Possible Copycat on Google Play ?

you-apps / RecordYou

Privacy focused recorder app built with MD3

https://you-apps.net

GNU General Public License v3.0

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Possible Copycat on Google Play ? #156

Open Poussinou opened 1 year ago

Poussinou commented 1 year ago

Describe your suggested feature

Hi,

I found this app on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bnyro.recorder from this developer. It has the exact same package name. Is that you?

Other details

If it's not you, that's clearly a GPLv3 violation

You can follow that procedure to remove this copy from the Store, if it's your wish.

Don't forget to tell Google that:

The app is licensed under GNU GPL v3 license and this guy is violating it;
He is falsely claiming he made the app;
Provide some screenshots of your own app.

Acknowledgements

[X] I have searched the existing issues and this is a new ticket, NOT a duplicate or related to another open issue.
[X] I have written a short but informative title.
[X] I will fill out all of the requested information in this form.

Bnyro commented 1 year ago

You're right, I'm not affiliated with that app. I still don't have a Google account and don't plan to create any for that, so I can't report it myself. Some users of Record You have already reported the app to Google, but they don't seem to take any action.

JonnyTech commented 5 months ago

This seems to be another copycat violation:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sanson.screen_audio_recorder

Developer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=5671386026213435890

I do not have a Google account to report it, maybe someone else here can do it?

SuhasDissa commented 5 months ago

Not only RecordYou, this guy has been copying all our apps. Both you-apps and my personal apps

Screenshot_20240404_115754_Google Play Store.png

rajarshikhatua100 commented 2 months ago

so, i found the link for removal - https://support.google.com/legal/contact/lr_dmca?product=googleplay and see this if you don't have a Google account but already have a email-https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441?hl=en#existingemail they also seems to have a phone number but the website is showing error lol - https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/contact/general_c2c

rajarshikhatua100 commented 2 months ago

this is btw exactly almost exactly what happened with the blackhole music player app Screenshot_20240630-063342_Telegram