Copyright breach - how to protect your IP
A friend pointed me to the following link today:
http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/fighter-vs-heli-lite/id362284862?mt=8
and
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fighter-vs-heli/id362284732?mt=8
I kindly request the immediate removal of the Heli Application from the itunes app store as the application violate the copyright of squarecircleco [developer Chris Rhodes] and spriteattack [art myself] as the initial creators of the flash game HeliAttack3 release on miniclip.com and other selected sites in 2005.
http://www.miniclip.com/games/heli-attack-3/en/
The application developer riseuplabs does not have any rights to the game nor permission to use any of the art or rip off the gameplay.
I am the artist of HeliAttack2 and 3 and copyright holder of all the art in the game.
This is the 2nd time riseuplabs has been submitting an application using the art from Heli-Attack 3. The first attempt was taken off in February of this year [APP6952].
I am surprised by the audacity of this third world developer to do the same stunt again and utterly disappointed by apple to allow thieves like them to make money of other people’s work. Seeing the 2nd game was submitted right after the first one was taken off.
I am seriously looking for ways to take action against such an audacity. I know apple is busy and can't check all apps for copyright problems but a publisher already linked to a IP breach submitting the same thing right away looks like incompetence on apple's side to me.
Anyone got some advice what I can do?
I am feeling rather gutted at the moment.
Chris
http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/fighter-vs-heli-lite/id362284862?mt=8
and
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fighter-vs-heli/id362284732?mt=8
I kindly request the immediate removal of the Heli Application from the itunes app store as the application violate the copyright of squarecircleco [developer Chris Rhodes] and spriteattack [art myself] as the initial creators of the flash game HeliAttack3 release on miniclip.com and other selected sites in 2005.
http://www.miniclip.com/games/heli-attack-3/en/
The application developer riseuplabs does not have any rights to the game nor permission to use any of the art or rip off the gameplay.
I am the artist of HeliAttack2 and 3 and copyright holder of all the art in the game.
This is the 2nd time riseuplabs has been submitting an application using the art from Heli-Attack 3. The first attempt was taken off in February of this year [APP6952].
I am surprised by the audacity of this third world developer to do the same stunt again and utterly disappointed by apple to allow thieves like them to make money of other people’s work. Seeing the 2nd game was submitted right after the first one was taken off.
I am seriously looking for ways to take action against such an audacity. I know apple is busy and can't check all apps for copyright problems but a publisher already linked to a IP breach submitting the same thing right away looks like incompetence on apple's side to me.
Anyone got some advice what I can do?
I am feeling rather gutted at the moment.
Chris
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