Apple sued for terminating account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos
Lawsuits claim people don’t truly own content they purchase on digital
platforms.
Apple is facing two class-action lawsuits over the meaning of the words “rent”
and “buy.”
In the first suit, lead plaintiff David Andino argues that Apple’s definition
of the two words is deceptive since the company can terminate people’s Apple
IDs and, along with them, access to content they purchased using the “buy”
button. Thus, Andino is arguing that Apple allows consumers to rent content
rather than purchase it outright. If he had known that his access could be cut
off at any time, he says he would have not spent as much on iTunes content.
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/apple-faces-class-action-lawsuit-over-its-definition-of-the-word-buy/
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