More on Bruce Willis and iTunes

As I previously blogged about, Bruce Willis wants to give his iTunescollection to his children upon his death, but iTunes terms and conditions donot currently allow this.  Withoutciting any sources, The Daily Mail speculated that Bruce Willis is consideringlegal action against Apple.  CNNattempted to confirm the Daily Mail’s report, and Willis’s wife reported thatit was not a true story. 

Regardless of whether Willis has a plan to sue Apple, the inconsistencybetween his wishes and iTunes terms raises relevant issues.  When you buy iTunes files, you are onlypurchasing the license to listen to that song on your apple device, not themusic itself.  If Willis chooses to sue Apple, he will be up against a formidable legal team with a solid legal argument–when users clickagree on the terms and conditions, that constitutes a legal signature in acontract between the user and Apple. 

See Brandon Griggs, CanBruce Willis Leave His iTunes Music To His Kids?, CNN Tech, Sept. 4,2012.