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Not sure if this is the right forum or not, but hopefully someone here can help me.
I am trying to publish an app designed for medical professionals/students that does contain information regarding some medications. First the app got rejected because I didn't provide the medical references that I used. Then, when I did provide those references, my app got rejected essentially because, from what I understand, I am not affiliated with the publishers of the references. Below is the email:
" iDPLA 1.2
We found that the Seller and/or Artist names associated with your app do not reflect the name, "ABC Publishing Company," in the app and/or its name and metadata.
To be appropriate for the App Store, your app must be published under a Seller name and Artist name that reflects the ABC Publishing Company brand, as required by the iOS Developer Program License Agreement.
Section 1.2: "You" and "Your" means and refers to the person(s) or legal entity (whether the company, organization, educational institution, or governmental agency, instrumentality, or department) using the Apple Software or otherwise exercising rights under this Agreement. For the sake of clarity, You may authorize contractors to develop Applications on Your behalf, but any such Applications must be submitted under Your developer account.
If you have published these apps on behalf of a client, it would be appropriate for your client to enroll in the iOS Developer Program, then add you to their development team so you can develop an app for them to submit under their developer account. "
Obviously I am not affiliated with the publishers of the books I referenced. Nor is it possible for me to make up this information myself without the use of references. There are many apps out there that provide medical/medication information who are not affiliated with the publishers. What are my options? Am I supposed to reference the manufacturers of these drugs? Could a delete/resubmit work here? Please help!
You need to get permission from the source of your information in order to reproduce it. Otherwise, it sounds like you're just freeloading on "ABC Publishing Company"s copyrighted work. Apple were, perhaps, lax about this stuff before, but they're obviously getting tougher on it now.
my guess is that any app that offers medical advice on the use of perscription drugs is going to raise a whole bunch of red flags. Its probably going to be an uphill battle getting them to approve such an app.
You need to get permission from the source of your information in order to reproduce it. Otherwise, it sounds like you're just freeloading on "ABC Publishing Company"s copyrighted work. Apple were, perhaps, lax about this stuff before, but they're obviously getting tougher on it now.
It is not that black and white. You can refer to something (use it as a source) without copying it or freeloading. Of course, if it's copying and pasting and basing a whole app on one source, it's another story.
I'm facing exact the same situation as you did. The first attempt was rejected because of missing references. After providing the references I got a reject, because of not being affiliated to the referenced material. In your last post you mentioned that you might have found a way to escape this catch-22 situation. What was the way and was it successful in the end? As you might imagine, I'm very curious about the outcome.
Nope, it didn't work. First I tried referencing the FDA website directly, then I tried removing the brand names and only use the generic. Still, Apple rejected and in the last correspondence they told me that unless I manufacture the drugs I cannot make an app that references them. Total bullshit. If you somehow find a way please let me know.
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