Archive for July 2011
Apple Signals New Enforcement Strategy to Companies Distributing Applications at the App Store
Companies distributing applications on the Apple App store should take note: multiple companies today have stopped selling content from their applications sold on the Apple App store, suggesting that Apple is taking steps to enforce its new rules to collect its royalty on direct sales from applications being sold on the App Store. The Financial…
Read MoreEquity Not the Only Option for Software Start-Ups Hiring First Developer
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have a tendency to want to offer equity to anyone who they hire when they are first getting off the ground, and some developers prefer to receive equity in the business over an IOU that they may or may not be able to collect on. However, when an entrepreneur calls me saying…
Read MoreCopyright Assignments are Commonly Overlooked Requirement of Most Development Projects
Disputes over development projects are extremely common in even the best of economies, but are particularly common in today’s world, where most companies are on a tight budget and developers are always on the lookout for better paying opportunities. In fact, development disputes are becoming so widespread that I receive calls now almost daily about…
Read MoreTips to Protecting Your Ideas Before You Launch Your Software Start-Up Company
I receive a call nearly every day from an entrepreneur who has a great idea for a new software start-up company, and is concerned about how to protect that idea before he or she is able to launch it. Unfortunately, for such entrepreneurs, there is no application that can be filed that can protect mere…
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