Report: Apple, Beatles close to iTunes deal
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The Beatles&#8217; noticeable absence from Apple&#8217;s iTunes Store could soon be a thing of the past if a report in Fortune proves to be correct. The Time Warner-owned business magazine is reporting that Apple is close to a deal for putting the British rock group&#8217;s music catalog online. What&#8217;s more, Fortune reports, Apple could be on the verge of becoming the exclusive online source for Beatles downloads for a limited time.
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Music fans in the UK have reason to celebrate. Apple announced it will lower the prices it charges for music on its UK iTunes Store within six months. The decision marks the end of a European Commission antitrust probe into Apple's pricing practices.
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Apple and 20th Century Fox are to announce a deal that will allow people to rent films via iTunes, reports say.
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U2 and Apple Computer are expected to announce next week that they have inked a deal to sell custom iPods. According to a source, the band&#39;s upcoming Interscope album &quot;How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,&quot; due Nov.
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Apple Inc. is urging some iPod and iTunes users to hold off on upgrading computers to Windows Vista, warning that the iTunes music software may not work well with the new operating system from rival Microsoft Corp.
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(InfoWorld) - Apple Inc., the computer and digital music company, has bought rights to all "Apple" trademarks from Apple Corps. Ltd., the record company set up by The Beatles, ending aÂ long-running trademark disputeÂ between the two. However, there was no word on whether Apple will soon begin selling The Beatles' music through its iTunes Store. Last year the two companies took a dispute over the trademarks to court in London. Apple Corps. alleged that Apple, then called Apple Computer, had breached a 1991 agreement not to use its apple logo to sell music when it launched the iTunes Store. The companies both use logos based on the fruit: Apple's is a stylized silhouette of one with a bite taken out, while Apple Corp.'s is a more realistic rendering of the fruit. Despite an increasing proportion of Apple's revenue coming from the iTunes-iPod combination, the judge found against the record company in May. Apple's use of the logo was a reasonable one under the terms of the 1991 agreement, as it was clear that Apple was not using the logo to sell music, but to promote a service through which others could sell their music, he found. Under the terms of Monday's deal, Apple will license the Apple name and the green apple logo back to Apple Corps. so that it can continue using them, the two announced Monday. The companies declined to comment on the financial terms of the deal. There was no word, either, on whether Apple will sell The Beatles' music through its iTunes Store. At the end of last year's lawsuit, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he hoped the two companies would be able to work together to make that happen, but neither company would talk about such a deal Monday. "This decision doesn't have anything to do with that," said Apple Corps. spokeswoman Elizabeth Freund, while a spokeswoman for Apple said "We don't talk about future plans." At EMI Group, the company which holds the publishing rights to The Beatles' music, spokesman Murray Chalmers declined to comment on whether discussions were taking place with Apple. However, he did not rule out the possibility that the music might be sold through the iTunes Store in the future. There are plenty of recordings of The Beatles' hits such as "Come Together" and "Yesterday" available through the iTunes store -- but all recorded by tribute bands.
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By Associated Press  CUPERTINO, Calif.  --  Apple Inc., maker of the iPod, and the guardian of the Beatles' music resolved their long-simmering dispute Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark.  The settlement between Apple Inc.
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Apple Computer said it had settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles over the use of &quot;Apple&quot; as a name and logo, raising hopes that songs by the Fab Four might soon be available as legal downloads.
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Apple's iTunes and European mobile  operators including Vodafone on Thursday agreed on royalty  rates to pay song writers and music publishers for digital  downloads in Britain to partly resolve a dispute.
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The Beatles, trading as Apple Corp, won&#39;t let it be when it comes to Apple Computer&#39;s forays into the music business. Photo: Getty Images.
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British music fans will pay less for  downloads from Apple's  online iTunes store after Apple  Chief Executive Steve Jobs reached a deal with the European  Commission.
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Several rivals of Apple Computer Inc.  plan digital music devices to work closely with their own  online music services, just as Apple's iPods and iTunes do, The  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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By JORDAN ROBERTSON Associated Press  Apple Inc. and the Beatles' Apple Corps end their dispute, but iTunes downloading is still uncertain.   Video:  Apple, Beatles Settle Trademark Suit     SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For the third time in nearly three decades, iPod maker Apple Inc.
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Starbucks Corp. on Thursday said its Hear Music catalog will be available in the iTunes music store under an agreement with iTunes owner Apple Computer Inc..
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Starbucks Corp.  on Thursday  said its Hear Music catalog will be available in the iTunes  music store under an agreement with iTunes owner Apple Computer  Inc. .
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Variety has set the speculation machines on fire today by reporting that Apple and The Beatles are close to a settlement in the two companies&#39; legal dispute.
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Apple Corp. and Apple Comp. - aka the Beatles and the maker of the Mac - are reported to be on the verge of ending their legal dispute over the latter&#39;s right to operate in the music market.