Adium icon spotted in the App Store

[Chris Forsythe]

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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