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Thank you for posting. Please note you must have permission to use third-party copyrighted content, trademarked content, or content that incorporates the name, image, or likeness of a celebrity. Many developers believe that they may use such content without infringing upon the third party’s intellectual property rights as long as they include a disclaimer stating that such use is unofficial or that they are not affiliated with the intellectual property owner. This is not the case; any unauthorized use of a third party’s intellectual property, regardless of any disclosure or disclaimer, can constitute intellectual property infringement.
As the developer, you are ultimately responsible for ensuring that you hold all necessary intellectual property rights to distribute an app through Amazon. If you are unsure if you own all rights to the app and its content, please consult an attorney.
Examples of IP Violations:
- An app that contains reproductions or translations of copyrighted content without proper authorization.
- An app that uses brand names, logos or promotional images from a third party (including products, organizations, sport clubs, characters, etc.) in the app or app metadata without proper permission.
- An app that uses celebrity images and/or celebrity names in the app or app metadata without proper permission of the celebrity.
- An app that fails to abide by the terms of an open-source software license, such as failing to provide attribution of the open-source software used to build the app and/or modifications to the open-source code used if required by the license.
For more information please see the document: Intellectual Property, Deceptive Behavior, and Spam Policy | Developer Policy Center