Comment by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF
4 months ago
Taking that all the way to court would be like $10,000, right? Big companies will sue. For individuals it's a barrier to entry
4 months ago
Taking that all the way to court would be like $10,000, right? Big companies will sue. For individuals it's a barrier to entry
Yeah, that sounds like more hassle than it’s worth. It should be free to file a DMCA claim with Apple, though, and get it yanked from the App Store.
+1. You can put together a DMCA claim in... maybe five minutes? It's extremely straightforward and doesn't require you to do anything beyond identify the infringing work, identify what work of yours it infringes upon, and affirm that it's not authorized.
Here's a template: https://library.georgetown.edu/copyright/dmca-takedown
I got it removed from the App Store. The first time, then after some months the same developer republished it with a few changes under a different name… I don't have the time to track it down again, I just published my app on the App Store for free so at least people won't give in and avoid the scam.
Small claims is cheaper than that and the other side often isn't allowed to use lawyers.
You can cause a decent amount of kerfuffle pro se if you have time and no money.
Well you should be able to sue them for the profits they made selling your app. If it's "only $10,000" and not worth it then OK, but what if they're making 10x or more that amount?