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Title: Musi Fans Refuse To Update iPhones Until Apple Unblocks Controversial
App

Link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/21...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Who up missing Musi?"
a Reddit user posted in a community shocked by the free music streaming app's
sudden removal from Apple's App Store in September. Apple kicked Musi out of
the App Store after receiving several copyright complaints. Musi works by
streaming music from YouTube -- seemingly avoiding paying to license songs --
and YouTube was unsurprisingly chief among those urging Apple to stop
allowing the alleged infringement. Musi was previously only available through
the App Store. Once Musi was removed from the App Store, anyone who
downloaded Musi could continue using the app uninterrupted. But if the app
was ever off-loaded during an update or if the user got a new phone, there
would be no way to regain access to their Musi app or their playlists. Some
Musi fans only learned that Apple booted Musi after they updated their
phones, and the app got offloaded with no option to re-download. Panicked,
these users turned to the Musi subreddit for answers, where Musi's support
staff has consistently responded with reassurances that Musi is working to
bring the app back to the App Store. For many Musi users learning from
others' mistakes, the Reddit discussions leave them with no choice but to
refuse to update their phones or risk losing their favorite app. The app may
remain unavailable for several months as the litigation unfolds. "After Apple
gave in to the pressure, Musi sued (PDF) in October, hoping to quickly secure
an injunction that would force Apple to reinstate Musi in the App Store until
the copyright allegations were decided," reports Ars. "But a hearing on that
motion isn't scheduled until January, making it appear unlikely that Musi
will be available again to download until sometime next year." Further
reading: Google, Apple Drive 'Black Box' IP Policing with App Store Rules

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