Dear +HTC  , with all due respect may i ask you WTF??I emailed you

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1. Wow… +HTC​, that "developer" is a disgrace to the word and you guys as a company allowing this puts you in an even lower category in my opinion… There are at least 5 real devs I can spot by scrolling just for a few seconds on there that are affected by this scammer…

2. +Roberto Mezquia Jr  Devastating…  your stuff is probably there as well.

3. +Tha PHLASH I looked… I'm not that popular ???

4. totally sucks. HTC lost my business a long time ago, and they lost any respect i had for them when i reported this a couple of weeks ago.stealing and distributing others work is never acceptable, but it usually is just some chump with nothing better to do, this is a giant corporation that could possibly reuse your work in ads, their themes, and possibly make money off of others work. not sure why you didn't hear about this til now, i tried to contact as many devs and themers i knew to report this and stop HTC from stealing other's work.

5. +Thebear Koss i emailed them and gave them at least a month to respond before speaking out publicly. That why i waited… in the hopes i could solve this for everyone by having them ban that user. But behold they did not bother contacting me back. 

   So here we are, maybe someone out there can help… because this is just wrong.

6. +Tha PHLASH you may have to tag them on Instagram and Twitter… They might not be able to afford a marketing team to support G+ too ??

7. I'm on the same boat +Tha PHLASH​ , emailed, filled DMCA claims and still nothing ?

   It even went kind of "popular" for a few days in gplus, since a lot of us affected were spreading the message, but +HTC​ just don't wanna do anything about it.

   Sad for a company that could be really great, and it's going down (because they want to)

8. +Tha PHLASH got ya. +Andrew Quebe originally had made contact thru twitter but they also never replied back after initial response was made.then +Jeff McIntire found the proper forms and all. the worst part is there is no way for users to report or do anything about it. i was told in not so many words, that it isn't my work, so it's none of my business. i would think maybe going thru google may be the best method for you guys. i wish there was more i could do, but it seems that HTC only gives a shit about themselves and their dropping like flies users….

9. They still not sorted this?

10. Hey some of these icon packs look very familiar. They look very similar to a few I've bought on Google play. Very interesting

11. they're taking a piss here…

12. The plot thickens!!

13. This sucks. Twitter is your best bet, the PR team for HTC is faarrrr more active there then in any other Social outlet I've seen.

14. +Tha PHLASH​ …. Unbelievable.
    Can't really do shit about it if there support is shit…although we could hit there. .com

15. Good luck in this fight. +HTC​ needs to get their house in order.

16. Unbelievable

17. Just fired off this email to HTC's copyright department: https://goo.gl/zUGuhl. Hope the extra voice helps make something happen.

    Icon pack designers already work too hard for the limited income they receive from creating thousands of pieces of art.

18. :v

19. Ugh – I suppose that media coverage will be necessary after all ?

20. +Tha PHLASH​ any chance you could link me to any tweets they sent in response to you?

21. They need to osmak Osmakov's kangs out of the store ?

22. +HTC​ +HTC USA​ has sunk to a low here. The lack of response and utter disrespect for the userbase is unacceptable. Yet another reason to avoid +HTC USA​

23. #FuckHTC  

24. That's like a corporation stealing an indie band's songs or a corporation using an artist's work with out paying for the right to use it. Despicable. I hope you get what's due to you and others. 

25. Oh man, I feel for you bro..

26. http://techaeris.com/2016/02/19/htc-themes-housing-pirated-work-developer-pleas-unanswered/

27. +Tha PHLASH Feel free to upload your content to our app store https://www.1appmarket.com/developer/home.php we have very strict rules against piracy.

    Also may I recommend sending the people uploading your apps a Cease and Desist letter, A template can be found online. Send it to HTC and any hosting provider related to the developer and their e-mail provider. They have to legally respond.

28. It might be worth contacting some of the Android-related news websites like Android Police, Android Central, etc. and see if they can run a news story.

    HTC are probably more likely to respond to something that would give them bad press?

29. They're already responding to us via Twitter +Darren Hickey 

    No need to contact any other sites, +TECHAERIS is a creditable source 🙂

30. +Alex Cruz oh, I must start my Twitter, because they didn't gave me a reply to the mail I sent

    At least they're showing up, which means they're taking a look at it?

31. Someone made a comment on our story claiming it is not HTC responsibility. http://techaeris.com/2016/02/19/htc-themes-housing-pirated-work-developer-pleas-unanswered/

32. +Alex Hernandez​ there's no cure for stupid unfortunately – I responded btw ?

33. +Alex Hernandez thanks to you guys over at Techaeris for taking on this bs and helping out. saying it is not HTC's problem is absolutely ridiculous. if it is on their site (last I checked the theme store is part of the HTC website) than they are accountable. if i went into any community here on g+ and shared people's work, the community owner or moderator is responsible for taking it down. it is just a lazy, crappy company who doesn't want to be bothered because they are flailing just to survive the year…

34. HTCs been slipping for quite a while, they probably, and unfortunately, don't even care at this point. It's a damn shame too, because they used to be the best (at least in my opinion) Android OEM. The Evo 4G was nothing short of great.

    But now? They're circling the drain.

35. I pointed this out to you weeks ago +Tha PHLASH​​ guess you missed it https://plus.google.com/105346240706625822984/posts/f4SdxEKsZXR

    Edit: 6 weeks to be precise..

36. +Adam C  Yeah i gave HTC some reasonable time to respond and act upon requests. It did not matter much in the end tho.

37. Wow f**king rude #htc +HTC USA​

38. +Tha PHLASH​ they're a bunch of jokers! Thieving one's with no morals or regard for anyone but their shitty business. I really hope it all comes crashing down around their ears, they deserve nothing less..

    Edit: I feel like smashing my N9 up and posting it back to them in tiny little pieces ?

39. Sue the bastards!!!!

40. +Rad Mcfly You are a stupid fat y

41. Well I wont be buying a HTC phone again due to this cock up

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