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It seems to me by saying "Attach documentary evidence in the App Review Information section in App Store Connect granting you permission to use these sources" they are just asking for a paper trail of your rights to use that information.

Why can't you include the agreement for the API as documentation of this? Seems really straight forward. They are trying to protect themselves, not get into a philosophical battle over software and media copyrights.

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> Why can't you include the agreement for the API as documentation of this?

If I understand correctly they are having a problem with the inclusion of third party pages. So he would have to provide permission from all the sources of articles, like WSJ, NPR, LA Times, any website linked, etc.

I'm not sure this is the case. Based on my experience, they take issue with the hard-coded sites, which the user has not "picked" via RSS or other setup process. So the issue here was just the HN domain, not all the other ones.

But I do wonder what suffices as "documentary evidence". An email from someone who works at the company? A letter from their legal department?

I have pointed them to the API documentation that I use, however they were uninterested in that. I also tried contacting the maintainers of the API, they didn't have anything for me.

Don't point them to, INCLUDE.

#1 rule of dealing with bureaucrats: They are lazier than you can possibly imagine. Indulge them.

I would obtain a full copy of the copyright laws, ask your lawyer to put them on legal paperhead in a PDF, then attach them in full to your email.

I'd be interested to know if a "full copy of the copyright laws" would fit in a standard email payload

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