App infringement

[deepu2]

Hi, I noticed an application in play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zshare.india which copies trebleshot and has some modifications in icon and such.
The play store description only mentions this project vaguely

Thanks to Genonbeta and Trebleshot.

Great thanks to Veli.

Moreover this app includes ads and contains in app purchases.
I don't know if this application violates the GPL license, but I'm leaving this here for exposure.

[subins2000]

Here is another app that forked TrebleShot. It has credited, but violated GPL by not providing the source code of changes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ayoxa.InSender

[yedhink]

Here is another app from India, which is a crystal cut copy of TrebleShot, and is injecting ads and marketing under the "MADE IN INDIA" banner.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blueburn.izender

[dharwishr]

Is this a trend or something? This app got an article on a mainstream Newspaper in Kerala saying as Its innovative and INDIAN made!

[deepu2]

@DharwishRaj damn, our state has one too! The guy has claimed he had created it for his college use back when he was a student.

The new movement is creating a lot of these "Made in India" applications, not that we had enough of them already.

[nivranaitsirhc]

@velitasali I think you need to change the license of this project or modify the license so that they must explicitly ask for your permission before they publish their fork to the public.

[mubashir-rehman]

@velitasali I think you need to change the license of this project or modify the license so that they must explicitly ask for your permission before they publish their fork to the public.

I agree with that if that not have a negative impact on the project. As far as negative impact is concerned, I am unable to see cuz those people who publish rarely open source their code.

[velitasali]

I don't think this will have a big negative impact. The only thing that the proprietary software helped us understand the importance of the community rather than the code being used in an disrespectful manner.