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Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death

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Re: Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death

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Okay, I'm happy he's doing this, and I hope it doesn't mean he's having health problems. But I doubt his daughters are interested in his music.

One of the most connecting things my son and I share is music.

Of the few things that I remember about my father, a large part is music.

Even if you don't like the music, it still helps you understand. Sometimes it just helps you.

Re: Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death

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post #4

Really wish there were some other sources. All the tech blogs are also linking back to TheSun which I have a hard time taking seriously.

The story was also reported yesterday, with more detail, in the Sunday Times (http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/), which sits, ironically, behind a paywall. (I have the dead tree version here, which I guess I could photograph and upload.)

Re: Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death

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Aren't iTunes tracks all DRM-free now? Maybe Bruce has some old ones with DRM and hasn't paid to upgrade them to DRM-free.

What does DRM have to do with this though? Presumably the point isn't whether or not he can move these to another machine with a hardware/software dongle getting in the way. I take it that the point is that the Apple license prohibits him from legally giving/bequeathing these songs to anyone of his choosing.

Re: Bruce Willis to fight Apple over rights to music collection after his death

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post #10

Please don't ever post anything from The Sun. It's a worthless, sensationalist pit pandering in majority to festering idiots who live vicariously through a bizarre mix of celebrities and "real-life-tragedies". [Edit - This is, perhaps, an extreme view, and The Sun is in no way alone in using this modus operandi . However, as a Brit I feel an impulsive need to warn those who didn't grow up with The Sun!]

I don't care, I'll judge on the article. This one does not seem to fit the characteristics you describe. I'll trust the community not to upvote drivel too much (they probably will, but it won't be your usual sun drivel).

The story has apparently been disclaimed by Willis' wife

http://9to5mac.com/2012/09/03/bruce-willis-dietunes-yippikay...

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