Apple Ignores the Interests of App Store Consumers in China?

Some suggestions to Apple’s Chinese Operation

As reported by IT Times (note: the link is in Chinese), some apps in Apple’s App Store are complained by clients for its poor quality due to the loose supervision by the company, and also the settlement on the problem is difficult when encountered such problems. (the image above is the screen shot of one of the complained apps in App Store)

Therefore, we have searched the reports and news concerning the apps on the internet, by which we have found more than ten apps are charged for its fraudulence, including the apps designed for Taobao, the biggest online shop in China, mobile phone carrier service apps and traffic violation record, and the complains focus on the non-conformance to its publicity or being available. Besides, it also comes to our attention that the refund application is complicated for the entrance for the refund application is too difficult to be found shall there were no aid from Apple’s service tel.

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Should Apple Bear Liability for Infringing Contents in App Store?

Highlights:Two software developers was sentenced to bear the compensation liability recently in Beijing for the infringing gadgets in Apple App Store. Bridge IP Commentary will introduce you the liabilities Apple may take in such case.

Recently, a case concerning the alleged video infringement in App Store is sentenced by a local Court in Beijing, in which the LeTV Information and Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (the “LeTV”, SZSE: 300104) found a TV series with the right to network dissemination of information reserved by it played on a software available from the App Store and then filed a suit against the two companies developing and operating the software. The first instance’s decision supported the claim of LeTV with the sentence of the compensation of RMB 40,000.

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