Comments on: New Apple app guidelines specifically exempt political satirists http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/09/09/new-apple-app-guidelines-specifically-exempt-political-satirists/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sat, 25 May 2013 07:32:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Ted Rall http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/09/09/new-apple-app-guidelines-specifically-exempt-political-satirists/#comment-97802 Ted Rall Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:17:42 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=8080#comment-97802 This language, though welcome from a free speech POV, will not protect Apple from being sued for libel. Lawyers repping a libel plaintiff will sue the creator, Apple and any other party that is involved with its dissemination.

]]> By: Howard Tayler http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/09/09/new-apple-app-guidelines-specifically-exempt-political-satirists/#comment-97660 Howard Tayler Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:29:40 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=8080#comment-97660 So… no talking smack, unless you’re a professional smack-talker.

I guess a better exception would be “no smack-talking unless you, as a professional smack-talker, are prepared to accept any and all liability for the smack you talk.”

Which is really how the spirit of the whole thing works. Apple doesn’t want to be listed in defamation suits (for which I do not blame them) and needs to find a way to present the terms of service for app developers, content providers, and consumers in such a way that Apple has ironclad defamation protection.

]]> By: Tom Racine http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2010/09/09/new-apple-app-guidelines-specifically-exempt-political-satirists/#comment-97659 Tom Racine Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:25:44 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=8080#comment-97659 You know, the best thing about this edict is that I’m sure it won’t cause any controversy or long winded threads here. Nope. Not at all.

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