2012-08-02, 12:33
Engadget and the Android Police news sites have now posted that Google are looking to revamp their Android app store developer policy rules, so that apps that pass themselves off as others, or are "confusingly similar" will now be pulled, also adding more restriction of the "use of names or icons confusingly similar to existing system apps", all in order to cut down on spoof apps and reduce intrusive advertising.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/01/googl...cy-update/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/07/31/...s-cohorts/
These apps listed below are all unofficial Android or iOS apps on Google Play and Apple App Store uses XBMC name or logo as if it was their own, and probably confusing quite a lot of users that way.
My question is if that is not a copyright or trademark violation? And why do they not just call them "XXXXXX remote for XBMC" or whatever instead?
"XBMC Remote Control Wifi"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-remote-...d372948680
"XBMC Remote"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-remote/id289316916
"XBMC Remote Control for iPad"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-remote-...d416082141
"XBMC RC"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-rc/id464801035
"XBMC Constellation"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-constel...d437807301
"XBMC Commander"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-commander/id401852518
"XBMC Media Player"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-media-p...d512179827
"XBMC Music"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-music/id506426532
"iXBMC Remote"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/ixbmc-remote/id529842245
"XBMoteC"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmotec/id386296182
"XBMC remote control"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...xbmcremote
"XBMC Server (host) - Free"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...ServerFree
"XBMC Server (host) - Paid"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...ServerPaid
"XBMC / Boxee Remote"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...xbmcremote
"XBMC Widgets"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...xbmcwidget
"Boxee/XBMC Remote"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...rewchatham
If XBMC was a company like Microsoft, Apple, or Google then this would be grounds for suing.
You would never ever see a an third-party app be called "Microsoft Server" or "Google Remote" on any of these app stores.
I mean that XBMC should not have to call their own app "Official XBMC Remote" as that should really be the only app named "XBMC Remote" on these app stores.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/01/googl...cy-update/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/07/31/...s-cohorts/
These apps listed below are all unofficial Android or iOS apps on Google Play and Apple App Store uses XBMC name or logo as if it was their own, and probably confusing quite a lot of users that way.
My question is if that is not a copyright or trademark violation? And why do they not just call them "XXXXXX remote for XBMC" or whatever instead?
"XBMC Remote Control Wifi"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-remote-...d372948680
"XBMC Remote"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-remote/id289316916
"XBMC Remote Control for iPad"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-remote-...d416082141
"XBMC RC"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-rc/id464801035
"XBMC Constellation"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-constel...d437807301
"XBMC Commander"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-commander/id401852518
"XBMC Media Player"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-media-p...d512179827
"XBMC Music"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmc-music/id506426532
"iXBMC Remote"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/ixbmc-remote/id529842245
"XBMoteC"
http://itunes.apple.com/app/xbmotec/id386296182
"XBMC remote control"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...xbmcremote
"XBMC Server (host) - Free"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...ServerFree
"XBMC Server (host) - Paid"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...ServerPaid
"XBMC / Boxee Remote"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...xbmcremote
"XBMC Widgets"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...xbmcwidget
"Boxee/XBMC Remote"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...rewchatham
If XBMC was a company like Microsoft, Apple, or Google then this would be grounds for suing.
You would never ever see a an third-party app be called "Microsoft Server" or "Google Remote" on any of these app stores.
I mean that XBMC should not have to call their own app "Official XBMC Remote" as that should really be the only app named "XBMC Remote" on these app stores.