I think the iBooks Author license agreement allows distribution outside Apple store, just not sale outside the Apple store. So in some vaguely nefarious was I suppose it's akin to the NC side of a CC license. Here's the relevant text:
> B. Distribution of your Work. As a condition of this License and provided you > are in compliance with its terms, your Work may be distributed as follows: > > (i) if your Work is provided for free (at no charge), you may distribute the > Work by any available means; > > (ii) if your Work is provided for a fee (including as part of any > subscription-based product or service), you may only distribute the Work > through Apple and such distribution is subject to the following limitations > and conditions: (a) you will be required to enter into a separate written > agreement with Apple (or an Apple affiliate or subsidiary) before any > commercial distribution of your Work may take place; and (b) Apple may > determine for any reason and in its sole discretion not to select your Work > for distribution. For those who care, there's an interesting meta analysis of the standards and legal issues at http://daringfireball.net/2012/01/ima_set_it_straight_this_watergate. -s On Jan 25, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Gerard Meijssen wrote: > Hoi, > The EULA currently in use prohibits the use of material that is offered > anywhere except in the Apple store. They have also broken the mold of the > standard. Consequently adopting the Apple model would technically support > Apple devices. > > Both reasons are enough not to use Apple at all in an education setting and > for material available under a free license. > Thanks, > Gerard > > On 25 January 2012 23:12, Gregory Varnum <gregory.var...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm confused by what you mean by "walled garden". If this were the same >> as the App Store model where they have a custom iOS app format and their >> store is the only place to get it - that would make sense to me. That >> doesn't seem to be the case here.. >> >> My understanding was the ebooks created with iBook Author works in any >> ebooks store that supports HTML5 standards. I've been testing some ebooks >> we threw together on lots of devices (almost all non-Apple) with no >> problems. We've even turned some of them into interactive web pages. >> >> I haven't heard of this software breaking the current standard so much as >> further enabling HTML5 within it - but I could be wrong. >> >> -greg >> >> >> On Jan 25, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Gerard Meijssen wrote: >> >>> Hoi, >>> I think we should not support Apple in breaking the standard and in >>> preventing us from using our work anywhere else. We take pride in being >>> freely licensed and there is no excuse for the walled garden approach >> taken >>> by Apple. There is also no excuse for us endorsing this behaviour. >>> >>> Obviously as what we do is freely licensed or public domain you can do >>> whatever as long as the license requirements are maintained. I am sure >> that >>> as a consequence you cannot legally publish in Apple's walled garden. I >>> hate to see anything done in this area that is endorsed by the Wikimedia >>> Foundation. >>> Thanks, >>> Gerard >>> >>> On 20 January 2012 10:46, Magnus Manske <magnusman...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>>> (This mail is focused on books, but the topic is of more general >>>> interest IMHO, thus foundation-l) >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I just saw the "iBooks Author" news: >>>> >>>> >> http://www.macrumors.com/2012/01/19/a-closer-look-at-ibooks-author-textbooks-and-exclusivity/ >>>> >>>> Of course, all these pretty books will be only available in the Apple >>>> paywalled garden. >>>> >>>> So I thought: As they use basically HTML5 (plus a few proprietary >>>> libraries), could we produce such interactive, tablet/phone-enabled >>>> e-books ("wBooks" as in "Wikimedia":-) from free content? I believe >>>> the answer is yes, though it might be quite a push technologically >>>> (just to be clear, I am speaking of the books here, not of the >>>> authoring software). >>>> >>>> Also: Should we? I believe the answer is yes as well, for two reasons. >>>> One, Apples work here might (yet again) set a new standard, which >>>> means everything falling short of that standard will be neglected by >>>> the target audience, which runs counter to our declared goal of >>>> disseminating free knowledge; standing still might well mean falling >>>> behind. Another reason is the opportunity that Apple creates for us >>>> here: Once such e-books become accepted as general teaching tools in >>>> schools, it will be much easier to switch from Apple-only, costly >>>> books to run-everywhere, free books; they might just win the >>>> "technology battle" for us. >>>> >>>> >>>> What do you think? >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Magnus >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
