Volume IX

Issue : 16: April 21, 2011

• Seeing Red on Black Friday: Poker Sites Indicted for Fraud, Money Laundering and Illegal Gambling
• Alberta Court of Appeal Decision Potentially Affects On-Line Privacy
• Microsoft Tests Fundamentals of Patent Law in i4i Appeal
• Parent Sues Apple Over Application Purchasing Policy
• Priceline Founder Sues More Than 100 Companies for Patent Infringement
• Apple, RIM, Google and Others Sued for Patent Infringement
• Motorola and Huawei Settle Legal Disputes
• $625.5 Million Jury Verdict Against Apple Overturned

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Parent Sues Apple Over Application Purchasing Policy

Earlier last week, a Pennsylvanian parent named Garen Meguerian filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company’s policy for in-app purchases for the iPhone or iPad does not go far enough to prevent children from buying currency/points for inside apps or games.

Specifically, the suit was filed after Meguerian’s 9-year old daughter downloaded several free iOS games:  Zombie Café, Treasure Story and City Story.  According to the complaint, shortly thereafter, the 9-year old then proceeded to buy virtual currency within the games, which ended up costing Meguerian $200.

Citing that “these games are highly addictive, designed deliberately so, and tend to compel children playing them to purchase large quantities of game currency, amounting to as much as $100 purchase or more”, the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, requests class-action status and asks for unspecified damages and legal fees.

For additional information, visit:
http://tinyurl.com/Parent-Sues-Apple