http://www.switched.com/2009/11/06/9...on-the-iphone/
1. Baby Shaker
The defense: In this stretch of the word "game," your job is to quiet a crying baby by... (wait for it) shaking it as hard as you can, until it dies.
The complaint: We shouldn't have to spell this one out, but Apple objected to the patently offensive content of the game.
Fairness of the judgment: We're comfortable with backing Apple on this one. While we're firmly against the idea of censorship and are uncomfortable with Apple deciding what's in good taste and what isn't, at the end of the day selling the game would cast Apple as a purveyor of infanticide snuffware.
Likelihood of appeal: About as likely as Charles Manson ever seeing daylight again. Case dismissed.
8. Obama Trampoline
The defense: A game that has you bounce one of 18 politicians on a trampoline and have them pop balloons with their heads.
The complaint: Supposedly the Bill Clinton caricature was pants-less, in violation of Apple's policy against content that ridicules public figures, and also may be considered personally defamatory.
Fairness of the judgment: Watching a video of the gameplay didn't reveal what the offending material is, so we don't see why this would have been rejected. Even if Clinton is depicted as not wearing any pants, it's not something we'd consider wildly offensive.Though tired at this point, "Bill Clinton: womanizer" jokes are still staples of late night talk shows, and last we checked, no one was suing Jay Leno for defamation. Lame jokes, sure -- he's guilty as hell -- but not defamatory.
Likelihood of appeal: With the presidential election season behind us, it's doubtful the developer will file an appeal. And after watching the game play video, we're not losing any sleep. Our iPhones already have enough overly simple games with poor control schemes.
1. Baby Shaker
The defense: In this stretch of the word "game," your job is to quiet a crying baby by... (wait for it) shaking it as hard as you can, until it dies.
The complaint: We shouldn't have to spell this one out, but Apple objected to the patently offensive content of the game.
Fairness of the judgment: We're comfortable with backing Apple on this one. While we're firmly against the idea of censorship and are uncomfortable with Apple deciding what's in good taste and what isn't, at the end of the day selling the game would cast Apple as a purveyor of infanticide snuffware.
Likelihood of appeal: About as likely as Charles Manson ever seeing daylight again. Case dismissed.
8. Obama Trampoline
The defense: A game that has you bounce one of 18 politicians on a trampoline and have them pop balloons with their heads.
The complaint: Supposedly the Bill Clinton caricature was pants-less, in violation of Apple's policy against content that ridicules public figures, and also may be considered personally defamatory.
Fairness of the judgment: Watching a video of the gameplay didn't reveal what the offending material is, so we don't see why this would have been rejected. Even if Clinton is depicted as not wearing any pants, it's not something we'd consider wildly offensive.Though tired at this point, "Bill Clinton: womanizer" jokes are still staples of late night talk shows, and last we checked, no one was suing Jay Leno for defamation. Lame jokes, sure -- he's guilty as hell -- but not defamatory.
Likelihood of appeal: With the presidential election season behind us, it's doubtful the developer will file an appeal. And after watching the game play video, we're not losing any sleep. Our iPhones already have enough overly simple games with poor control schemes.
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