Adium icon spotted in the App Store

[Adium]

Just got word from the App Store legal team notifying me that they've contacted the developer.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 29, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Chris Forsythe <chris at growl.info> wrote:

> It may be a good idea to ping the author of this app and give them a heads up. This doesn't look malicious to me. I believe the author here probably doesn't realize this is a problem, and likely will be very surprised by the apple legal nasty gram. 
> 
> To put it another way, I have a saying. "We're better people than that.". While it is rude to use a copied icon, it's still polite to give them fair warning. Everyone on this list would likely appreciate fair warning for a harmless act such as this. 
> 
> Chris
> 
> Ps I wonder if this is an xtra author's app. 
> 
> On Jul 29, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Eric Richie <eric at adium.im> wrote:
> 
>> I've already received 2 follow-ups and our complaint is on its way to
>> the legal department. Some major kudos to the App Review team!
>> 
>> -Eric
>> 
>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Eric Richie <eric at adium.im> wrote:
>>> Yeah, I'm not expecting a super speedy turnaround, but I tried to use
>>> as much helpful information in the report (links, names, etc) as I
>>> could. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
>>> 
>>> -Eric
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Graham Booker <gbooker at cod3r.com> wrote:
>>>> Expect it to take a while.  When I contacted the app store about a copyright
>>>> violation, it took over a week to get a response, and months before the app
>>>> was pulled.  This case may proceed faster as any third party can examine the
>>>> two icons and clearly see that it was copied instead of my case where my
>>>> claim was that my code was used and released in an app without my
>>>> permission.
>>>> 
>>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Eric Richie <eric at adium.im> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have an email out to the app review team. I'll let you guys know
>>>>> if/when they get back to me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -Eric
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Robert Vehse <robert.vehse at freenet.de>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> As noted by user SalsaShark in #adium, our icon has been used in this
>>>>>> application: http://itunes.apple.com/app/who-is-faster!/id426037844. Is that
>>>>>> permitted? If not, what steps should be taken?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Robbie
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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