[2014-04-05] CoinDesk - Unofficial Apple iOS Store to Allow Bitcoin Wallet Apps

[ArticMine]

http://www.coindesk.com/unofficial-apple-ios-store-to-allow-bitcoin-wallet-apps/

This is really interesting because according to the developers:
1) This does not require a jailbreak
2) They have legal advice to the effect that Apple cannot censor their store. The latter needs to be seen as Apple is not likely to give up their lucrative business model based upon censorship and oppression easily.

Their site https://www.avalonic.com/ is definitely worth a visit.

If this works, and it is a big if, breaking the Apple censorship model could turn out to be a killer application for Bitcoin.

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[minimalB]

Very interesting... and all this most likely happened because apple initially banned Bitcoin apps?

Good job, Apple!

[hilariousandco]

What can Apple even sue for? How can they legally keep people from installing things they don't want them to?

[ArticMine]

What can Apple even sue for? How can they legally keep people from installing things they don't want them to?

There are many ways:
1) End User License Agreements (EULAs) which most of their customers accept without reading them first.
2) DRM
3) Anti-circumvention laws. For example the DMCA in the United States. There are many such laws around the world based on the WIPO treaties. Most people do not realize that Copyright Law of all things has become a very significant tool for censorship and oppression in the 21st century.