Bobble Rep (USA Congress) $0.99

DaveMc99 · Nov 15, 2009

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JazzFlight · Nov 15, 2009

Wow, I thought this app got rejected, looks like Apple took another look at it after the public outcry. Smart move by Apple to allow it, it looks like a very nice informative database.

DaveMc99 · Nov 15, 2009

http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2009/11/09/apple-rejects-my-caricature-app/

Ray had showed a lot of people this app, and there was a fair amount of interest in it. In fact, he tells me that he is booked to appear on both the Glenn Beck John Stossel show and the Mike Huckabee show next week to talk about the app and his upcoming documentary. Both Beck Stossel and Huckabee loved the app and thats what precipitated his appearance on their shows.

Looks like all Ray will have to talk about is how ridiculous Apples app approval folks are, since the app was REJECTED yesterday . Here is Apples official rejection letter and the reason:

Subject: Bobble Rep 111th Congress Edition 1.0: Application Submission Feedback

Please include the line below in follow-up emails for this request.

Follow-up: 87280909

Dear Mr. Griggs,

Thank you for submitting Bobble Rep 111th Congress Edition to the App Store. Weve reviewed Bobble Rep 111th Congress Edition and determined that we cannot post this version of your iPhone application to the App Store because it contains content that ridicules public figures and is in violation of Section 3.3.14 from the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement which states:

Applications may be rejected if they contain content or materials of any kind (text, graphics, images, photographs, sounds, etc.) that in Apples reasonable judgement may be found objectionable, for example, materials that may be considered obscene, pornographic, or defamatory.

A screenshot of this issue has been attached for your reference.

If you believe that you can make the necessary changes so that Bobble Rep 111th Congress Edition does not violate the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement, we encourage you to do so and resubmit it for review.

Regards,
iPhone Developer Program
****************************

Wow. Ive had rejections in theme parks before but never because my drawings were considered obscene, pornographic, or defamatory. I can see where they are coming from, though. Check out these hard hitting caricatures (said with tongue firmly in cheek):
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http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2009/11/14/bobble-rep-app-aprroved/

Bobble Rep, the iPhone app conceived and produced by Ray Griggs and featuring my caricatures of all 540 members of the 111th U.S. Congress was APPROVED by Apple late last night and is now available on iTunes for the low, low price of 99 cents (cheap). This after my innocent little blog post of a few days ago caught fire and was picked up by major news outlets and high traffic tech blogs.

Apple came to its senses yesterday and approved the app. You have to wonder how much of the decision was based on the press covered and image hit Apple had taken, and how much of it was simply that some overworked approval person rubber stamped it as a reject. My less cynical side is hoping for the latter, but I am pretty sure any reconsideration at all was facilitated by the many responses and support of people on the internet who were dumbstruck that such an innocent and innoculous app would be determined defamatory to the members of congress we decpcited.

Regardless, its now approved and you can check it out on iTunes. Thanks to everyone for the support, and thanks to Apple for taking the time to give it another look and see that their initial rejection was unwarrented!
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