title: Gifting or beta-testing a paid Android application
body: <p>I have a question about Android Market/Google Play license model for paid applications. First and foremost, I already know that there are specific APIs for licensing in the Android platform, but for a few reasons I can't/don't want/don't have time to learn right now. (Sorry)</p>
  
  <p>If I wanted to publish a paid application on the Market and allow some specific Google accounts to download it for free (for example I nominate them beta testers or they "win" a license in a contest) is it possible via Android Market or am I forced to give those people the installation APK?</p>
  
  <p>My concern is that while <strong>it is possible</strong> for pirates to share a paid APK even with copy protection enabled (it takes 2 minutes with a rooted phone), it's absolutely easier to copy the APK to eMule's shared folder on your own PC.</p>
  
  <p>Please understand that in this experimental project using Android licensing is not an option for me. It will be in a future project. I'm asking to learn more about.</p>