The Association for Competitive Technology applauded Apple’s step today to reassure app developers that in-app purchases are covered by the Cupertino company’s license of Lodsys technology. Last week, Lodsys sent letters to individual app developers demanding they license the use of its technology. ACT Executive Director Morgan Reed:
The developer community is pleased that Apple has taken steps to reassure app makers regarding Lodsys’s licensing demands. Lodsys in-app purchasing technology is already licensed by Apple. Developers share that company’s understanding that in-app purchasing applications written for its iOS platform are covered under this license. Lodsys has created uncertainty in the apps marketplace and we hope that it will take the appropriate step to withdraw its unwarranted licensing demands.