The judge instead rejected that argument, and allowed the case to proceed, writing (via The Hollywood Reporter):Īpple contends that 'o reasonable consumer would believe' that purchased content would remain on the iTunes platform indefinitely. The lead plaintiff in the class action suit argues “this labeling is deceptive as the use of a ‘Buy’ button and representation that content has been ‘Purchased’ leads consumers to believe their access cannot be revoked.” They also allege this is “untrue as Apple reserves the right to terminate the consumers’ access and use of content at any time, and in fact, has done so on numerous occasions.” The plaintiff claims they “would not have purchased the content or would not have paid as much, if he had known that his access and use could be terminated at any time.”Īpple tried to get the lawsuit dismissed, claiming that consumers know that buying something on iTunes doesn’t mean buying it forever. The current legal case working its way through the California courts involves Apple and movies purchased through its iTunes store. The fine print on these sites almost always reveal that said retailers can revoke your “ownership” of the purchased titles for various reasons, without having to reimburse you. A lawsuit that’s moving forward in California serves as yet another reminder that “buying” a digital copy of something from an online retailer does not mean you necessarily own it forever.
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