There are (so far) no reliable sources in this particular story. The issue, however, is quite real.
"Service providers have different rules-and few state them clearly in their terms and conditions. Many give users a personal right to use an account, but nobody else, even after death. Facebook allows relatives to close an account or turn it into a memorial page. Gmail (run by Google) will provide copies of e-mails to an executor. Music downloaded via iTunes is held under a licence which can be revoked on death. Apple declined to comment on the record on this or other policies. All e-mail and data on its iCloud service are deleted on the death of the owner." www.economist.com/node/21553011 Amalyah Keshet -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber Sent: 04 September, 2012 5:45 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Bruce Willis not suing Apple but this is still a teachable moment TechCrunch and other news outlets are using Emma Heming-Willis' (Bruce Willis' wife) Tweet denying that Bruce was going to sue Apple<http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/03/bruce-willis-itunes-music-library/>. As Lesley Ellen Harris said, it is still a teachable moment for everyone but disappointing that it isn't true. Although I think there is still room to see what happens. One tweet does not seem to be a fully reliable source either. Kent On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:00 AM, <mcn-l-request at mcn.edu> wrote: > Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to > mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mcn-l-request at mcn.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mcn-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To Bequeath His > iTunes Library (Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]) > 2. Re: FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To Bequeath His > iTunes Library (Lesley Ellen Harris) > 3. Re: FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To Bequeath His > iTunes Library (Tom Arnautovic) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:13:56 +0000 > From: "Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il]" <akeshet at imj.org.il> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: [MCN-L] FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To Bequeath > His iTunes Library > Message-ID: > <CD9A7B872244264FB7BEBF84F141225C2C1AD3D9 at MAILSRV2.imj.org.il> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > Go, Bruce! A very real issue affecting all of us (eventually) with > many forms of digital content - including emails. > > _____________________ > > 9/2/2012: "According to The Sun (UK), Bruce Willis is preparing to sue > Apple over the terms and conditions of its iTunes service. The actor > has collected a huge music library, and wants to leave the haul to his > daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. But under iTunes' current terms > and conditions, customers essentially only 'borrow' tracks rather than > owning them outright. So any music library amassed like that would be > worthless when the owner dies." > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/09/02/ownage-bruce-will > is-to-sue-apple-over-right-to-bequeath-his-itunes-library/ > > ______________________ > > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, > Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 10:44:44 -0400 > From: Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To > Bequeath His iTunes Library > Message-ID: <E2D49C13-B261-4539-B761-E9B418CC41ED at comcast.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > It's also a good example to use to teach people about the difference > between a license and an assignment, and what you can do with > "purchased" content. > > Lesley > > Lesley Ellen Harris > www.copyrightlaws.com > @Copyrightlaws > > > On Sep 3, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: > > Go, Bruce! A very real issue affecting all of us (eventually) with > many forms of digital content - including emails. > > _____________________ > > 9/2/2012: "According to The Sun (UK), Bruce Willis is preparing to sue > Apple over the terms and conditions of its iTunes service. The actor > has collected a huge music library, and wants to leave the haul to his > daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. But under iTunes' current terms > and conditions, customers essentially only 'borrow' tracks rather than > owning them outright. So any music library amassed like that would be > worthless when the owner dies." > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/09/02/ownage-bruce-will > is-to-sue-apple-over-right-to-bequeath-his-itunes-library/ > > ______________________ > > > Amalyah Keshet > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, > Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 01:38:28 +0000 > From: Tom Arnautovic <tarnautovic at crockerartmuseum.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Cc: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] FW: Bruce Willis To Sue Apple Over Right To > Bequeath His iTunes Library > Message-ID: > <C35D991F-7DB6-48FE-BC95-0F2225DDAAE8 at crockerartmuseum.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Can anyone point out the relevant non-transferability clause in the > iTunes terms? I have a hard time finding it. > http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html > > Thanks > > Tom A. > IT Manger > CAM > > On Sep 3, 2012, at 7:45, "Lesley Ellen Harris" > <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> > wrote: > > > It's also a good example to use to teach people about the difference > between a license and an assignment, and what you can do with "purchased" > content. > > > > Lesley > > > > Lesley Ellen Harris > > www.copyrightlaws.com > > @Copyrightlaws > > > > > > On Sep 3, 2012, at 9:13 AM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: > > > > Go, Bruce! A very real issue affecting all of us (eventually) with > > many > forms of digital content - including emails. > > > > _____________________ > > > > 9/2/2012: "According to The Sun (UK), Bruce Willis is preparing to > > sue > Apple over the terms and conditions of its iTunes service. The actor > has collected a huge music library, and wants to leave the haul to his > daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. But under iTunes' current terms > and conditions, customers essentially only 'borrow' tracks rather than > owning them outright. So any music library amassed like that would be > worthless when the owner dies." > > > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2012/09/02/ownage-bruce-will > is-to-sue-apple-over-right-to-bequeath-his-itunes-library/ > > > > ______________________ > > > > > > Amalyah Keshet > > Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management The Israel Museum, > > Jerusalem Chair, MCN IP SIG > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > mcn-l mailing list > mcn-l at mcn.edu > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > End of mcn-l Digest, Vol 85, Issue 2 > ************************************ > -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937
