March 8th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: PalmOS | No Comments »
Apple seems to finally get competition according to an article on The Wallstreet Journal. Several developers are starting to sell their disallowed mobile games and applications via channels that aim consumers that jailbreaked their iPhones.
One of these examples will be the Cydia Store that aims at selling hundreds of mobile games and applications that Apple didn't allow on the original App Store. There will even be a dedicated App Store that allows only adult games in order to help the adult industry get grip on the iPhone.
Aaron Perzanowski, a professor specializing in digital copyright law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law, believes developers have "a pretty good" defense under the DMCA if Apple claims what they're doing is illegal, though it's largely uncharted legal territory.
Cydia Store's Mr. Freeman, who has been on the lookout daily for email from Apple, isn't taking any chances. He says he has lined up a lawyer in case Apple takes legal action. "The overworking goal is to provide choice," he says. "It's understandable that [Apple] wants to control things, but it has been very limiting for developers and users."
Read the full story here.
