Apple Software: Where to Get Permission to Distribute

What Apple approval or copyright releases are required for the following requests?
  • Including Apple software on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disc.
  • I want to include some Apple software updates or QuickTime with a Macintosh application I'm developing.
  • Providing a mirror site on the Internet for the Apple Software Updates library available at http://www.apple.com/swupdates/ or including sections of the Apple Software Updates library on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disc.
Apple approval and licensing is required to distribute any and all software originally distributed on an Apple floppy disk, CD-ROM disc, DVD-ROM disc, or from http://www.apple.com/ .

Send a letter to Apple Software Licensing explaining what you want to do and why. Software Licensing will evaluate the request. Apple's Software Licensing department also licenses Apple software to independent software vendors for inclusion with their products.

For example, a vendor who publishes a word processing program with QuickTime capabilities may wish to include the QuickTime extension with the word processor. They would license QuickTime from Apple through this department.

Contact Information

Software Licensing
Apple Computer Inc.
2323 Ridgepoint Drive
MS 198-SWL
Austin, TX 78754
USA

+ 1 512 674 2645
+ 1 512 674 2120 (fax)
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012