Super PSP Emulator vs Gold version PPSSPP

[shan109]

I just wanted to confirm this before buying gold version,
Although I am currently using the regular (free) version of PPSSPP up to the present, I am thinking of supporting you guys by buying the gold version from play store.

Then, I happened to see this app when I was searching the android play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...orp.ppsspp

Is Super PSP Emulator anyway related to the developers of PPSSPP?

Regards,

[SeiRyuu]

wtf with this text :

Quote:Based on the github code from http://www.PPSSPP.org

[shan109]

It seems like a scam right?
I even clicked the visit developer's website and it redirected me to http://www.ppsspp.org/

[SeiRyuu]

may be, and it does looks like ppsspp

but still gold version more reliable

[vitality19]

Quote:The premier PSP Emulator on Google Play!
***50% OFF Launch Sale!!***

It's a 100% scam, as you can see. Someone dares to make money on the PPSSPP team's hard work, so it's actually a theft. Don't even bother buying it.
Better buy PPSSPP gold from the PPSSPP official site.

[Tabman]

Is there a way to report such apps to Google play?
Is something like this allowed on Google play?

[Ritori]

Hope henrik see this thread.
That totally steal dev is hardwork.

[stodag]

What he's doing is totally legal.. as its open source, lame though..
anyway ppsspp gold is the donation version.. please support Henrik and buy that one.

[Tabman]

(09-17-2013 11:22 AM)stodag Wrote:  What he's doing is totally legal.. as its open source, lame though..

Open source doesn't necessarily means that you can modify and/or distribute the work in question for commercial gains.
But, as ppsspp is licensed under GPL 2.0, modifying and selling ppsspp is indeed allowed (still not a nice move, though). But, and this is very important, you must (among other things) make the source code of the modification available to the public.
Otherwise, at least in this case, it's just illegal distribution of software on a commercial level. And that can get expensive.

[Henrik]

This isn't illegal but I'm not a fan, obviously

It appears to simply be a slightly modified PPSSPP.

[Gurlok]

Are you kidding me? This is like slapping in the face Henrik and all the devs behind the PPSSPP project, how can't this be reported on the playstore? Heck, from the playstore were removed some apps which were totally free and which didn't harm anyone in the first place.

[Ritori]

(09-17-2013 12:37 PM)Gurlok Wrote:  Are you kidding me? This is like slapping in the face Henrik and all the devs behind the PPSSPP project, how can't this be reported on the playstore? Heck, from the playstore were removed some apps which were totally free and which didn't harm anyone in the first place.

I agree with you but maybe some of it is illegal to doing soo..
what henrik can doing about it..legal after all

[Henrik]

I think the best way to fight it is to just ignore it. He'll give up like the other guy did. So I'm closing the thread.