dvdnet62@feddit.nl to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com • 7 months agoApple Removes Game Boy Emulator iGBA From App Store Due to Spam and Copyright Violationsexternal-linkmessage-square3 fedilinkarrow-up143
arrow-up143external-linkApple Removes Game Boy Emulator iGBA From App Store Due to Spam and Copyright Violationsdvdnet62@feddit.nl to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com • 7 months agomessage-square3 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareshaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.comhexbear45·7 months agoTo summarize: It was a copycat version of CocoaBob's GBA4iOS, uploaded without his consent, and on top of that, filled with ads and tracking user data. linkfedilink
minus-squaregoldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.comhexbear31·7 months agoShit, an emulator getting taken down for... actual copyright infringement? You don't see that every day. linkfedilink
minus-squareCaptainBasculin@lemmy.mlhexbear13·7 months agoSince the licensing of GBA4iOS was GPLv2 they could've posted the source code with their edits and call it a day; but i guess they didnt even do that. linkfedilink
To summarize: It was a copycat version of CocoaBob's GBA4iOS, uploaded without his consent, and on top of that, filled with ads and tracking user data.
Shit, an emulator getting taken down for... actual copyright infringement? You don't see that every day.
Since the licensing of GBA4iOS was GPLv2 they could've posted the source code with their edits and call it a day; but i guess they didnt even do that.