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Apple Reverses Rejection of Ulysses Comic

Posted by timothy on from the they-need-to-consult-with-chatroulette dept.

gyrogeerloose writes "In yet another of what's become an almost predictable cycle of events, Apple today reversed its rejection of the 'Ulysses Seen' web comic, admitting, 'We made a mistake.' The comic is now available in the App Store — just in time for Bloomsday, June 16. The comic's author, Robert Berry, is pleased, and adds that Apple 'never acted as a censor, never told us what we could or could not say. ... We didn't believe these were good guidelines for art, but respected their rights to sell content that met their guidelines at their own store. Apple is not a museum or a library for new content then, so much as they are a grocer.'"

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  1. Re:It's easy to feel good about Apple's policies.. by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "No, it's not really censorship"

    Yes, it really is, just not censorship performed by a government. Apple censors the content available on these devices, plain and simple -- why state it any other way? Frankly, what other way is there to describe Apple's behavior: they actively prevent certain material from being published.

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  2. Re:It's easy to feel good about Apple's policies.. by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple did not just refuse to sell the application: they prevented anyone who owns an iPad/iPhone from obtaining it.

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  3. Re:It's easy to feel good about Apple's policies.. by obarthelemy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    is there any legal way to obtain and install an iApp apart from the official apple appstore ?

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  4. Re:It's easy to feel good about Apple's policies.. by Pojut · · Score: 5, Insightful

    or through their website to owners of jailbroken iDevices.

    Since when did hacking a device the same thing as using the device "as intended"?

    Listen people. I know you can do a whole hell of a lot with a jailbroken ipod/iphone/ipad, but saying you can just hack your device if you want other sources of apps is not an argument that should used to support your hardware of choice Seriously.

    A modification != a feature. Stop treating it like one.

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  5. Re:It's easy to feel good about Apple's policies.. by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If I run a store, I'll actively censor porn. I'll let you complain about my censorship all you want. I'll even quite happily explain to you why I'm censoring you. If you want to organise a mass campaign to reverse my censorship, or just use your persuasive skills to change my mind, I'll consider your opinion.

  6. Re:It's easy to feel good about Apple's policies.. by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How is it hysterical redefining of a term, exactly? So we are clear, here is the definition of "censorship," Wiktionary:

    "The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated."

    Apple uses its power over iPhones and iPads to control freedom of expression (e.g. by preventing comics that happen to contain nudity from being installed). No, it is not absolute control, but it certainly is control.

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