I’ve written an iOS app, and I’d like to release it on to the App Store. I’m an individual so it’s not being released via a company or anything, just me.
Is it typical to just release a free app under your own name? If so, what would be appropriate copyright information to submit?
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I’m an individual that has an app on the App Store, you can of course submit it as individual (Apple has different developer accounts for companies & “solo programmers”).
For sure the copyright of the material is yours, just add a simple message (not really needed, indeed) like “© 2012 John Smith” somewhere in your app to be sure.
Please also consider that anybody can copy your material and/or ideas on the App Store, lots of people clones successful apps there. If your idea is so valuable consider also to apply for a registered trademark or similar.
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Your app is free as you said, but if you’re trying to get some money from that just be sure to check what taxes you have to pay in your country.
It is typical to release free/paid apps on AppStore as individual as you can see there are many individual submit apps in the AppStore. The verification process of registering or upgrading as organisation is long. Sometime we release app as individual and then upgrade to organisation because of this.
For the copyright, it is ok to set copyright as others in Version information in iTunes Connect,e.g., You created an account with Thomas Owen but you fill in the copyright as Owen Inc. The same could be apply in the launch screen or other information in you apps.