As long as Google Play will not display my name on the credit card to users, I am okay with that. Google probably already knows about me more than anyone including myself. The problem with the home address is that according to recent changes in the terms of service, the address is displayed to users.
Google likely notices when the name on the address and the name on the credit card aren’t the same.
Actually, now that I think about it, maybe “valid contact information” also includes my name (assuming I don’t have a company).
I don’t know the situation in your country but in my own, every website needs to include valid contact information and valid means that you have an address towards which legally binding court orders can be sent.
Other than this, I think that any controversy would probably only increase the sales.
That’s my point.
You are making trade-off. You lose something by separating identities. You can’t promote your game out of your main identity.
I think that identity separation would only makes sense if you would sell controversial games. Maybe adult content ;)
in my own, every website needs to include valid contact information and valid means that you have an address towards which legally binding court orders can be sent.
What does “in my [country]” mean for a website? Do you mean physically hosted on German soil? That’s… easy to overcome. Do you mean owned by a German citizen? How would they know?
I’m not sure to what extend courts are going to judge to which jurisdiction a website belongs but I think most websites owned by German citizens count.
How would they know?
Because you weren’t careful about separating your identities. Any competitor can ask a lawyer to send you a cease and desist letter to comply with law of having a proper impressum and that lawyer can bill you for sending that letter.
Google likely notices when the name on the address and the name on the credit card aren’t the same.
I don’t know the situation in your country but in my own, every website needs to include valid contact information and valid means that you have an address towards which legally binding court orders can be sent.
That’s my point.
You are making trade-off. You lose something by separating identities. You can’t promote your game out of your main identity.
I think that identity separation would only makes sense if you would sell controversial games. Maybe adult content ;)
Forbidden by Google Play terms of service. ;)
What does “in my [country]” mean for a website? Do you mean physically hosted on German soil? That’s… easy to overcome. Do you mean owned by a German citizen? How would they know?
I’m not sure to what extend courts are going to judge to which jurisdiction a website belongs but I think most websites owned by German citizens count.
Because you weren’t careful about separating your identities. Any competitor can ask a lawyer to send you a cease and desist letter to comply with law of having a proper impressum and that lawyer can bill you for sending that letter.
The German wikipedia does provide a summary: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressumspflicht