Apple rejects Bittorrent control app from App Store because it might be used to infringe copyrights

– May 11, 2009Posted in: Cell Phone
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5 11 09drivetrain2 Apple rejects Bittorrent control app from App Store because it might be used to infringe copyrights

Sigh. Just as we thought Apple’s ridiculous App Store approval process was about to get better with the advent of parental controls in iPhone OS 3.0, it goes and pulls another boneheaded move that makes us wonder if the entire system isn’t hopelessly broken forever. This time the company’s rejected Maza’s Drivetrain, an app that allows users to remotely control the Transmission Bittorrent app, because “this category of applications is often used for the purpose of infringing third party rights.” Right, “this category of applications,” apparently meaning any app that has anything to do with Bittorrent at all — Drivetrain doesn’t actually upload or download anything, it’s just used to manage Transmission running on your desktop. That’s an awfully paranoid and restrictive stance towards one of the most popular file-transfer protocols around, especially since there are millions of legit torrents available, but somehow we’re just not surprised — this type of foolish, petty, and capricious behavior from Apple has sadly become par for the course with the App Store.

[Via iLounge]

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