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I'm thinking about making some apps, but one concern I have which I haven't found an answer to and was hoping to find in your post was a discussion about the le

I'm thinking about making some apps, but one concern I have which I haven't found an answer to and was hoping to find in your post was a discussion about the legal/financial aspect of it. If I make an app, is there any way I can be liable for anything? Could someone sue me if I leaked a password? I don't want to incorporate just to make some apps for fun. For financials, how does one report those earnings? These are the questions I have, but I don't know which country you are based out of. If you or anyone knows how this would work (or know some online resources) for people in the USA or the NL, I would really appreciate it.

yeah_us 12y ago
I can't really answer your question directly since I'm in UK, but I can say that once the game had some success I went straight to an accountant to form a Limited company. That accountant now deals with the money side of things, so I can stay focused on the games (plus I'm terrible with money). That separation of concerns is, I suspect, a lot easier when there's only one person in the business! Additionally I didn't do much in terms of legal contracts with the first game (mostly stock assets with just the character art being commissioned), but for my new game I've had a lawyer draw up contracts for any major pieces of work.