apple's apple graphic in the game - legal?!

POM

hey i have an animation of the iphone 360° and at the back there is the apple sign
will they reject it because of it? or is it fine?

Rattlehead

I don't believe you can...

12. Use Of Apple Trademarks, Logos, etc. You agree to follow Apple’s Guidelines For Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights as published on Apple’s website at www.apple.com/legal/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html (“Guidelines”) and as may be modified from time to time. You agree not to use the marks “Apple,” the Apple Logo, “Mac”, “iPhone,” “iPod touch” or any other marks belonging or licensed to Apple in any way except as expressly authorized in writing by Apple in each instance or as permitted in Apple’s Guidelines. You agree that all goodwill arising out of your authorized use of Apple’s marks shall inure to the benefit of and belong to Apple.

Source: http://developer.apple.com/programs/terms/registered_apple_developer_20100301.pdf

Rattlehead

tshirtbooth said:
if its there apple logo then yep!

cheers

Interesting! Didn't know that. I had heard comments where they didn't want to see the use of their images in software. Has that changed?

POM

its a pure 360 animation of a real iphone,
so shell i remove the apple logo from the back?

peachpellen

p-o-m said:
its a pure 360 animation of a real iphone,
so shell i remove the apple logo from the back?

I wouldn't do that, it would look bad to Apple if you did, I think.

I believe if you use an actual iPhone picture they likely wouldn't object; it sounds as though the ToS are simply meant to stop people from using the logo to somehow imply their game is endorsed by Apple or the like - I might be wrong, of course - but if you're really wanting to use the iPhone I'd submit it with the logo and see what they say.

TwistedMech

Do not use any logo or icon or image that looks anything like it belongs to an GUI related to apple or mac os x. Even if you have a button that looks similar then they will reject your app.

quantumsheep

I would not even put in an iPhone image.

I was going to include a pic of a Mac laptop in one of my very first games, and was advised against it by a fellow dev on the Touch Arcade dev forums as Apple does not allow its products to be shown in an app.

This was a year ago, so things may have changed, but I wouldn't risk it.

Crazy, I know!

Hope that helps!

QS

TymeMaster

QS is right, you cannot even use the iPhone graphic.

synthesis

Don't put anything associated with Apple in an app...they WILL reject it. Apple does not want to be associated with any apps...other than the ones they create.

POM

ok i see, so how can i simulate tilt left & right with animation?
i saw many apps that use the iphone animation tilting for this..