Zaragoza v. Apple Inc., 2019 WL 1171161, No. 18-cv-06139-PJH (N.D. Cal. Mar. 13, 2019)Plaintiffs sued Apple for how it sells TV seasons on its iTunes store. The home page for each season “provides general information about the season and three purchasing options,” which include buying individual episodes, buying an existing full season, and buying all current and future episodes of an as-yet-to-be-completed season (Season Pass). Apple represents the number of “Episodes” available in a season on each season’s home page, with individual video clips in a horizontally scrolling list along the bottom, with cost information and text along with a thumbnail image. Plaintiffs alleged that Apple delivers fewer than the advertised number of episodes with its “Buy Season” or “Season Pass” options, because Apple counts both promotional videos and what consumers allegedly understand the word “episode” to mean—plot-based…
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