Advice about publishing an app

[itno]

I've developed an app and ready to publish it but wondered do I need to write a software license for the app to cover usage, responsibilities and liabilities? Read around and not found a definitive answer. Some state the default license by Google or Apple is sufficient if the app doesn't gather user data and store it on a server (mine doesn't require any special features and does not gather/use user data). Others state writing a license is a good idea but is difficult to write a license that is applicable all over the world.

Would appreciate advice from anyone who has published an app such as did you write a software license or rely on the App store's 3rd party distribution license, for example?

Many thanks.

 

[Mynight]

Unfortunately the laws differ so much country to country that it's impossible to write a universal disclaimer/T&Cs. Even translating a legal document is a bitch.

Afaik the App Store T&Cs pretty much absolve Apple of 99.9% and pass it onto the devs.

 

[D.P.]

There are basically 2 possible actions.
1) ignore and use apple/google default.
2) hire a software lawyer to write a bepoke license agreement that meets your needs.

2) is expensive and gives marginal benefit over 1. Nothing else really make sense.