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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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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
is ingesting our cHances
...I submitted this story, based on a BBC article, way back on March 22; this can be seen from the Recent Submissions list at the bottom of my user page.
I'm not worried about having a story rejected, but then when the same story is submitted by somebody else, and accepted, I get mighty pissed. However, I mustn't gripe; I guess the /, editors have just as much right to be fuckwit tossers as the next man...
Tubal-Cain smokes the white owl.
People who do whatever you do for a living suck! How's that for a witty, well-informed rejoinder.
From Apple Computer:
Why should we have to change, they are the ones who suck!
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.
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!