Is it suitable for third party app to use online demo's api?

[neoFelhz]

There's a Chinese Android APP using waifu2x online demo's API. And he adds some AD to his APP so that he can make money from it.

Here is the link of the APP: 图片放大镜-拯救马赛克 3.1 And there is the result of packets capture:

And there is the developer's reply to people's question about it:

Translations: Why a software should not have a little bit of profit? I do use someone else's server, and so what? Is it illegal? Why are some people always pretending to be the spokesperson of justice?

There're some information about the APP:

• Name: 图片放大镜-拯救马赛克
• Package Name: com.bzy.tpxf
• Developer: bzyapp

[littlebear12]

ok

[TaihouKai]

Well, I fully support and understand your action... but reCap is blocked by The Great Firewall in China... :(

[oniyakun]

I found a website similar to waifu2x http://www.bigjpg.com/ I think is very weird. If I say something wrong please don't hit me(:3」∠)

[MarkussLugia]

@oniya123 waifu2x uses MIT licence and is free for any commercial use.

[nagadomi]

@TaihouKai

Well, I fully support and understand your action... but reCap is blocked by The Great Firewall in China... :(

I think it has already solved. Is it wrong? @ycwei982 and @fzq12345 reported to me that they can access waifu2x.udp.jp.

[nagadomi]

waifu2x uses MIT licence and is free for any commercial use.

Note that waifu2x is licensed under MIT License but Hatsune Miku image is licensed under CC BY-NC (Attribution-NonCommercial). See NOTICE.

[hedw1gP]

It is working on 2 cellular networks: (sorry the picture is nuked without any reason, but it works on China Telecom and China Unicom, I don’t have a China Mobile SIM)

[Lakr233]

China’s Great Fire Wall 2333333333333

[Lakr233]

It works on China Mobile.

[fzq12345]

@nagadomi Can be accessed and used normally

[Lakr233]

17.8.8，23:30 it says “internal server error.”

[Jaynator495]

Here's a possible solution, Instead of using the API for the web based requests, Use the same page, then make the API have a API key, and if someone wants a 3rd party app or something like that, they can send you a inquiry about getting a API key. Just a thought.

[Lakr233]

They may use it like AutoFill on safari. Key is not enough.

[NyanMeow]

丢人丢到国外去了..

[hedw1gP]

maybe paid API keys in the future can solve this?

[nagadomi]

I won't provide paid API, but it is possible for someone to do it.

[cia48621793]

This is the reason you the author should ban all incoming requests from China for the demo server: They like to ABUSE public services and would CIRCUM all the restrictions placed in front of them no matter what. For worse, they like to accuse the others why bother giving a fuck, criticising that it would be a huge waste if all those public services were left unused, they say they are doing it for the greater good, they see themselves as a fucking messiah, even if it means monetizing from services that comes for free to everybody, that's why it is disgusting to me: they defended their acts like it was rightful, while still being a bandit and a thug.

As a Chinese myself, I'm sorry of what my fellow countrymen did to waifu2x and pixiv.

[SCLeoX]

@cia48621793 Yes, of course! As you said, every Chinese person is despicable. Their behaviors are totally caused by the fact that they are born in China. No matter what they do, they were, are, and will continue to be contemptible. Does that really sounds right?

In your argument you are claiming those thieves think they are messiah, but in fact, it sounds like you are claiming that yourself is messiah. It seems that you totally understand every single person in China and able to criticize all Chinese people just because one of them did a shameful thing. But you are wrong, you know nothing.

It is certain that this single developer's behavior it is totally unacceptable but how did you come to the conclusion that all Chinese people will do so? If your logic works, then the existence of any prostitute would prove that your mother is prostitute.

It is people like you, who love to slander their countrymen, made foreign people to think Chinese people are generally immoral.

People who should be condemned do exist in China but they exist not because they are Chinese. Some people just born to be selfish. These bad people are scattered in the world. They live not only in China, but also in America, in Canada, in Australia, or in any country you can name of. The difference is that when a American person who live in China did something terrible, you will say it is because this American person lives in a bad environment while if some Chinese person did something awful in America, you will claim it is because this person is born in China. It is clear that the reason for this phenomenon to happen is that the spectator is biased. But sadly, this spectator himself is Chinese.

最后引用一下上面那个人的一句话：像你这种人，才是丢人丢到国外去了..

[nagadomi]

I will never block access from a specific area collectively, don't worry about it.

[NatoBoram]

I agree that you should use ReCaptcha to prevent abuse. However, maybe you can try the Invisible ReCaptcha?

[NekoTony]

What's the api details?

[NanoAi]

Can we have the ReCaptcha come up initially then save a limited time session so that we don't have to enter the captcha for every single image?

Also how about API Keys?

[Britey]

My reCAPTCHA somehow works fine with out a vpn inside of china, but i use the caffe offline version anyway.