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| style="padding: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 70px;" | This talk page has been locked. The staff do not require any assistance in resolving this matter. It is all under control. &mdash;'''<span style="font-family:Verdana">[[bp:User talk:The dark lord trombonator|<span style="color:#000">darklord</span>]][[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|<span style="color:#0047AB">trom</span>]]</span>''' 05:09, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
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tagline=Developers charge for free information |
blurb=A recently released application for the iPhone, the aptly-titled Pokedex App, has caused a bit of a controversy with its content; or, more specifically, its use of Bulbapedia's content. Connecting directly to Bulbapedia's Pokémon articles, the application displays helpful information such as stats, evolutions, and types.


The problem? The application costs $1.99 to download in the Apple store, while Bulbapedia's content is strictly licensed under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 2.5 license, which states that any derivative work of the site cannot be sold. }}
== Block It ==
== Block It ==


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--[[User:Angelsl|Angelsl]] 14:29, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
--[[User:Angelsl|Angelsl]] 14:29, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
*I think that's good for a temporary measure, to stop the server strain while you get it pulled for legal reasons. [[User:Spriteless|Spriteless]] 18:01, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
*I think that's good for a temporary measure, to stop the server strain while you get it pulled for legal reasons. [[User:Spriteless|Spriteless]] 18:01, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
This sounds like a very good idea. We should do ''something'' that will mess it up for them. [[User:Sivart345|Sivart345]] 17:50, 25 October 2009 (UTC)


==Advert Complaint==
==Advert Complaint==
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:::Serebii has ads, too. If you log in, then the ads are dropped.--'''[[User:Immewnity|<span style="color:#FE2E9A">''Mew''</span>]] [[User talk:Immewnity|<span style="color:#9A2EFE">a.k.a.</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]'''<span class="explain" title="formerly Prmatt11">*</span> was here at 20:53, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
:::Serebii has ads, too. If you log in, then the ads are dropped.--'''[[User:Immewnity|<span style="color:#FE2E9A">''Mew''</span>]] [[User talk:Immewnity|<span style="color:#9A2EFE">a.k.a.</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]'''<span class="explain" title="formerly Prmatt11">*</span> was here at 20:53, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
::::And considering you have to be logged in to post comments... what're you complaining about now? '''[[User:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#DAA520">''TTE''</span>]][[User talk:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#C0C0C0">chidna</span>]]''' 21:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
::::And considering you have to be logged in to post comments... what're you complaining about now? '''[[User:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#DAA520">''TTE''</span>]][[User talk:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#C0C0C0">chidna</span>]]''' 21:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
== Hey I have a great idea ==
Maybe if you complain a whole bunch they will just stop and everything will work out for you
*Well, I've already sent a strongly worded email to their 'support' and 'feedback' addresses. But honestly, it won't do much good. Their previous 'products' consist of another application that does the same thing to OneManga that they're doing to Bulbapedia, and a Facebook spam bot. I'm pretty certain that scruples are beyond them. =/ [[User:Ibm2431|Ibm2431]] 00:38, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
::That's what you're ''not'' supposed to do, IBM.--'''[[User:Immewnity|<span style="color:#FE2E9A">''Mew''</span>]] [[User talk:Immewnity|<span style="color:#9A2EFE">a.k.a.</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]'''<span class="explain" title="formerly Prmatt11">*</span> was here at 00:54, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
::: Oh, when I said 'strongly worded', I didn't mean "scream profanities at them" or anything. I basically just said to them that the commercialized use of Bulbapedia's resources without compensation (read: theft) and profiting from its work was outright wrong and is unacceptable. On a side note, has it been taken down? I wasn't able to find it in the App Store earlier. [[User:Ibm2431|Ibm2431]] 02:14, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
== Idea ==
Have you tried telling them of this and requesting that some of the money is given to you? In any case, a different group is working on making a (most-likely free) Pokedex app that goes to Bulbapedia once, gets the data, and then saves it in a cache for offline viewing. That sounds good, right? And sorry for editing this in, but I just found out.
[[User:Arutoa|Arutoa]] 04:27, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
:The license specifically is for ''non-commercial'' share-alike. Meaning that we can't get paid for it. No one can. '''[[User:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#DAA520">''TTE''</span>]][[User talk:TTEchidna|<span style="color:#C0C0C0">chidna</span>]]''' 09:13, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
== Is it dead now? ==
The Studio Bebop website has become broken.[[User:Kumori Satosuke|Kumori Satosuke]] 22:58, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
:Yeah. We may or may not have hired the Mafia on this one... I make no comment. &mdash;'''<span style="font-family:Verdana">[[bp:User talk:The dark lord trombonator|<span style="color:#000">darklord</span>]][[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|<span style="color:#0047AB">trom</span>]]</span>''' 05:09, 26 October 2009 (UTC)