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Considering this is a law, Apple's TOS becomes about not worth the toilet paper you could print it on. Contracts can't contradict existing law. Even in the US,
by nottorp 2y ago
Considering this is a law, Apple's TOS becomes about not worth the toilet paper you could print it on.
Contracts can't contradict existing law. Even in the US, I think.
- stavros 2y agoI hate Apple's app store policies as much as the next guy, but does this mean I can make malware that plays music and Apple has to allow it in the app store?
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoNo because Malware breaks the law.
- DetroitThrow 2y agoPresumably Apple could still legally restrict malware because they are not distributing their own versions of malware, yes?
- stavros 2y agoBut then they can restrict anything, on the basis that the software they're restricting does more than their software.
- DetroitThrow 2y agoI was being a little tongue-in-cheek, but I find your premise very fun when thinking about how quickly it can be taken to extremes with criminal or civil damages. Thankfully, our legal systems are much better equipped to deal with ambiguity like this than I think you are proposing.
- stavros 2y agoI guess I was more saying that ambiguous laws can cause more harm than good, but then I was basing that on the title of the article of a summary of a translation of a summary of a law, so I'm probably wrong :P
- nottorp 2y agoIs filtering for malware forbidden by any law? And btw, those apps that the app store is full of that trick you into a $80/month subscription aren't malware?
- stavros 2y agoYes, the law in question, which forbids Apple banning apps that share functionality with Apple's apps.
- nottorp 2y agoSo Apple's apps are malware? :p
- stavros 2y agoTo clarify the original premise: I release an app that BOTH plays music AND is malware. Under this law, Apple can't ban the app (because it's malware) because the law prevents it to (because the app plays music, competing with one of Apple's apps).
- nottorp 2y agoThe app is already illegal because of whatever other laws apply to it. You don't even have to have digital specific laws, any law dealing with fraud or theft will apply. Bonus: you haven't read the Japanese law in the original Japanese legalese*, just an english summary. * And since it's in legalese, you probably couldn't even if you spoke some Japanese.