From their own post:<p>> <i>SongFlip has been banned from Google Play several times in the past for Intellectual Property infringement. After his developer account is banned, the developer keeps on creating new developer accounts to reupload this app. Below is a list of past package names this app has been uploaded under, which have since been banned:<p>com.seven.songflip<p>com.fungames.songflip<p>com.unicornlabs.firetunes</i><p>So really Google isn't allowing it, this person just keeps on signing up.
There could be a couple of problems at work here:<p>1: Google is only banning developer accounts, not the violating developer themselves (policy problem).<p>2: Google is trying to ban the actual developer, but failing at identity assertion (technical/data problem).
I don't think Google even cares about these things. Its kind of like the usual Google fail of "allowing" spammy link farms to rise in their search results. The problem is algorithmic solutions suck compared to basic human judgement on a lot of things. This happens to be one of those things.
What is the difference between the Apple process and the Google process such that Google has this problem and Apple does not?<p>Or is this also a problem that occurs on the Apple store?
It looks like the app has been removed from the AppStore again. The linked URL[0] for the app returns "URL not found" now on the play store.<p>[0] <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hypermedia.songflip" rel="nofollow">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hypermedia...</a>
i'm involved in this Android ban game myself, i don't think this guy is pulling connections with old Google colleagues. i noticed myself Google getting a bit slower banning accounts of previous indiscretions. they'll have another wave soon and knock out loads of apps and accounts.<p>i'm also skeptical that OP in that reddit thread is really a soundcloud musician. more likely he's a jealous Android dev and snitching on his competition!
to poopsintub:<p>earlier you wrote "Here I am using images I have a right to use, but they banned me anyway." (Which I thought was informative). You got downvoted, and replied in frustration to yourself writing "Someone can't leave a comment on here without being down-voted by the same asshole every time? Fucking tools." But quickly deleted both comments.<p>Not before I started writing the response below to it though. I hope you see it!<p>>Here I am using images I have a right to use, but they banned me anyway.<p>>>Someone can't leave a comment on here without being down-voted...<p>Your handle is poopsintub - HN isn't reddit, which is a very good thing. Here in general commentators need to be more substantive and civil in all of their comments. (Which is what makes this place good.)<p>I would suggest making a more normally-named account (I'm only referring to the name you chose here, not the content of your posts.) By the way I had a glance at your posting history, it's substantial and good. HN has a policy about being civil, so anyone who even glances at your username will see that you are already not being civil, since poopsintub can't be part of civil discourse - a politician can't say those words on TV at all. This is probably what causes you to attract downvotes anytime you don't make a clearly informative post. (I don't think there's anything wrong with any of your posts at all, I looked through two pages, it's 80% very good and a few kneejerk reactions you might want to tone down but I didn't see anything that bad.)<p>I'm not a moderator here just a commentator like you. If you said something even slightly controversial (you really haven't) you might get so many downvotes that you would be hellbanned, so that nobody sees your posts except you. That really shouldn't happen.<p>So I would suggest picking a more neutral name and toning down the discourse a little. For example, in writing this comment I went from "make a normal account" to "I would suggest making a normal account", and adding the other information to make it more informative. Hope this helps.