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Beatles vs Apple

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the take-a-bite-out-of-the-oh-never-mind dept.

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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  1. allofmp3.com by Flyinace2000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I just get my Beatles tunes (and anything else for that matter) from http://allofmp3.com/. Works pretty well and i can choice any format i want!

    --
    -Will
  2. Re:Oh for the love of God... by Trekkie+Monster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    People who do whatever you do for a living suck! How's that for a witty, well-informed rejoinder.

  3. Have we ran out of unique brand names? by Secrity · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why is it that computer companies think that they can Trademark dictionary words that are in common use? There was the Apple and then the Pineapple, Orange, and Pear knockoffs. Palm is a favorite (non)trademark of mine, right next to Windows. Commodore is stretching things. Altair (from MITS) was a unique tradename, Exidy was also unique (although Sorcerer could have caused issues). Tomy was a unique, although scary name for a computer. All of these non-unique tradenames are lawsuits just waiting to start.

  4. Sgt. Jobbie's Trademark Rip Off Band by Zhe+Mappel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was, er, a buncha years ago today
    Sgt. Jobbie had to go and pay
    For jacking names from Apple Corp
    Now he's bent over like a Mapplethorpe
    So may I recommend that you
    Dump your stock while you can!
    Sgt. Jobbie's Trademark Rip Off Band!

    We're Sgt. Jobbie's Trademark Rip Off Band
    Sure, we may have thought of Apple second
    We're Sgt. Jobbie's Trademark Rip Off Band
    But the bill's higher than we reckoned!

    iPods are very profitable,
    They've kept us in turtlenecks.
    You're such a lovely installed base
    We'd hate to charge you more for things
    But now we'll have to charge you more!
    I don't really want to kiss and tell!
    But hell I really might as well!
    Yoko Ono comes from outer space,
    And Ringo's nose has been replaced!
    So let me recommend to you
    Never listen to another Beatles song!
    Just Sgt. Jobbie's Trademark Rip Off Band!