[A2k] Apple says no Project Gutenberg for iPhone because some old books are dirty - Boing Boing

[Claude Almansi]

Hi Manon

That's odd, because  when I checked with someone in Switzerland who
has an iPhone, he confirmed that with the "stanza" app (see
<http://www.lexcycle.com/> he can freely download anything from the
Gutenberg project, for instance De Sade's Philosophie dans le boudoir,
rather more hard core than the Kama Sutra.

Could it be that the iPhone apps are "zoned" to comply with local laws
on pornography?

Best

Claude

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:15 PM, Manon Ress <manon.ress@keionline.org> wro=
te:
> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/22/apple-says-no-projec.html
>
> Apple says no Project Gutenberg for iPhone because some old books are
> dirty
>
> Posted by Cory Doctorow, May 22, 2009 2:13 AM | permalink
>
> Apple has rejected Eucalyptus, an ebook reader that facilitates
> downloading public domain books from Project Gutenberg, because some
> Victorian books mention sex (many of these same books can be bought as
> ebooks through the iPhone Kindle reader or purchased as audiobooks
> from the iTunes store). It's amazing to think that in 2009 a phone
> manufacturer wants to dictate which literature its customers should be
> allowed to download and read on their devices.
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Thank you for submitting Eucalyptus -- classic books, to go.=
 to
> the App Store. We've reviewed Eucalyptus -- classic books, to go. and
> determined that we cannot post this version of your iPhone application
> to the App Store because it contains inappropriate sexual content and
> is in violation of Section 3.3.12 from the iPhone SDK Agreement which
> states:
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0"Applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic,
> offensive or defamatory content or materials of any kind (text,
> graphics, images, photographs, etc.), or other content or materials
> that in Apple's reasonable judgement may be found objectionable by
> iPhone or iPod touch users."
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0Please view the attached screenshot for further information.
>
> Remember, Apple is also petitioning the government to make it illegal
> to install any application on your phone that they haven't approved.
>
> Whither Eucalyptus?
>
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