Bruce Willis considering legal action against Apple over rights to digital music coll

[petercook7]

http://www.news.com.au/technology/br...-1226463667680


bought music online, he does not actually own the tracks but is instead ‘borrowing’ them under a licence

lol so you don't even own it, they can delete it at any time.

[jim]

I thought we all knew that was the case?

Sooner or later, I'm confident, the courts will screw them over - it goes against every right afforded consumers in things like SOGA, and effectively acts as a get-out clause for companies like Apple, like Valve and so on.

Thing is, it's rare that anyone bothers to challenge them. It requires someone with lots of spare dosh and steely determination... if that's Bruce Willis, then I applaud him.

[MadduckUK]

in before Yippee-ki-yay, ************.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I ran out of bullets!

[petercook7]

i'm glad someone with cash is going for it.

[Larkspeed]

About time someone did this with music.

It's already been determined in court that legally you have the right to sell games/software that you purchased digitally and no longer want, Although I have yet so see Valve and the like change their policies accordingly.

[TooNice]

^ Interesting. Good news if true, but would you mind quoting the part of the ruling that suggesting that Valve will *have* to change their policies?

I did not follow the case in question, and would like to ascertain that the ruling sets a precedent that makes it enforceable in Valves case, and that it's not just a wishful interpretation of the ruling.

Taking your statement as it is, would having a legal right to resale legally purchased software mean that Valve has a legal obligation to provide the facilities to do so?

[Larkspeed]

^ Interesting. Good news if true, but would you mind quoting the part of the ruling that suggesting that Valve will *have* to change their policies?

I did not follow the case in question, and would like to ascertain that the ruling sets a precedent that makes it enforceable in Valves case, and that it's not just a wishful interpretation of the ruling.

Taking your statement as it is, would having a legal right to resale legally purchased software mean that Valve has a legal obligation to provide the facilities to do so?

It was something I read on a tech site somewhere a while back and had no reason to disbelieve.

I can't remember where I saw it but I'm sure google can point you in the right direction.

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and 10 seconds later:

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/03/eu...ames-software/

[Godric]

good somebody needs to put that vile company in its place

[Saracen]

It's about time this legal minefield was clarified once and for all. This is one reason why I have not, and will not, use iTunes, at least until or unless the position of material I've paid for becomes clear. Ditto, for that matter, Steam.

So, Bruce .... more power to you.

[Spud1]

^^ Exactly, clarification would be great

imo it should be treated like a CD - you own the media (could be the mp3) which is then transferable along with the licence.

You never own the music in either case, but have something almost equivalent. Hopefully bruce can see this through and set a precedent: )

[GeorgeStorm]

Was so happy when I heard this, as others have said hopefully it will cause some changes in the way itunes and other similar services are run.

Go Bruce

[Unique]

bruce willis wife confirmed this wasn't true yesterday

[Larkspeed]

What an evil post:

[peterb]

Another triumph of journalism for News International

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...e-bruce-willis

[Unique]

Mind I did hear he was looking for faster broadband with no download limits