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Android Tricorder Killed By CBS

Posted by timothy on from the was-about-to-grab-it-actually dept.

First time accepted submitter josn writes "Today I found out that Moonlight's Tricorder app, which I always install on Android devices, is gone. Google received a DMCA letter from CBS. I think it is a shame that CBS thinks it needs to kill a free and open source project giving a ad-less app. I, for one, sent a message to CBS explaining that this fan-supported app is not bad, but good for them, and asked them to reconsider. I hope, especially for the author, who must have spent a lot of time on this app, that they do."

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  1. Lame! by barlevg · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I love that app. Does anyone know, for those of us who still have it installed, Android App Market doesn't automatically uninstall apps without user permission (like they'll remove books from the Kindle) in cases like this, do they?

  2. And now by geekoid · · Score: 5, Interesting

    we see the power of the android system.

    I can still load the app from other sources.

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  3. Re:Its the first app I install ... installed by sarysa · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It's available on google code still. It's a little bit of a pain to build...I had to combine the HermitAndroid and HermitLibrary src into the Tricorder project, and then delete said libraries. (but I build with CLI, eclipse may end up being easy peasy) svn checkout http://moonblink.googlecode.com/svn/trunk moonblink-read-only As I'm not an anonymous coward, if I distributed the APK, would the DMCA trolls smash my head open?

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  4. But leave the iPhone version up? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The take down the free Android version but leave the pay-for iPhone version?

    http://web.me.com/mike.mcfin/iLCARS/iLCARS.html