Apple end-user license agreement

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end-user license agreement software license agreement unilateral contract

The Apple end-user license agreement is the legal contract that defines how users are permitted to install, use, and distribute Apple’s software and related services.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Apple End User License Agreement	2
Apple end-user license agreement canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9002968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple end-user license agreement
Context triple: [OS X Mountain Lion, license, Apple end-user license agreement]

A. Apple Developer Program License Agreement
The Apple Developer Program License Agreement is a legal contract that governs the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of developers who create and distribute apps through Apple’s platforms and services.
B. Apple Public Source License
The Apple Public Source License is Apple Inc.'s open-source software license, used primarily for releasing components of its operating systems such as the XNU kernel.
C. Apple FairPlay
Apple FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology developed by Apple to protect and control the use of copyrighted media content distributed through its platforms.
D. Apple Type Services (ATS)
Apple Type Services (ATS) is Apple’s modern font and text rendering architecture that superseded the classic Font Manager to provide more advanced, scalable, and Unicode-compliant typography support across its operating systems.
E. Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer was a series of high-profile trademark lawsuits between the Beatles’ record company and the technology firm over the use of the “Apple” name and logo in music-related products and services.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple end-user license agreement
Target entity description: The Apple end-user license agreement is the legal contract that defines how users are permitted to install, use, and distribute Apple’s software and related services.

A. Apple Developer Program License Agreement
The Apple Developer Program License Agreement is a legal contract that governs the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of developers who create and distribute apps through Apple’s platforms and services.
B. Apple Public Source License
The Apple Public Source License is Apple Inc.'s open-source software license, used primarily for releasing components of its operating systems such as the XNU kernel.
C. Apple FairPlay
Apple FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology developed by Apple to protect and control the use of copyrighted media content distributed through its platforms.
D. Apple Type Services (ATS)
Apple Type Services (ATS) is Apple’s modern font and text rendering architecture that superseded the classic Font Manager to provide more advanced, scalable, and Unicode-compliant typography support across its operating systems.
E. Apple Corps v. Apple Computer
Apple Corps v. Apple Computer was a series of high-profile trademark lawsuits between the Beatles’ record company and the technology firm over the use of the “Apple” name and logo in music-related products and services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	end-user license agreement ⓘ software license agreement ⓘ unilateral contract ⓘ
appliesTo	Apple applications ⓘ Apple desktop apps ⓘ Apple firmware ⓘ Apple mobile apps ⓘ Apple operating systems ⓘ Apple services ⓘ Apple software ⓘ
contains	U.S. government end-user provisions ⓘ dispute resolution clause ⓘ entire agreement clause ⓘ export control provisions ⓘ governing law clause ⓘ privacy-related disclosures ⓘ severability clause ⓘ third-party software notices ⓘ
defines	intellectual property rights in Apple software ⓘ liability limitations ⓘ license scope ⓘ license term ⓘ permitted uses of Apple software ⓘ prohibited uses of Apple software ⓘ restrictions on copying Apple software ⓘ restrictions on decompiling ⓘ restrictions on disassembling ⓘ restrictions on exporting Apple software ⓘ restrictions on leasing Apple software ⓘ restrictions on lending Apple software ⓘ restrictions on renting Apple software ⓘ restrictions on reverse engineering ⓘ restrictions on sublicensing Apple software ⓘ termination conditions ⓘ warranty limitations ⓘ
governs	creation of backup copies of Apple software ⓘ distribution of Apple software ⓘ installation of Apple software ⓘ transfer of Apple software licenses ⓘ use of Apple software ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	State of California ⓘ linked to: California (state) United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasPublisher	Apple Inc. ⓘ
isAccessibleFrom	Apple software installation dialogs ⓘ Apple website ⓘ linked to: Apple.com
isBindingOn	end users of Apple software ⓘ
isPresentedAs	click-through agreement ⓘ shrink-wrap license ⓘ
isUpdated	periodically by Apple Inc. ⓘ
isWrittenIn	legal English ⓘ
requires	user acceptance before software installation ⓘ user acceptance before software use ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OS X Mountain Lion → license → Apple end-user license agreement ⓘ

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion → license → Apple End User License Agreement ⓘ

linked to: Apple end-user license agreement

OS X Yosemite → license → Apple end-user license agreement ⓘ

OS X Mavericks → license → Apple End User License Agreement ⓘ