On Jan 20, 2012, at 7:26 PM,1/20, Hamish Allan wrote: > > That said, I imagine tools to convert the output of iBooks Author to > standard ePub will be just around the corner, and I don't see Apple > being able to prevent people from doing so, either technically or > legally.
Guess it depends on whose lawyer is talking . . .and whether there are any remnants in the ePub after you convert it from the iBooks format. If there are traces and Apple can prove that you violated their software license . . .then they can sue you. Whether they will win or not depends on a whole bunch of factors . . .whether the license is legally enforceable depends on a bunch of factors . . .and whether they will even really care depends on a bunch of factors . . .none of which any of us know. I think you're right; all the folks with their righteous indignation are making mountains of molehills . . .it's much ado about nothing. Trying to equate this with Microsoft claiming ownership of every Word doc is ludicrous. Apple is claiming no ownership, only requiring that if you use their free tool that you can only sell the output through Apple. I don't see anything wrong or sinister about that. ----------------------------------------------- There are only three kinds of stress; your basic nuclear stress, cooking stress, and A$$hole stress. The key to their relationship is Jello. neil _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
