"Tris" Tetris Clone For iPhone Being Pulled Tomorrow, Grab It Now!
From over at Homotron: Tris, a Tetris clone that currently holds the top spot for free iPhone apps on the App Store, is being pulled tomorrow due to a copyright claim from the Tetris Company, which the developer can't fight off:
The trouble is, I'm a college student, and not an affluent one, and I simply do not have the time, energy, or resources to fight this battle right now. There's a point at which I am willing to give up and be practical, to let the world have its way with that ever-mistreated little ideal of "principle". Thus, it's with great sadness that I must announce that I'll be pulling Tris from the App Store on Wednesday, August 27th, to remain in Apple's systems but publicly unavailable until I work out a solution to this.
If you want to get your free Tetris clone action on your iPhone, download it now!
Last Chance to Get 'Tris' Before It's Gone [MacRumors]
Den Den Boy
Posted to Video Games on 26 August 2008
· Comments (4)
Other stuff like this: App Store, Apple, copyright, games, iPhone, Tetris, Tetris Company, Tris
Honestly he should have expected this. I have no sympathy for him at all.
Really, not the smartest move.
Whether or not he was smart about it, it's a nice implementation of the game. I have my copy.
*cries* it's gone.
I agree he should have seen this coming, but just like with Scrabulos (sp) there already should be an official version that would mean this wouldn't have needed to be made. Tetris should have already been licensed by now.