Beatles vs Apple

loid_void writes "Beatles fan Steve Jobs could lose a large bite of his Apple to his idols, says a report in Forbes. The Beatles' company, Apple Corps., is involved in a legal battle with Jobs' Apple Computer, claiming the hardware manufacturer is in breach of a 1991 agreement that that forbids it from using the trademark for any application "whose principle content is music." The two companies have been involved in a number of court battles over the years involving the use of the Apple trademark." Good summary of all the wacky misadventure the two mega corporations have had.

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Re:Why?

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Remember the stories about that big bad software company (let's call it "SUCKS") lawsuiting the hell out of everybody for the last year or so? Apple Music is in quite the same position: Nobody knows them, nobody buys their products, they haven't done any creative work for 3 decades, they may have to close down in the near future. So they look out for the biggest possible cash-cow and sue them; hoping the out-of-court setlement will result in a buy-out of their company. Like SUCKS did with a big opponent (which we call hereby "Big-I"). Although i must say, that Apple Music actually seem to have some points to stand on (which we may call "proof") and they even really own the rights they claim.