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The author infringed on Facebook name and possibly the logo too. Facebook sent a notice to Google. Google complied with the law and removed the extension. Yet t

by meva 6y ago

The author infringed on Facebook name and possibly the logo too. Facebook sent a notice to Google. Google complied with the law and removed the extension. Yet the author blames Google for all this.

froh 6y ago
Thank you for this background detail! So actually instead of google, it was FB who with trademark protection legislation took down the app.
- Fnoord 6y ago
  It was Google who complied. They didn't have to (there was no jurisprudence); they chose to. Is Mozilla going to comply with a C&D for removal of Facebook Container for Firefox [1]? I think not. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24849452 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24849452
- tinus_hn 6y ago
  An important question is, did Google ever tell the author who made the complaint so he could contact them or countersue? From the mails that are shown they don’t reveal anything apart from ‘a third party acting on behalf of Facebook’.
  - ucaetano 6y ago
    That would be giving legal advice, which Google (or any company) would avoid at all costs.
  - omega3 6y ago
    It's clearly stated in the email, it was company called Appdetex on behalf of Facebook. It even has a name of the person who submitted the claim.