Apple’s great American court has disputed its app Store Commission that the US sports group started an epic game, now can also have a legal impact on small developers. A lawyer company specialized in collective cases has impressed those who agree To get compensation to proceed against AppleIf the procedure (case 4: 25-CV-03858 for the Northern District of California) is actually raised for a class action, the iPhone manufacturer can be several millions. However, the court in San Francisco still has to decide whether it comes on it, especially since Apple initially appealed in the main process.
Just a link, scare screen, commission
Law firm Hagnes Burman found a potential prey of Apple’s announcement with a developer named Pure Sweat Basketball, which has been prohibited or proven with a direct link to sales platforms for in-app materials on the web with a high-contest of 27 percent. According to lawyers, it was not legal. In early 2021, a court had decided that Apple had to allow developers to advertise external payments. This is what the group has not done according to a judge.
Apple forced developers to properly carry the book and then pay between 12 and 27 percent commission (small amount of less than $ 1 million). Developers had only 3 percent discount for the use of their own payment provider. In addition, only a link was allowed to be set that was not allowed dynamically (ie customer friendly). There were also scarc screens also – who informed the customers that the app was leaving the store – it could be prevented from using the payment route.
Skim “illegal profits”
Hegans Burman, who had already won millions of cases against Apple, now wants Apple to publish his “illegal profits”. Among other things, the lawsuit states that Apple’s measures have given rise to the possibility of using almost any developer.
There were only 34 development operations in the 15 months that obtained permits for so-called linked-out plans. “It matches the negligible ratio of 0.025 percent of 136,000 developers that offer the app through the app store.” The lawsuit is now passing through the court. Apple has not commented yet. Hagnes Burman is currently in a separate conflict with Apple: the group wants to collect parts of its legal costs from the law firm, Because Hegans Burman has unnecessarily delayed a process Needed
(BSC)
