technology, what legal issues do companies making the technology face?
Here are my thoughts with some useful links at the end.
1. The sources I have linked to all do a great job of presenting the
legal issues that iPhone developers face when working with Apple and
protecting property rights.
2. The iPhoneDevSDK forum is very interesting for it's look at the
various real-life issues that developers face such as cease and desist
letters.
http://www.iphonedevsdk.com/forum/business-legal-app-store/23491-iphone-legal-trouble.html
3. I predict that in the next few years, as smart phones get smarter,
and accessories are attached, product liability claims against
software developers will increase. Are individual iPhone developers
liable if they make an app that is compatible with a device
manufacturer's product? What kind of warning does your app have? Is
the app something you reasonably foresee will be used by someone
driving?
4. Does your app meet Apple's content ratings system? It better not
have the ability to access the Internet or else you will be given the
strictest rating.
5. If you are working jointly with other iPhone developers, have you
started thinking about how to structure your relationships for tax and
control purposes?
http://www.danielsonlegal.com/blog/2009/07/14/iphone-developer-legal-guide/
http://www.danielsonlegal.com/blog/docs/iPhone_Developer_Legal_Guide.pdf
David Dobin
Ddobin@gmail.com
301-379-4264
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