US EditionApple can delist apps "with or without cause," judge says in loss for Musi app
A federal judge ruled that Apple can remove apps under its license agreement without proving cause and sanctioned Musi's law firm for unsupported bad faith claims.
- District Judge Eumi Lee dismissed a lawsuit Musi Inc. brought against Apple on Wednesday, ruling the company may delist apps from the App Store "with or without cause" under the Apple Developer Program License Agreement.
- Following the 2024 removal of the free streaming app Musi for allegedly violating terms of service, the developer sued, asserting that Apple and music-industry players "had developed a" backchannel scheme to remove Musi.
- Judge Lee granted Apple's motion for Rule 11 sanctions against the law firm Winston & Strawn, faulting its lawyers for making "bad faith" allegations without factual support in "one of the rare cases" where sanctions apply.
- Consequently, the firm must pay Apple's legal fees and costs related to the sanctions motion, as the case was dismissed with prejudice, preventing Musi Inc. from refiling the same claim in court.
- After two months of discovery, the court found it "factually baseless" for counsel to claim Apple "admitted" that it knowingly relied on false evidence, determining the firm was not at liberty to fabricate facts.
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A US judge rules Apple can remove apps "with or without cause", a loss for Musi, a streaming app removed from the App Store that used YouTube to source music (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: A US judge rules Apple can remove apps “with or without cause”, a loss for Musi, a streaming app removed from the App Store that used YouTube to source music — Musi, a free music streaming app that had tens of millions of iPhone downloads and garnered plenty of…
Musi hands Apple big win as judge rules apps can be delisted 'with or without cause'
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A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by streaming app Musi against Apple, ruling that the company has the contractual right to remove apps from its App Store at its discretion. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Eumi Lee in the Northern District of California, reinforces the scope of Apple’s control over […] More The post Court backs Apple’s App Store authority in Musi case, dismisses lawsuit with prejudice first appeare…
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