Maybe if paid apps for android market where available for everywhere, piracy rates would be much smaller. I'd rather google made paid apps available everywhere before they add DRM.
Hello everyone.
AFAIK, gameplay cannot be copyrighted, but could be patented. Besides never being patented, patents last for 20 years, and the game was made on 1985, the patent would be over by now.
Why cloning a 25 year old game? The answer is simple. People want to play it. In fact, at first i didnt find any satisfactory Tetris on Android market and decided to make my own. Then i thought it was good and put it on Android Market.
Besides some lousy ads, i dont make money with the game.
I could file a counter-notice, but that could lead The Tetris Company LLC to a law suit against me, and i dont have time or money for that.
The game is available on our website, if anyone wants to download.
http://mobplug.com/downloads/FallingBlocks.apk
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Maybe if paid apps for android market where available for everywhere, piracy rates would be much smaller. I'd rather google made paid apps available everywhere before they add DRM.
Its still showing on the site, but has been removed from the handset version.
You must have found "Falling Blocks" from a Developer named "Red Tomato". Mine is "FallingBlocks" from "MobPlug".
Its still on the website storefront, but it cant be downloaded to phones anymore.
it only needs location and internet access for adds. SD card contents and phone state identity are not requested by FallingBlocks
I've made it available here: http://mobplug.com/downloads/FallingBlocks.apk
You're talking about hardcore users there. Regular users won't know/care to do that.
Search by developer MobPlug
Somebody made another game called "Falling Blocks". Search for the one made by "MobPlug". You wont find it.
Hello everyone. AFAIK, gameplay cannot be copyrighted, but could be patented. Besides never being patented, patents last for 20 years, and the game was made on 1985, the patent would be over by now. Why cloning a 25 year old game? The answer is simple. People want to play it. In fact, at first i didnt find any satisfactory Tetris on Android market and decided to make my own. Then i thought it was good and put it on Android Market. Besides some lousy ads, i dont make money with the game. I could file a counter-notice, but that could lead The Tetris Company LLC to a law suit against me, and i dont have time or money for that. The game is available on our website, if anyone wants to download. http://mobplug.com/downloads/FallingBlocks.apk