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The Beatles, Apple, and iTunes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the a-tale-of-two-apples dept.

novus ordo writes "Apple is being sued in London by Apple Corps, owned by the former Beatles and their heirs. This is a third battle over the name 'Apple' in Britain. Apple Corps has previously been awarded $26M by Apple Computer for the use of the name."

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  1. Re:Apple Corps - New Release Coming 11 April 2006 by uptheriver · · Score: 4, Informative
    In fact, the statement that Apple Corps, Ltd. "haven't had a new release in, what, 30 years?" is inaccurate. There have been MANY, and in fact, the next one will be released on 11 April 2006, The Beatles new box set "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2."

    I'm not a lawyer, but I sure think that Apple Corps has a great case. There is both precedent where Apple Computer lost and paid damages and there is retention of trademark which is, as stated above, still in active usage.