Is Apple Afraid of Lodsys? Or preparing to pounce like a Lion? (baumlegal.com)

We know that Apple responded strongly to Lodsys’ threats against iOS developers using In-App purchase technology.Apple recently updated its itunesconnect Developer Guide to include the following for In-App Purchases in Mac OS X Lion:

If the developer does have a legal issue, say, a cease and desist from Lodsys, it must indicate that fact as follows:

Is Apple worried about incurring liability for developers’ infringement of the Lodsys patents? Or is it instead seeking ammunition to file a declaratory judgment action against Lodsys and invalidate its patents? We shall soon see.