- Who: Eddie Guerra filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc.
- Why: Guerra claims Apple falsely advertises digital content on its Apple TV platform as “4K”.
- Where: The Apple class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
ArticleA new class action lawsuit alleges Apple Inc. advertises movies and other video content for purchase on its Apple TV platform as 4K (approximately 4,000 pixels) despite downloaded content only being available in a maximum of 1080 pixels.
Plaintiff Eddie Guerra claims content advertised as 4K on Apple TV can only be viewed in 4K, if at all, only by streaming the content over an internet connection and, further, that the license to view the content is subject to be removed by Apple “at all times.”
“Apple does not allow the downloading of 4K content for offline viewing, despite advertising digital content as 4K at the time of sale,” the Apple class action says.
Guerra wants to represent a nationwide class and California class of consumers who bought a digital audiovisual work from Apple TV that was advertised as “4K.”
Apple failed to disclose ownership of digital content, class action alleges
Guerra also argues Apple violates California law by failing to disclose that consumers who select to “Buy” digital content on Apple TV are not obtaining unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good.
Apple is required by law to disclose to consumers who “Buy” the digital content that they are not actually “purchasing it,” but rather...
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