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by nhinck 1645 days ago
You put up an app that used the Eurovision name in the same (or a very similar) font, using their logo and are surprised that Google doesn't want to expend any effort in figuring out how legitimate your app is?
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Hi, yeah I assumed it was okay because so many other apps and websites use the word Eurovision too -I realise now that this was a big mistake. For context: earlier this year I implemented a scorecard feature (allowing users to score all historic shows and the live shows), the biggest app with this functionality is called "Eurovision 12 points", I'm surprised my app got suspended yet other apps haven't.

The font is a community font and my icon is my interpretation of the Eurovision heart. I wrongly assumed all these changes would have been fine. On the app store listings and in the app itself I make it really clear that it was an unofficial fan made app.

It would have been kind of Google if they had given me the chance to rectify the issue which I would have done without question.

Also the fact their feedback was so minimal and cryptic, if it were a trademark issue why wouldn't they just say that?

Did you actually read the entire article or just skim?
From the HN comment guidelines:

"Please don't comment on whether someone read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that."

This is especially true here because I did read the article and have no idea why you think this comment somehow reflects the person didn't fully read the article.

I think you've misinterpreted the guidelines on my comment.

Mine was not "Did you even read the article?". It was "Did you read it whole or skim it?"

The reason I asked what I did - the very thing the original commenter had a problem with was thoroughly addressed in that article.

If you have no idea why I think the person did not fully read the article, I'm sorry but I have to ask you if you too have read the article in full or just skimmed it?

This is just bizarre that I see two instances of, what I assume, are reading comprehension difficulties about the exact same thing.

I guess I've got to ask, did you read my comment or skim it?

Because the point of it is why are you surprised that Google doesn't want to spend time on resolving and reinstating his account, not the trademark issues which were only restating for context.

Your original comment was why google would expend time/resources in verifying if his app is "legit" when he is using the Eurovision name and logo.

The point of it is not what you think it is, it is what your comment actually says.

Let's go full cirlce on this. Did you, the original commenter, read your own comment after you wrote it?