Beatles' Apple battle is settled
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Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.
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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.
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CUPERTINO, Calif. and LONDON, Feb. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) Inc. and The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into a new agreement concerning the use of the name "Apple" and apple logos which replaces their 1991 Agreement.
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Apple Computer Inc. has struck a defiant stance with Scandinavian regulators, staunchly defending its right to make its iPod the only portable music player compatible with songs purchased from the company's iTunes music store.
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Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.
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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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Apple Computer Inc.  said  it will pay $100 million for a license to use Creative  Technology Ltd.'s  patented digital music player  technology, settling legal disputes between the two companies.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Apple, the Silicon Valley company, and Apple Corps, the Beatles' record label, are finally burying the silver hammer, err, hatchet.
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Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd., in a deal which could pave the way for the band's songs to be played on Apple's iTunes music store.
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With Macworld just around the corner, Apple today settled a dispute around iTunes pricing involving the European Commmission (EC), a British consumer group, and four major music companies.
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iPod maker Apple Inc.  said on Monday it has settled a disagreement with The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. over the use of the brand, in a new deal that now gives the computer maker control of the name.
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By PAUL REVOIR  IT'S 40 years since they were shaking the world in their mop-top prime.   But the Beatles could soon be topping the charts again after the ending of a legal battle which could pave the way for legal downloads of their music.
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Settling an antitrust case brought by European regulators, Apple agreed to align the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain with those in Continental Europe.
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TechWeb - Apple Computer and Apple Corps may forge an agreement to offer Beatles music over iTunes, according to published reports.
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They worked it out. Months after the owner of an Elvis Shop in London took the owner of a Beatles shop to court, the two parties settled their troubles without a trial Tuesday.
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Apple Inc. will own the Apple trademark but the Beatles Apple Corps can still use it. All you need is love, apparently. By the Associated Press.
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Apple (the technology company) and Apple (the Beatles' old record label) have at long last concluded their trademark dispute. There is still,however, no word on whether or when iTunes will offer Beatles tracks for download.