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September 4, 2012
More on Bruce Willis and iTunes
As I previously blogged about, Bruce Willis wants to give his iTunes
collection to his children upon his death, but iTunes terms and conditions do
not currently allow this. Without
citing any sources, The Daily Mail speculated that Bruce Willis is considering
legal action against Apple. CNN
attempted to confirm the Daily Mail’s report, and Willis’s wife reported that
it was not a true story.
Regardless of whether Willis has a plan to sue Apple, the inconsistency between his wishes and iTunes terms raises relevant issues. When you buy iTunes files, you are only purchasing the license to listen to that song on your apple device, not the music itself. If Willis chooses to sue Apple, he will be up against a formidable legal team with a solid legal argument--when users click agree on the terms and conditions, that constitutes a legal signature in a contract between the user and Apple.
See Brandon Griggs, Can Bruce Willis Leave His iTunes Music To His Kids?, CNN Tech, Sept. 4, 2012.
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Good example of how the first week of law school is still important. Offer, acceptance, consideration...done deal.
Posted by: Brian J. Cohan | Sep 4, 2012 1:01:36 PM
