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Another argument against the validity of that requirement - if I write a program A that writes another program B, can I not claim copyright for program B? If no
by aufreak3 17y ago
Another argument against the validity of that requirement - if I write a program A that writes another program B, can I not claim copyright for program B? If not, then an artist using Adobe Photoshop cannot claim copyright for their PDF images because PDF is a "program" that their work generated that is "executed" by the Postscript runtime. (In that case, they didn't even write Photoshop to start with.) So if program B's copyright is mine, then, legally, I "wrote" it.
- natrius 17y agoCopyright law has nothing to do with this requirement. If Apple thinks you originally wrote your program in another language, they'll remove it from the App Store. If you sue them for this action, you'll have to prove that Apple somehow broke their agreement with you. At the minimum, you'd have to prove that you wrote the [Objective] C[++] code yourself. My understanding is that the agreement allows Apple to reject apps for any reason they want, so even if you manage to convince a judge of the pure pedigree of your code, you've gained nothing. The moral of the story is, "Don't work with assholes when it can be avoided."
- aufreak3 17y agoCopyright law looks like the only reference point for defining "write" - if you own copyright for something, you "wrote" it, otherwise you legally didn't (even if you claim otherwise). It might have been much simpler if Apple just said "all applications should be products of the iPhone SDK tools". Anyway, it all depends on what exactly they want to accomplish with this clause and it is poorly worded at the moment for whatever that purpose be. Hope Apple clarifies soon.