How do you deal with scamsters?

zoopezoope Member Posts: 210
edited August 2013 in Working with GS (Mac)
Cant believe it that someone took our app Rescue Aliens and renamed it and uploaded it to all sorts of Android stores. Still in shock :(

How do you deal with such scamsters?
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  • brickamatorbrickamator Member Posts: 316
    Dont have any experience with this but feel really bad for you!! Maybe you can sue them? this is why iOS is safer.
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    wow, this sucks. did you release a template? or did you upload it to android?
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    contact android store, let them know to take it down
  • zoopezoope Member Posts: 210
    I am not sure how can the scamster manage to use a similar package declaration as ours. It says he has already got 250+ downloads. Thats sucks bigtime :(

    Have reported it now.
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  • RPRP Member Posts: 1,990
    Usually I handle it best when I crush my enemies, see them driven before me and hear the lamentations of the women...but that's just how I'd handle it.
  • mataruamatarua Auckland, New ZealandMember Posts: 854
    Interesting - and such a shame - there is more and more of this happening - artwork being appropriated - stolen, not even inspiration - clear theft. And then this. Why bother going to all that work making a new game with somebody else's artwork when you can just use the whole game? Mental! I hope these people learn but I bet they will just move on to their next victim under some other handle. X(
  • zoopezoope Member Posts: 210
    Its a big gamble in trying to keep the best possible artwork on the web for customers to view, Which also allows these leechers to steal your hard work.
    Google's cancellation policy seems to be a bit problematic as well. Since it appears people can somehow manage to save the apk after a cancellation, not sure how its done, but it seems possible.
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  • mataruamatarua Auckland, New ZealandMember Posts: 854
    iOS is also not immune from such goings on.

    http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/10/ios-game-borrows-assets-from-fez-and-minecraft/
  • ChrisMillerChrisMiller Member, PRO Posts: 15
    Submit a DMCA complaint and by law they have to take it down.
  • VolontaArtsVolontaArts Member Posts: 510
    @matarua well that game has the art work done by him. so its different because in this case they took @zoope 's exact work.
  • mataruamatarua Auckland, New ZealandMember Posts: 854
    @Mpaula620 Yep. I know - I said that above...
    Interesting - and such a shame - there is more and more of this happening - artwork being appropriated - stolen, not even inspiration - clear theft. And then this. Why bother going to all that work making a new game with somebody else's artwork when you can just use the whole game? Mental! I hope these people learn but I bet they will just move on to their next victim under some other handle. X(
  • zoopezoope Member Posts: 210
    Google Play has a neat way of reporting copyright issues. It appears to have been actioned. However a well known cross advertiser is still hosting content inspite of reporting the issue. At least that app is not going to be found anymore.
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  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    Excellent yes Apk packages are not the most secure. Glad you were able to stop the bleeding.

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