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Pirated Android apps will earn you a prison sentence

Up until now, nobody has been punished for using pirated Android apps, but unauthorized Play Store alternatives have been shut down in the past. Appbucket, Applanet and SnappzMarket are examples of apps that unlawfully distribute APKs, bypassing the Google Play Store.Scott Walton, a Cleveland, Ohio resident, may become the first person to be convicted of copyright infringement because of Android app piracy.

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Spiewie 3621d ago

Interesting hmm it's going to be quite hard to find these pirates...

zeal0us3620d ago

Not really entering a certain phrase in google will lead you right to them.
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Sideloading btw does not mean you're pirating the app. Some people sideload apps because Google Playstore tells them the app is incompatible with their device. When in reality the apps work fine. I used to sideload tons of free apps that "supposedly" couldn't work on Droid X2 and ASUS TF101.

Spiewie 3620d ago

Yes I know that by "pirates" I meant the people who download these apps ;) hard to monitor everyone's phone.

DivineHand1253620d ago

I think the pirates that are smart enough to crack these apps and upload them to the internet uses some advanced proxy that moves data through hundreds if not thousands of computer networks whenever they are doing something illegal. The people who they will likely catch are the stupid kids that finds the cracked apps and upload it to the sharing sites as their own without taking measures to protect themselves.

ChickeyCantor3620d ago

" were the ones behind the application that unlawfully distributed pirated Android apps. "

Nice going title. Completely missed the context there.

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Unveiling Android's Game-Changer: The Long-Awaited Battery Health Monitor – Report

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WhatsApp Introduces Passwordless Login: Here's How to Activate It

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Nothing Phone (2) obtains Android 14-based Beta update: Here's everything you need to know

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