Thank monmonja I found and contacted a company that holds a patent on a feature that my app centers around.
They are going to work with me and "review" my app before I launch it to discuses license agreements. I let them know I am an individual who does have tons of money to spend on licenses so I will be interested to see what they propose. -Chris On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:16 AM, monmonja <almondmend...@gmail.com> wrote: > First of all thanks for using my example :) On the patent thing, if > you have a good idea similar to something that is patented, i suggest > you to put your app on other country besides US or the list of > countries that have the patent (you can google search them). One > reason is that the patent system in US is kind of a mess right now > (sorry guys its just is). Most patents in US are not global patents so > in a sea of 140+ countries, there is a good chance your app would be > big somewhere else. On the localization part, there are a lot of > willing individual on that certain country that could speak english > and is willing to translate the app for you. Btw im not a US hater but > i hate the patent system there, it kills further innovations. > > On Mar 3, 12:51 am, chris harper <ch393...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I agree it all depends on if your app makes money. If they see something > > that makes money they will come after you if you violate a Patent. In my > > case I did my homework and found out now before my app goes out that > someone > > holds a patent on any case when someone takes any graphic of any image > that > > represents a head and places it on graphic of anything that represents a > > body. Like JibJab does. If you look at the legal part of their JibJab's > web > > site they have to pay pixfusion a license fee (at the very bottom). > > > > http://sendables.jibjab.com/about/legal > > > > Which is what my app is going to do (take a head and place it on a body). > > > > I wrote pixfusion two emails asking about licenses fee's and what I was > > developing but I never heard back. So I'll keep the emails that I wrote > and > > if (by chance) my app does get a little popular and I do hear from them > then > > I will have proof that I tried contacting them and I was proactive. > > > > For any developers out there reading this do a little "googling" on any > > major features of your app and just aware that there are MANY patents out > > there. Where if your app takes off you could get an email from some BS > > company saying you have to pay them licenses fees and/or a cease and > desist > > order like K05tik got. > > > > There is nothing worse for a developer then spending hours of time > > developing and coding something just to find out that they have to stop > > publishing it. > > > > Thanks > > -Chris > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 1:15 AM, ko5tik <kpriblo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > In today society everybody can sue you for almost anything at any > > > time > > > ( we live in kind of free countries, in unfree countrys you will be > > > just thrown to jail ) > > > in case of tetris applet they claimed copyright on 4-block tiles ;) > > > ( which were used in a books back in 70ies ) > > > > > Software patents do suck, as well as actual copyright laws ( for > > > example in germany, > > > EUR 0.06 per blank CD goes straight to GEMA , as well as EUR 30 on > > > every new > > > PC sold, and they still claim that you download music illegally) - > > > so please support your > > > local pirate party. > > > > > -- > > > 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<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com><android-developers%2Bunsubs > cr...@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<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@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
