Here is where the discussion landed on the Market support forum. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=3c47284987b99696&hl=en
On Mar 24, 1:41 pm, Warren <warrenba...@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to point out, because this has been part of the confusion the > whole time, that he says, "No you should not currently offer in app > features that you charge for." > > Did you get that? The you should not charge for features. > > So suppose, as in Chris' case, you want to load extra character > models. Well, one of the features of your app is the ability to load > external models. They could be from the original developer, or I > suppose someone else could design one and send it to you as well. Even > if you don't have any characters installed/loaded, the feature to load > them is still there and it is free. > > This is not that different from the mp3 comparison made earlier. The > application offers a feature, the ability to play songs, no matter > where the song files came from. Adding or removing mp3 files does not > change the features of the music app. > > On Mar 24, 1:02 pm, chris harper <ch393...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > jfarringdon has posted an answer to the question "In-App Purchasing for > > Applications": > > > No you should not currently offer in app features that you charge for. It is > > against the distribution agreement. > > > You could offer separate paid apps, and have your main app share these > > resources (if you take good care to share, normally apps do not share). > > Post back with your solution, it is an interesting question for a number of > > people. Good luck, J. > > >http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html > > > View this question at the Google Help Forum > > Unsubscribe from answers to this question > > > jfarringdon > > > Thank you for the response and exactly what I am designing. > > > My main app uses Characters where the information about each character are > > stored via the sqlite database and the images that make up the character are > > stored on phone which my main app uses to load a character when needed. > > > I will create an "installer" app for EACH character. The installer app will > > contain the information for each new character and the images (which are > > under /assets in the apk) and when the user buys an installer app for a > > character it will download, run, read in the images from /assets, write them > > to the phone and populate the sqlite database with the the character > > information. The installer for each character will also uninstall a > > character by reversing the process. > > > So when an installer for character is purchased (though marketplace) and run > > to install the character, then my main app can read the database, read the > > images and run the character. > > > I downside is a user can then have accumulate "installer" apps for each > > character on their phone. So I am applying an option to remove the installer > > app for each character once the character is installed or they can either > > remove it or leave it on their phone. > > > The characters can be uninstalled from the installer OR from the main > > program. > > So they don't need the installer app to remove a character. > > > That is the ONLY way I can think to abide by the Market rules as they stand. > > > -Chris > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:34 AM, chris harper <ch393...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I see your point. I can be read either way. The android tech guys on here > > > won't comment because it is a legal matter but it would be really really > > > great if they could at least point us in the direction of WHERE to ask > > > this > > > question??? > > > > There is not a legal discussion forum to ask these things. > > > * > > > Please. To the Google engineers reading this. * > > > > You guys really might want to bring up at your next weekly working meeting > > > (if you have those) that with all these developers creating everything > > > from > > > X to Z for applications there WILL be many legal questions like this one > > > that will need to be answered. > > > So the developers will know what direction to go in on different issues. > > > > We don't want to skirt around anything legal, we just need a place to go > > > for direction. > > > > So you guys REALLY might want to set up a place where we can go to get > > > these legal questions answered. > > > > Instead of waiting until they do all the work of developing their app and > > > getting it out there and THEN telling them "oh you can't do this for legal > > > reason ..whatever". > > > > Just trying to help. I guess I will just send search around to see if I > > > can > > > find a general android support email and I will send the question there. > > > > For anyone wondering what the question is go up to my last email on this > > > post about how to do in-app purchasing and the Market Agreement. > > > > -Chris > > > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Yahel <kaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> > 3.3 *All fees received* by Developers for Products *distributed* via > > >> > the > > >> > Market must be processed by the Market’s Payment Processor. > > > >> > To me that means any additional money that you make from any product > > >> (i.e. > > >> > app) that you distribute from the Market must go though the Market's > > >> Payment > > >> > Processor. > > > >> Say I sell gold point, or tickets through my app, then it doesn't fit > > >> into " *distributed* via the Market ", since it is not distributed > > >> through the Market at all, but through my app. > > >> Intrepretation is in the eye of the beholder...Whatever that means :D > > > >> Anyway, there is no need to argue. We need Google's take on it. > > >> Because only them know what they want and don't want. > > > >> Yahel > > > >> -- > > >> 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 > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+ > > >> unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE > > >> ME" as the subject. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. 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