This is a notification that your application, Vanilla Music, with package ID ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla, has been removed from the Google Play Store.

REASON FOR REMOVAL: Alleged copyright infringement (according to the terms of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act).

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The DMCA is a United States copyright law that provides guidelines for online service provider liability in case of copyright infringement. Click here for more information about the DMCA, and see http://www.google.com/dmca.html for the process that Google requires in order to make a DMCA complaint.

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Please note that we have included a text copy of the Infringement Notice we received for your reference.

The Google Play Team

Text copy of DMCA complaint:

subject_lr_dmca: Your Request to Google
full_name: christopher eby
companyname: christopher eby
represented_copyright_holder: christopher eby
contact_email_noprefill: eby_christopher@yahoo.co.uk
country_residence: US
location_of_copyrighted_work: https://github.com/kreed/
vanilla/tree/master/src/org/ kreed/vanilla
description_of_copyrighted_work: Hi,
The infringing application is a copy of my application.
My Google play link:
https://play.google.com/store/ apps/details?id=ch.
blinkenlights.android.vanilla
They stole my app code from GitHub.
GitHub link:
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/tree/master/src/org/ kreed/vanilla

you can compare my application and source code with this infringing
application.

I will now list few files in the infringing application alongside
links to my respective files that have been stolen, so you may compare the
contents and dates:


[DRAWABLE FILES]

1. /res/drawable-xhdpi/close.png in the infringing app is a copy of my
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/ drawable-xhdpi/close.png

2. res/drawable-xhdpi/arrow.png -
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/ drawable-xhdpi/arrow.png

3. res/drawable-xhdpi/fallback_ cover.png
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/
drawable-xhdpi/fallback_cover. png
4.res/drawable-xhdpi/icon.png
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/ drawable-xhdpi/icon.png

5.res/drawable-xhdpi/folder. png
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/ drawable-xhdpi/folder.png

6. res/drawable-xhdpi/empty.png
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/ drawable-xhdpi/empty.png

7. res/drawable-xhdpi/grabber.png
https://github.com/kreed/ vanilla/blob/master/res/
drawable-xhdpi/grabber.png

My application is over 2 years old (which you can verify , while the
infringing app was published only few days ago.

The developer released my copyrighted project(vanilla mp3 player) in its
entirety which is a
clear violation of copyright laws.
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dmca_affirmations_penalty: agree1
signature: christopher eby
hidden_product: googleplay
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