Bruce Willis Considering Legal Action Against Apple Over Rights to Digital Music Collection
“Solicitor Chris Walton said: “Lots of people will be surprised on learning all those tracks and books they have bought over the years don’t actually belong to them.”
Bruce Willis is more usually seen escaping from explosions and battling terrorists to save the world.
His latest battle, however, takes him to the considerably quieter world of the courtroom – although he still faces a formidable opponent.
The Hollywood action hero is said to be considering legal action against technology giant Apple over his desire to leave his digital music collection to his daughters.
If he succeeds, he could benefit not just himself and his family but the millions who have purchased songs from Apple’s iTunes Store.
Willis has discovered that, like anyone who has bought music online, he does not actually own the tracks but is instead ‘borrowing’ them under a licence. Most purchasers do not bother to read the details of the terms and conditions they agree to when buying an album, but the small print makes it clear that music bought through iTunes should not be passed on to others.
Since Willis – who occasionally sings with a blues band and has appeared in a video for Damon Albarn’s band Gorillaz – has apparently spent thousands of dollars downloading music on to “many, many iPods”, he is keen to be able to hand it on legitimately to daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.
What kind of drugs was he on, when he named his daughters those bobo names?!
you own nothing. you control nothing. anything can be taken from you in a second.
Hasn’t that been apparent?
With re: to Willis’s case, I just imagine that he bought albums instead, and gave those to his daughter. So it would be legit to release the digital music to his daughters as long as they are not copied. Why would Apple have any say who is in possession of the original download?
They don’t. But they’ll spend millions trying to convince (scare) you, and the courts are stacked with fascist judges. So I guess they have the upper hand.
Typical JERSEY GOOFBALLS……….early version of Snooky’s Uncle.