Well if you’re a iPhone Developer then this little bit of information should be awesome to know. Before you start coding your soon to be money maker I think you need to know a little information about what you’re getting yourself into. Apple demands that you sign away a laundry list of rights, including the ability to sell rejected apps through other channels, the ability to sue Apple for more than $50, and the ability to reverse-engineer or modify the iPhone or its SDK — and even the right to talk about your agreement with Apple.

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Wow what can I say about Apple… It doesn’t surprise me at all. I find it very uncool that you can’t sell rejected apps through other ways. I mean if the app was rejected because it modified the iPhone or did something really out of line, I can understand that. I know for a fact that a lot of people have made some very cool apps that have been rejected for the stupidest reasons. I think Apple needs to light up a little bit before people start posting pictures of Hitler with Steve Jobs mug in the rightful place.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation reported Monday evening that it gained access to a March 2009 version of the agreement. Here is a small highlight of some of the things that they found.

-A ban on public statements, forbidding developers to speak about the agreement.
-Apps made with the iPhone software development kit can only be distributed through the App Store, meaning rejected apps can’t be served through the underground app store Cydia, for instance.
-Apple indemnifies itself against developer liability surpassing $50, meaning if developers get sued, Apple will be liable for no more than $50 in damages.
-No reverse engineering, or enabling others to reverse-engineer, the iPhone SDK.
-No messing with Apple products. That means no apps that enable modifying or hacking Apple products are allowed.
-Apple can “revoke digital certification of any of Your Applications at any time.”

I hope this changes for the better. I understand the need to protect your product and or company but things need to change in the app store and with Apple.

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