Apple Faces Lawsuit For Terminating Account With $24,000 Worth Of Content
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A man from the Northern District of California has sued Apple, alleging its media services terms and conditions, which permit the company to terminate an Apple ID, are unlawful.
Apple currently has the right to terminate any Apple ID, even based on mere suspicion. Plus, once an Apple ID has been terminated, the user can no longer access media content they’ve previously purchased.
Matthew Price, the plaintiff, said he spent almost US$25,000 on content attached to his Apple ID. When Apple terminated his Apple ID for an alleged violation of its terms and conditions, Price apparently lost access to all of the content.
As per AppleInsider, the content lost included apps, in-app purchases, programs, and platform extensions. He is also alleging that Apple is preventing users from accessing unused funds attached to an Apple ID. For example, Price said he had about US$7 leftover in iTunes credit.
The lawsuit claims the tech giant’s conduct is “unfair, unlawful, fraudulent, and illegal,” and alleges Apple is in violation of several consumer regulations in the state of California. The filing isn’t just for Price himself. Instead, it is seeking class-action status, with a Nationwide class including people in the US who have had their Apple IDs terminated.
Price v Apple by Mikey Campbell
[via Apple Insider, cover image via Apple]
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