Apps & apps stores : challenges and good practices to prevent the use of apps and app stores for IP infringement activities

The Expert Group on Cooperation with Intermediaries was set up to further the understanding of different intermediary services, how they can be misused for intellectual property-infringing activities, and how these misuses can be counteracted through good practices. Having looked at automated content recognition, domain names, social media, payments, transport and logistics and live event piracy, this seventh discussion paper examines apps and app stores. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of how apps and app stores are misused to infringe IP or support IP-infringing activities, the challenges raised by this misuse, and existing and developing good practices through which they can be addressed.