of a similar app asked for them to be removed. The reason >>> for removal was given as “Alleged copyright infringement (according to >>> the terms of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act).” >>> >>> As I could not understand that my apps had violated any of his >>> copyrights, I sent a DMCA counter notification to Google. >>> >>> After a few weeks, Google replied:"If we do not receive notice that the >>> complainant has brought a court action within 10 to 14 days, we will >>> reinstate the material in question." >>> >>> This made me full of hope. I assumed that it meant that Google had not >>> accepted the request for removal, and I did not think that the meager >>> economy associated with an app could be the reason to start a costly legal >>> action. >>> >>> After another few weeks, I received the following email from Google: “We >>> are in receipt of your attached counter notification letter. Upon >>> presenting >>> the complainant with your counter notification letter, they responded >>> stating their intention to take the matter to court. We will await your >>> correspondence regarding the results of the court order before taking >>> any further action.” >>> >>> I sent them another email, pointing out that I had had no information as >>> to a court action, to which they replied: “Unfortunately we are unable >>> to assist you any further regarding this issue at this point.” >>> >>> I still have heard nothing as to a legal action, neither from Google, >>> nor the complainant or any court. >>> >>> So, the conclusion of this unhappy affair seems to be the following: >>> >>> if you want to remove some bothersome apps, you just have to complain to >>> Google that your copyrights have been violated. If they do not agree, you >>> just have to tell them that you intend to take the matter to court. (You >>> don’t have to carry it through.) Then they will remove the apps you are >>> asking for. >>> >>> Can it really be THIS easy to remove a competitor’s apps? >>> >>> Without any consequences? >>> >>> Or is there something I have misunderstood? >>> >>> In case anyone inside Google would care to take a closer look at this >>> case, the reference numbers (for removals) are *[#1121348892] and ** >>> [#1121348892]** *. >>> >>> Regards, Terry >>> >>> >>> -- 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
