An app on the play store seems to be using this for their Minecraft clone.
hmm-monke opened this issue · 6 comments
There is a minecraft clone which is redistributing minecraft but also this project.
Under certain conditions (like when root isnt hidden from the app) instead of loading up stolen minecraft the game will look like this:
opening up the libcraft_android.so file in its apk also looks familiar.
Technically the MIT license (which this project is licensed with) allows this use:
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software
However:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
I have not checked that project itself but I assume the copyright notice is not included?
Can it be reported to Google so they take it down from the store? I am not sure there is a strong case though so doubtful anything will happen.
Worth pointing out, that going after them in court can help fund your project.
Although it's also possible co-pilot just wrote your code in for them as they tabbed through "writing" a mine-craft clone, at which point you'd have a solid case for going after co-pilot instead, which is a much heftier chunk of change.
Absolutely, but I wouldn't want to be a jerk, so it is best to give a warning/let them know they are infringing.
It's like the idea where you don't shoot someone who is trespassing unless you clearly have it marked that you will shoot them. (maybe a little of an extreme example)