The "Epic vs Apple" opinion is not quite ready for public consumption, but as other developers agree to settlements and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tries to box Apple into a corner, there's no question that even the trial court's decision is not likely to end this particular fight.
Sometimes you aim at another, but hit only yourself...in Virtual Legality.
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CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:55 The Cameron Settlement 18:00 Terminating Termination 28:08 Conclusion
Discussed in this episode:
"An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV
"Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates that will support businesses and maintain a great experience for users" Apple Press Release - August 26, 2021 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/08/apple-us-developers-agree-to-app-store-updates/
Epic vs Apple Restraining Order - August 24, 2020 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.48.0.pdf
Cameron vs Apple Initial Complaint - June 4, 2019 https://www.classaction.org/media/cameron-et-al-v-apple-inc.pdf
"App Store Small Business Program" Apple Webpage https://developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/
"App Store Review Guidelines" Updated June 7, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
"App Store Review Guidelines" As of May 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210524174327/https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
"Epic v Apple: Endgame (Closing Arguments) (VL480)" Youtube Video - May 24, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/I5WS5D6GydY
"Mr. Sweeney is right." Tweet - August 27, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1431326682200387588
"Tech companies using termination of contracts..." Twitter Thread - August 28, 2021 - Tim Sweeney https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1431717803447529479
"Unreal Engine End User License Agreement For Publishing" As of August 30, 2021 https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/eula/publishing
"Unreal Engine End User License Agreement For Publishing" As of November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129172005/https://www.unrealengine.com/ko/eula/publishing
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