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Apple Corps lose lawsuit against Apple Computer

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The BBC reports that the Apple Corps have lost their lawsuit against Apple Computer. Mr Justice Edward Mann, the presiding judge on the case, ruled that Apple Computer used its Apple logo in association with its store and not the music itself, and was therefore not in breach of trademark agreements made in previous decades.



According to the BBC, Apple Corps is planning to appeal the case.
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And how! Thank God for that.

So does this mean we'll see the Beatles on iTunes now?
 
sishaw said:
We've been hearing for a while that Apple (the Beatles' music company) has been remastering the Beatles' catalogue in order to make it available on iTunes.
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Sorry, that's wrong. They are not remastering the catalogue to make it available on iTunes. They're remastering the catalogue to make it available in digital formats (.mp3's, etc...). Whether it will be sold on iTunes or whatever other store is out there this month (Sony, Microsoft, etc...) remains to be seen.
 
*Pops open champagne*

Finally now maybe Apple Corps will finally get off Apple's case and stop suing them every 10 years.

snkTab said:
What about Logic, Soundtrack, and Garage Band?

Or does 'create music' just prevent Apple from becoming a band.
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I think it means to prevent them from becoming a record label
 
Boggle said:
The best part is, the beatles will have to pay for Apple's legal costs. I wish they'd adopt that system in the US. It would put a stop to all those frivilous law suits of ppl seeking fast money in out-of-court settlements, ..."
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That's my thought, too. Do you think the debt owed to Apple Computer is significant enough that they will get to distribute Beatles music over iTunes as the reparation? (Personally, I tired of Beatles music about 20 years ago, but their music will sell really well on iTMS.)
 
Beatles Catalog

People ask if this could mean the Beatles catalog coming up in iTunes...but with all this b.s. between Apple and Apple, don't you think this could mean the opposite ? That everyone but iTunes gets it ?
 
Doga said:
Heh heh, nice play on words. :p

I too was thinking the plaintiff would win so I'm pleasantly surprised and pleased by the ruling.
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I don't understand why people thought Apple Corps would win. Apple Computer hammered out an agreement with the last lawsuit that clearly stated they could do anything with the Apple name except become a record label. And they aren't producing music or selling CDs.

David:cool:
 
steve_hill4 said:
...bad news as it may delay the Beatles back catalogue entering the iTMS.
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That's bad news? It's a resounding "MEH" to me. If you're a Beatles fan, you've already got the discs. Why would you want to buy crippled, low-bitrate versions?
 
This really is the big decision so many of us have been waiting for its good to see apple computer coming out on top. I think that its pretty funny back in 91 no one saw apple computer being this deep into the music industry. I wonder if the appeal will go anywhere somehow I doubt it.
 
Hmmm... two apples, two logos, one lawsuit. I think the Beatles had a point... but they went about it in the wrong manner. The we're the Beatles so obviously everyone else sucks was bound to not go far with the magistrate... A reasonable agreement with apple would proly make far more that the 1.5 or 2 million quid they are gonna have to sink into Apple Legal... is iTunes/Apple so evil that they cant see the potential revenue source sitting right in front of them? My dad asked me the other day if he could get the Beatles off iTunes but I had to say no... Maybe this will change things.
 
I hate Apple Corps, so this is good news for me. They are just greedy scumbags who make money off music they had nothing to do with the creation of.
 
Lord Blackadder said:
I hate Apple Corps, so this is good news for me. They are just greedy scumbags who make money off music they had nothing to do with the creation of.
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Apart from the fact that they are primarily owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Star and the estates of John Lennon and George Harrison. Other than that they have nothing to do with the Beatles. ;)

Still, Apple Corps is a placeholder for Beatles music and is not an active record label in itself. It really seems unfair to restrict the actions of a growing company on the basis that you own a name. This would be extemely difficult for a judge to make a call on. Apple is synonymous with iTunes and the iPod and that in itself raises the profile of Apple Computer. If Apple were forced to trade under a different name for iTunes and iPod then the HALO effect would be greatly reduced and restrictive. But the judge made a call and it is a good one.
 
The Beatles are not stupid. They would be insane not to sell at iTMS. I don't know that Steve can entice them to do an iTMS exclusive, but the store is too large to ignore. They would be cutting off their noses to spite their face if they boycotted Apple's distribution network (iTMS).
 
Foxnews.com Had This Hours Ago!

Foxnews.com Had This Story Hours Ago. You Guys Specialize In Apple Related News? What Were You Doing Sleeping? Puuhhlease!
 
That's good news. This was the only logical outcome of the case, and logic has prevailed.
 
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