App not available in U.S. store

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App not available in U.S. store

How weird is this message: The item you have requested is not currently available in the US store.

I tried to access an app "Index of Creationist Claims" referred by this link:

http://bcseweb.org.uk/blog/2010/01/15/theres-an-app-for-that/

which was developed in the UK and a very useful tool. The attempt to access this was handled properly by itunes on my iMac but the store punted and wouldn't provide it. I know Apple's app approval process was cranky, but I didn't know it was political.

iMac 20" C2D

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 5:43 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 22, 2010 10:05 AM in response to footie

I'm not sure why you would think it is necessarily political. It's far more probable that the rights holders have not chosen to offer it for sale in the U.S.. There are many things that are not available for sale in one country but are in another. International copyright law is, in my opinion, a disaster.

You might want to contact the app developer and inquire about their plans to distribute in the U.S.

Best of luck.

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turingtest2

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Jan 22, 2010 10:20 AM in response to footie

It's "not available" in the UK store too. Curiously iTunes tried to redirct me to the US store, from which I can't buy anything not being based in the US or having credit there. I can't find it with search either. I don't know how the app submission process works, but perhaps they've built the blog post from development shots in advance of being notified that it has been accepted.

Now where's that Pastafarian Bible App?

tt2

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turingtest2

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Jan 22, 2010 11:31 AM in response to turingtest2

I'm not the product of Inteligent Design or this would have occurred to me earlier... The iTunes link can't have been generated by guesswork so this app must be mysteriously unavailble for some reason.

One suspects a higher power!

tt2

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Answer 4

Jan 22, 2010 3:13 PM in response to turingtest2

The Trilateral Commission. Or the Illuminati. Or both.

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turingtest2

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Jan 23, 2010 1:52 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

Aha, nothing so exciting. Turns out the app is essentially an iPhone friendly version of the website The TalkOrigins Archive but the author of the app neglected to seek prior approval for the use of the copyright material.

Oops!

tt2

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footie Author

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Aug 20, 2010 5:17 AM in response to footie

Thank you all.

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