Post by xpt626 on Mar 16, 2004 8:30:47 GMT -5
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
By Roger Friedman
Associated Press
The Beatles to Sue Apple Computers
The big news out of last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame dinner at the Waldorf? (I mean, besides the fact that the press was let in for the first time ever?)
Here it is: The Beatles are indeed about to sue Apple Computers over the iPod, iTunes and Apple Music. You may recall that I broke the story last year that Apple Computers long ago signed an agreement with the Beatles' Apple Records that they would never ever ever have a company called Apple Music and that they would never ever ever go into the music business.
Indeed, several years ago Apple Computers actually paid the Beatles a whopping $48 million for copyright infringement. That was when they signed the agreement. But when Apple's Steve Jobs launched the iPod and all its ancillary products, I told you that the Beatles would get litigious.
Now I'm told that the suit is imminent and that the only remaining questions are which jurisdiction it falls in, the U.S. or the U.K. Meantime, the Beatles' songs are just about the only ones not carried on the iTunes service. Now you know why.
By Roger Friedman
Associated Press
The Beatles to Sue Apple Computers
The big news out of last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame dinner at the Waldorf? (I mean, besides the fact that the press was let in for the first time ever?)
Here it is: The Beatles are indeed about to sue Apple Computers over the iPod, iTunes and Apple Music. You may recall that I broke the story last year that Apple Computers long ago signed an agreement with the Beatles' Apple Records that they would never ever ever have a company called Apple Music and that they would never ever ever go into the music business.
Indeed, several years ago Apple Computers actually paid the Beatles a whopping $48 million for copyright infringement. That was when they signed the agreement. But when Apple's Steve Jobs launched the iPod and all its ancillary products, I told you that the Beatles would get litigious.
Now I'm told that the suit is imminent and that the only remaining questions are which jurisdiction it falls in, the U.S. or the U.K. Meantime, the Beatles' songs are just about the only ones not carried on the iTunes service. Now you know why.