Hey Folks - new guy alert... Several years ago I developed a desktop application for weight training that would estimate how many sets/reps/weight to use given either a legitimate 1 repetition maximum or an estimated one (I included a tool to estimate a 1 rep max from a set of an exercise done for 2 through 20 reps).
I copyrighted the code etc etc. I contacted several lawyers about my liability even though I had created an LLC to "shield" my personal assets. Every one of the lawyers said it was easy to get a judge to throw out the LLC shield and that I needed to get product liability insurance. Every one of them stated that I needed it so that if anyone tried to sue b/c they got injured during a workout, the insurance companies lawyers would show up instead of me having to pay one or more by the hour to fight the case. I had multiple connections in the NBA and was given a couple of companies to call that dealt specifically with fitness related insurance. Guess what?...wait for it...NO ONE in the insurance business would even consider giving me an estimate - I tried talking to every contact I was given over a 6 month period...zip, zero, nada deal making, even though I had a M.S. Degree in exercise physiology, was a NCAA Division I Strength and Conditioning Coach, & had a degree in computer science. That was several years ago. A few months ago Apple (yes, Steve Jobs/Woz etc Apple) applied for patents on...wait for it...wait for it...strength training software for the iPhone. Two-thirds of the functionality was identical to what my application did. I'm not suggesting that they stole anything b/c I'm pretty sure they didn't (IBM is working on similar stuff too). My post boils down to this one question (I know, finally right?): How does a developer go about shielding his/herself from litigious revenge from a disgruntled user? I'd love to re-write the app to live in the android environment, but I don't want to do all the work and end up in a legal fight because some meat-head (I can say that, I am a meat head too) drops a plate on his toe and blames my application for it. Please don't say write a good EULA - all 3 lawyers I consulted with said the EULA I had for the app was the best they'd seen, but that a decent lawyer could get past just about any EULA. Help Me Obi Android Kenobi's, your my only hope... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
