No need for Google to step in. It's as simple as running a whois and send the host an email. The kid's even living stateside.
Hosting a warez site on Yola.com: Free Look on parents' face when they open legal adviser's correspondence: Priceless ------------------------ Fighting this kind of stuff of course remains elusive. Where Google has leverage is in providing adequate controls over the distribution of paid apps. Of course there's not even a word (that I'm aware of). And that's what bothering me - app development for Android for the open market increasingly strikes me as Amateur Hour. It's not like it couldn't be done right. On Sep 27, 8:50 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe Google lawyers should send out a C&D to these guys ;) > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > According to the website, if you post 5 apps then you get free > > membership. Great :S > > > On Sep 27, 8:27 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > They even use google checkout to charge for membership. Nice. > > > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Shane Isbell <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Looks like these guys:http://www.androidplayground.netchargefor > > pirated > > > > apps. Guess it's all passed the playful hacker stage to going criminal > > now. > > > > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:16 AM, DataSpa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> I am not a developer but as a user and lover of my google phone and > > > >> many apps I would suggest that anyone who goes through the time and > > > >> effort to obtain a cracked app over an app they can buy for only a > > > >> couple bucks is either a kid, with no access to an account to make a > > > >> proper purchase or someone who wouldn't buy the app no matter what it > > > >> cost. They are probably sluurping back a $5.00 starbucks coffee with a > > > >> phone full of cracked apps... In this case there isn't too much to be > > > >> done, money spent on lawyers and implementing DRM is going to be > > > >> wasted as these apps will be cracked eventually anyway. Getting new > > > >> apps to market seems like a better investment of time and energy to > > > >> me. But once again, I am not a developer. I would simply make a note > > > >> of your website on the app with a link to support docs and a donation > > > >> button, you can always post other options for people to buy the apps > > > >> on yoru site as listed above... Who knows, it may be idealistic but > > > >> you may get some people like myself who actually pay a bit more for > > > >> apps they use regularly and see development on! > > > > >> Either way, good luck and KEEP DEVELOPING! > > > > >> On Sep 2, 7:55 pm, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > If your app is on that web site, you can contact the file hosting > > > >> > services they link to and in most cases they will quickly remove the > > > >> > file. But unfortunately, I seem to be contacting these services > > every > > > >> > week. I forwarded that web site to Xavier (Google Engineer) to see > > if > > > >> > they can at least remove the web site from Google Search results > > > >> > (yesterday). No response yet. > > > > >> > Just to reiterate, piracy on Android is entirely too easy since a > > non- > > > >> > rooted device can download a pirated app. At least in the iPhone > > > >> > case, both phones must be jailbreaked. > > > > >> > I'm also holding off on publishing additional apps. I'm hoping the > > > >> > rumored Android Market update has some better piracy protection. > > > > >> > On Sep 2, 3:15 pm, terryowen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > On Sep 2, 4:49 pm, mscwd01 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > The obvious solution would be to offer the app as free and then > > > >> charge > > > >> > > > users to activate the app by paying you directly, but i'm > > guessing > > > >> > > > Google wouldn't allow that. > > > > >> > > > The only solution is this: > > > > >> > > > All apps when purchased are somehow modified to only run on the > > > >> phone > > > >> > > > which purchased it. All phones have a unique ID so this > > shouldn't be > > > >> > > > an issue. > > > >> > > > This would require the apk to be modified by Google at purchase > > so > > > >> the > > > >> > > > apk knew only to function on the phone requesting the purchase. > > > >> > > > Then if the person who downloaded it felt he wanted to offer it > > as > > > >> > > > free, it would be pointless as it' only work on their phone. > > > > >> > > > Seems a logical way to prevent piracy of apps, am I overlooking > > > >> > > > something obvious? > > > > >> > > > On Sep 2, 9:33 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > If you have doubts about the harmful effects of piracy, you > > should > > > >> watch > > > >> > > > > this youtube video: > > > >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32wmepTVM3I&feature=channel > > > > >> > > > > -- > > > >> > > > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME LLC) > > > >>http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme > > > > >> > > I think pirates would probably find away around it. But regular > > > >> > > consumers would be at risk when it came to hardware failures and > > > >> > > developers going out of business. > > > > >> > > And what about people who upgrade their phones? Would those > > purchases > > > >> > > transfer? I'd only purchase something keyed to the phone if a lot > > of > > > >> > > questions were answered first. And to be honest, I'd probably stop > > > >> > > buying apps because what guarantee would I have that an individual > > > >> > > developer wouldn't quit, leaving customers without access to apps > > > >> > > they'd paid for? > > > > >> > > I have ebooks I bought a dozen devices ago. If they had been > > keyed to > > > >> > > the device I would have lost them. In fact, I made the mistake of > > > >> > > purchasing a few pdf files many years ago that had something like > > that > > > >> > > and not only did the company fold, the DRM didn't work properly > > even > > > >> > > on the same computer and I had no recourse. > > > > >> > > I don't doubt that piracy hurts developers (and consumers in the > > long > > > >> > > run) but more restrictive DRM isn't the solution. > > > > >> > > Terry- Hide quoted text - > > > > >> > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for Android) > > > >http://twitter.com/sisbell > > > >http://twitter.com/slideme > > > > -- > > > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for Android) > >http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme > > -- > Shane Isbell (Co-founder of SlideME - The Original Market for > Android)http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/slideme --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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