Collective Action: Apple should pay billions for “e-book consumer deception”

Apple is encountered with regular gathering cases – especially in the United States – in which customers claim that group products are faulty or even “consumers deception”. It occurs regularly with deep pockets, often out -off -project comes out and the affected people are paid for small amounts -Police legal fees. A special process against the iPhone manufacturer now began in California: a group of users desire billions, but not due to hardware problems, but due to the sale of e-books. Apple cheated consumers as they could only be licensed and not permanently acquired. This process is not only interesting due to high amounts of complaints, but also because many corporations are exactly the same, with software, music or video.

Common problem with digital content

Regarding the trial that macromors first stated that there were two Apple customers in the District Court Court Court Court California of the United States (5: 25 -CV -2988) Presented. As usual, the judge still has to appreciate that he gets the status of collective action. Why only Apple was prosecuted, whose e-book shop named Apple Books is much smaller than Amazon’s Kindle Store, initially unclear. The damage amount is much higher than $ 5 billion.

Apple’s type of selling its e-books is not uncommon in any way. During digitization, almost all the providers rely on this business model on the Internet. For example, customers do not get the e-book forever, but- according to the terms of use and contract- buy a license that the provider can also withdraw. As a result, the plaintiff claims that some customers have lost access to their digital books – including low decrease, even though they paid for it. “Apple removes books without warning and without reimbursement,” the lawsuit continues.

The material may disappear

In fact, American customers’ terms “Apple Media Services” The following section: “Even though this is not possible, the material can be removed from services after purchases and no longer it can be downloaded or accessed by Apple (for example, because Apple loses its right from the provider of materials to provide them).” So Apple recommends downloading all purchased materials and making backups-but it is not always easy because e-books, for example, in the file system thoroughly Are.

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As mentioned, it is not clear whether the lawsuit really receives collective action and whether it has not been rejected quickly. The plaintiff requested that $ 5 billion is paid as compensation, which is then paid to all the buyers of digital books as well as digital audio books. Apple has not yet commented on the process. The judge’s election is still pending, writing macromors.

(BSC)