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<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:27:51 +0100<br>> From: jb@videolan.org<br>> To: vlc-devel@videolan.org<br>> Subject: [vlc-devel] [iOS] Usual legal analysis<br>> <br>> Hi,<br>> <br>> As you cannot have missed it, the iTunes Store has changed its terms.<br>> Again.<br>> <br>> The good news is that the legality with other licenses is way more<br>> clear, and that Apple is just an agent in this license agreement:<br>> <br>> You acknowledge that: you are acquiring the license to each<br>> Third-Party Product from the Application Provider; Apple is acting as<br>> agent for the Application Provider in providing each such Third-Party<br>> Product to you; and Apple is not a party to the license between you<br>> and the Application Provider with respect to that Third-Party Product.<br>> The Application Provider of each Third-Party Product is solely<br>> responsible for that Third-Party Product, the content therein, any<br>> warranties to the extent that such warranties have not been<br>> disclaimed, and any claims that you or any other party may have<br>> relating to that Third-Party Product.<br>> <br>> You acknowledge and agree that Apple and its subsidiaries are<br>> third-party beneficiaries of the Licensed Application End User License<br>> Agreement or the Application Provider’s end user license agreement, as<br>> the case may be, for each Third-Party Product. You also agree that,<br>> upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the license to any<br>> such Third-Party Product, Apple will have the right (and will be<br>> deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce such license against<br>> you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.<br>> <br>> So, the Apple license is not above the GPL.<br><br>You mean against ?<br><br>> <br>> For the second part of issues, the "Usage Rules" say a bit the same as<br>> in the past, notably the infamous "you may":<br>> <br>> (i) If you are an individual acting in your personal capacity, you may<br>> download and sync an App Store Product for personal, noncommercial use<br>> on any iOS Device you own or control.<br>> <br>> (ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, you<br>> may download and sync an App Store Product for use by either (a) a<br>> single individual on one or more iOS Devices used by that individual<br>> that you own or control or (b) multiple individuals, on a single shared<br>> iOS Device you own or control. For example, a single employee may use<br>> an App Store Product on both the employee's iPhone and iPad, or<br>> multiple students may serially use an App Store Product on a single<br>> iPad located at a resource center or library. For the sake of clarity,<br>> each iOS Device used serially by multiple users requires a separate<br>> license.<br>> <br>> This is a bit more clear, notably because of the last sentence that<br>> seems it is more a question of unique user vs multi-user.<br>> But this is not that clear, and Does it allow all usages?<br>> <br>> Best regards,<br>> <br>> -- <br>> Jean-Baptiste Kempf<br>> http://www.jbkempf.com/ - +33 672 704 734<br>> Sent from my Electronic Device<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> vlc-devel mailing list<br>> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options:<br>> http://mailman.videolan.org/listinfo/vlc-devel<br></div> </div></body>
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