Bruce Willis considers suing Apple to will iTunes collection

Neil Sears for the Daily Mail:

[Bruce Willis] is said to be considering legal action against technology giant Apple over his desire to leave his digital music collection to his daughters.

The report says that Willis’ lawyer contends that the iTunes terms of service only allows him to “borrow” the music, not own it outright. He wants to put it in trust for his daughters in the event of his death, as he would for other assets.

In 2009, Apple removed DRM restrictions on the music sold through the iTunes Store (users with tracks purchased before then can pay to “upgrade” them to a DRM-free version).

Those tracks can be copied to other computers unencumbered with any restrictions, though that’s not ownership as defined by the iTunes Store terms of service, according to Willis’ lawyers.

Update: Bruce Willis’ wife disputes the report on Twitter.