<div>Hi Linh,</div><div><br></div>I am not a lawyer, so please take this all with a grain of salt<div><br></div><div>That clause doesn't seem to be doing that much to me. It says that nothing in the agreement will <i>impair</i> Apple's right to... etc. But doesn't Apple (and anyone else for that matter) already have those rights anyway? Barring software patents on specific functionality, anyone can make similar competing applications. It's often considered bad form when the OS vendors themselves do it, but it's nothing new that comes with the App Store agreement -- iTunes and Dashboard come to mind. You could also argue that the iBooks shelf view was lifted from Delicious Library, though the books-on-bookshelf thing seems natural enough to be independent.</div>
<div><br></div><div><div>Dave<br><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:04 PM, linh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linh@usc.edu" target="_blank">linh@usc.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Andrew,<br>
Thanks for the valuable insights.<br>
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I do found section 15.5 to be troublesome:<br>
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15.5 Independent Development.<br>
Nothing in this Agreement will impair Apple's right to develop, acquire, license, market, promote,<br>
or distribute products or technologies that perform the same or similar functions as, or otherwise<br>
compete with, Applications, Licensed Applications or any other products or technologies that<br>
You may develop, produce, market, or distribute.<br>
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If I read it correctly, your ideas could become part of Apple product(s) without due recourse.<br>
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