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		wmf on Sept 11, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phantom Android Apps: they don't copy your ideas, ... The good thing about app stores is that if someone rips off your app you just send a DMCA takedown notice to the app store and the app is gone.

fredliu on Sept 12, 2010 [–]

We are doing that, but another issues is you may not even be aware of the existence of these "phantom apps", if the cloner can pay a little extra efforts.

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