Handle Copycats (License fraud)

[EmmanuelMess]

I'ts ok to copy AmazeFileManager as long as you do not violate our GPL3 License. Please inform yourself about GPL3 before forking!!!

How should we handle these copycats in the future?

List of copies/forks

Forks in Playstore

Paid

• File Manager (no Ads) (com.ken.filemanager)
• administrador de archivos explorador de archivos (com.droidtech.filemanager.fileexplorer)
• File Manager Pro - For All Android Devices (com.androidpro.filemanager)

Not Paid

• File Manager (com.alc.filemanager)
• File Manager-pro (com.scriptosys.filemanager)
• ES File Manager | File Explorer (com.File.Manager.Filemanager)
• MASTER Amaze File Manager (com.amaze.masters)
• File Manager (ads free) (com.alpha.filemanager)
• Administrador de archivos & Explorador de archivos (file.folder.explorer.organizer.manager)
• AS File Explorer - File Manager (com.kelmatech.filemanager)
• Amazing File Explorer (com.nancyaktar.amazingfileexplorer1)
• Explorer - File Manager (com.ovmobile.explorer)
• File Manager and File Explorer 2021 (sunsoft.tool.filemanager)
• File Manager (com.free.apps.filemanager)
• File Master - ES File Manager and FTP Server (es.filemanager.fileexplorer.t3infotech)
• Droid File Manager - ES File Explorer | FTP Server (es.filemanager.fileexplorer.droidtechlab)
• Administrador de archivos: gratis y fácilmente (com.nutsss.filemanager)
• File Manager: File Explorer free and easily (com.chstudio.filemanager)
• Archivo Mover teléfono la tarjeta SD, Aplicaciones (com.abbsdcard.filemanager)
• Gestor de archivos - Files Manager 2020 PRO 📁 (pl.mobiem.android.filemanager)
• Complete FileMan - An Extra Android File Manager (com.zamielapps.fileman)
• Essential File Manager Pro Advanced (com.bitnet.essentialfilemanagers)
• Advance File Manager Pro - Smart File Explorer (com.bitnet.advancefilemanagerprosmartfileexplorer)
• Ex File Explorer (com.kolorfox.exfileexplorer)
• File Explorer Pro (com.eact.fileexplorer)
• No 1 Administrador de archivos - retro - 2019 (com.creation.retrofilemanager)
• Es File Explorer - My File Manager Pro Free (es.file.explorer.manager.pro.pro)
• FX File Manager : Advance & Fast & Easy (com.techno.clean.fast.booster.free.filemanager)
• Simple File Manager Folder Manage Classified Files (com.livelikepoet.filemanager)
• File Manager (com.rb.filemanager.lightweight)
• Bussid File Manager Easy Fast (com.studio78.bussidfilemanager)

Removed

• File Manager - File Explorer (com.awesome.filemanager)
• EX File Explorer File Manager (com.exfileexplorer.filemanager)
• EX File Explorer File Manage Pro (com.exfileexplorer.filemanagerpro)
• Amaze File Manager (com.cogzidel.file)
• File Manager (com.filemanager.free)
• Augustro File Manager (com.augustro.filemanager)
• Explorador de Archivos - Gestor de Archivos (com.zip.filemanager)

This is a copy of the issue at NewPipe.

[EmmanuelMess]

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[EmmanuelMess]

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[EmmanuelMess]

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[Ashutoshlakhnaora]

@EmmanuelMess Well You can do nothing on these thieves till now.

There is no law to manage these copycats on playstore.

Well they avoid platforms like vanced newpipe on their platform but aloow copy cats what a bias playstore has 🙄😑

[EmmanuelMess]

@EmmanuelMess Well You can do nothing on these thieves till now.

You can denounce the apps as copies, slowly they are removed.

[Gropinou]

You could potentially add a "poison pill" that would check the package name against a list, and after 48 hours of the app being installed (to make it harder for developers to detect while developing it), it will show a message saying that the app is stolen, is not respecting the GPL license, and link to the actual app. Of course you should still let users use the app, just with that popup. While this won't stop anyone who even knows the slightest bit of code, it will at least be an inconvenience, and damage their reputation by the time they find out.