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Why does Google let developers do shit like this? They took VLC

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Why does Google let developers do shit like this? They took VLC and added ads. They don't attribute it or provide source code though. Can I report it for violating to GPL, or is there nothing to be done?
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>>62124588
Call the FSF lawyer army, maybe they can help. I wouldn't keep my hopes up though.
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>>62124588
Bring it up to the eff, or the creators/whoever is maintaining it now. They will look into it
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>>62124588
Contact VLC, FSF and EFF.
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>>62124588
Contact copyright owners, in this case ffmpeg or vlc will do. They have to do the reporting to Google.
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>>62124588
>They don't attribute it
They don't need to.

>or provide source code
The GPL does not require that the source be bundled with the app. If you've gotten the binary from them and they won't release the source, that's an issue. If they've released it under a different license, that's an issue. But GPL means free as in freedom, so they're allowed to add ads and redistribute it.
The use of Media Player Classic and the icon would be trademark infringement, though.
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Android shit is 2nd rate 3rd world bollocks. Google leaves tens of thousands of malware apps on the store and does nothing. Pajeets are also all over FOSS because, annoyingly, its accessible for them.
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>>62124588
Link to that one?
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>>62126717
Never mind, I found it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mediaplayerclassic.window.videoplayer&hl=en
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