NEW LEGISLATION AIMS TO HELP SMARTPHONE APP COMPANIES BASED IN ILLINOIS. 

CURRENTLY, YOU CAN'T PURCHASE AN APP ON YOUR PHONE UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH GOOGLE OR APPLE, WHICH TAKES AS MUCH AS 30 PERCENT OF THE DEVELOPERS PROFITS. THIS NEW BILL, CALLED THE FREEDOM TO DIRECTLY SUBSCRIBE ACT, CUTS OUT THE MIDDLEMAN SAYS SENATOR ROBERT PETERS OF CHICAGO.

THE FREEDOM TO DIRECTLY SUBSCRIBE ACT ELIMINATES THE MIDDLEMAN OF GOOGLE OR APPLE THAT USERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO PURCHASE AN APP, ENDING THE CURRENT PRACTICE SAYS SENATOR SARA FEIGENHOLTZ OF CHICAGO.

SUPPORTERS SAY THIS WOULD HELP MORE THAN CREATORS OF GAMES AND OTHER APPS. FOR EXAMPLE, IT WILL SAVE NEWSPAPER COMPANIES MONEY BY LETTING THEM DIRECTLY SIGN UP DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS.