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Monday, 3 September 2012

iHard - Bruce Willis set to take on Apple over iTunes


You've heard of Apple and Samsung battling each other in court but the fruity giant from Cupertino may soon star in a legal face off with Hollywood star Bruce Willis who is considering suing over ownership of his iTunes collection.

As you may or may not know you don't actually own the music or videos you purchase from Apple using iTunes, you pay for a license to use them, so should you wish to give your collection away, or leave it to a loved one, you can't.

Bruce, unhappy that he can't leave his collection to his daughters, is said to be willing to face Apple in court in order to get the right to transfer ownership, a right many iTunes users may not even be aware they don't have.

Apple have the power to freeze the use of any iTunes account if they  believe that account is being shared illegally, something that would render the stars collection unusable.

The chances are that Apple will come to an agreement to avoid such a high profile celebrity court case where they could be seen as being in the wrong but, if they don't then Willis's next starring role could just be in court.