I've been trying to get my app deployed into Alpha in the Google Play store.
I've been rejected and was told that:
"Your app will not be reinstated because it violates our Device and Network Abuse"
Split sentence for DaNA link: https://play.google.com/about/privacy-security/device-network-abuse/
"policy by downloading, monetizing, or otherwise accessing YouTube videos in violation of the YouTube Terms of Service or YouTube API Terms of Service. For example, your app curates one or more YouTube videos that contain copyrighted contents not uploaded by the original content owner. Please be reminded our content policies apply to any content to which your app displays or links, including any ads it shows to users and any user-generated content to which it hosts or links."
This is for showing video's attached to a movie. https://developers.themoviedb.org/3/movies/get-movie-videos
When I asked for specific examples, I was told:
"I understand you are using a third party API for your app content. However please note that our content policies apply to any content to which your app displays or links, including any ads it shows to users and any user-generated content to which it hosts or links. Thus I would highly advise you to make modifications to the app to remove any policy violations and prevent further removals.
Some example of the copyrighted content displayed in the app include trailers of Spirited Away or Forrest Gump."
Any thoughts other than to remove the video's entirely?
¿No encuentras una película o serie? Inicia sesión para crearla:
¿Quieres puntuar o añadir este elemento a una lista?
¿No eres miembro?
Contestado por Springtale
el 9 de julio de 2017 a las 14:04
@travisbell
Has any work been done on the video trailers dealing with the owner / distributor?
Contestado por Travis Bell
el 9 de julio de 2017 a las 16:39
Not yet.
Contestado por Springtale
el 15 de julio de 2017 a las 16:35
Do you have a timeframe?
If it's next year, I'll get rid of the videos tab in my app. It doesn't look good if it's empty for 99% of movies.
Contestado por Springtale
el 13 de febrero de 2018 a las 13:11
It's now been over a year. Where is this at?
As I mentioned last year, an easy way to deal with this is to add a JSON element on the video to indicate if it is from the movie owner or a distributor. Leaving the other languages that were created by non-owner/distributors out there may be of service to those who come to the TMDb website, but can't be done by any app iOS/ Google (if they get caught).
For others hitting this problem, this was my experience: https://keithbeattyblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/10/how-long-did-your-app-take-to-get-approved-it-took-my-app/
Contestado por Travis Bell
el 13 de febrero de 2018 a las 13:14
There's some YouTube work that is being discussed as part of a larger studio/network set of features slated for later this year. I would imagine it to be built this year but it's not something that I am working on in the next few months.
Contestado por Springtale
el 10 de septiembre de 2018 a las 14:43
@travisbell
I'm curious if there's any update on this issue?
Contestado por Travis Bell
el 10 de septiembre de 2018 a las 15:12
There has been no work done on this yet.
Contestado por Springtale
el 23 de enero de 2020 a las 19:39
@travisbell
I thought I'd check to see if there was any work planned on the Youtube trailer video source status: official / unofficial/ unknown yet?