Apple Clarifies iBooks Author Licensing 144
bonch writes "After drawing criticism over iBooks Author's licensing language, Apple has modified it in a software update to make clear that Apple is claiming rights to the .ibook format itself and not the content therein: '[The license restriction] does not apply to the content of such works when distributed in a form that does not include files in the .ibooks format.' In other words, the content may be sold on competing book stores as long as it is not packaged using iBooks Author."
Re:Which was always obvious. (Score:5, Funny)
Hands up all those people who didn't already realise that's what it meant.
I thought they were laying a trap so the next time an author republished the work Apple could sue them. /sarcasm
Re:Which was always obvious. (Score:5, Funny)
As opposed to all those big-name companies that never file lawsuits. For example,
Re:Which was always obvious. (Score:3, Funny)
Why on earth should Apple spend significant amounts of money to develop a free tool...
Because that's what "nice" companies do. And I like doing business with "nice" companies. Google for example makes my life easier for free with great tools and so I don't mind buying from them when I have to.
Since Apple isn't a "nice" company, I avoid doing business with them. Simple.