>Has anyone heard about this? It seems that the Beatles have a copyright >on the trade name "Apple Corps", and when MacIntosh started calling itself >Apple, they sued the Mac PTB and won! The upshot was that Mac was allowed >to use the apple designation for computers, hardware, etc. but agreed NEVER >to use apple for music related products. > >It appears that they are doing so, and a suit is in the works. The lawyer >for the Beatles says this will be like taking candy from a baby and shakes >his head in wonder that the Mac PTB would be this stupid. > >It does make one wonder.
I thought this was old news. Apple (the UK recording company) did in fact come to an agreement with Apple (the US computer company) allowing them to use the name. Then later they sued when Apple Computer entered into what they considered the "music" business (I think it had to do with the midi abilities of either the IIgs, or an early Mac... not sure of the exact details). That was settled long ago (and in fact, had a system sound named after the issue... Sosume). I haven't heard of a new lawsuit, but with Apple now in the MP3 player business, and the selling of music business, I could see that depending on the previous agreements, they may again be in violation of terms and get sued again. Give Apple Computer another quarter of good music downloads, and maybe they'll just buy Apple Corps :-) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
