I don't think Apple would see death as a valid reason to transfer ID's and therefore purchases. I believe they've argued that purchases are not inheritable. Here's an article from last year by the NYT's MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/who-inherits-your-itunes-library-2012-08-23
The big thing that may be holding this up is that purchases are non-transferable. The public needs to successfully find a way or judgement that eliminates this obstacle.
*Cant insert a link on mobile. MR is too cheap/lazy/indifferent (?) to create an app with that functionality.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/who-inherits-your-itunes-library-2012-08-23
The big thing that may be holding this up is that purchases are non-transferable. The public needs to successfully find a way or judgement that eliminates this obstacle.
*Cant insert a link on mobile. MR is too cheap/lazy/indifferent (?) to create an app with that functionality.