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> If Apple had all of this great power over the labels, why did it take so long to get the Beatles? That was a trademark dispute, see Apple vs. Apple.
by ectoplasm 11y ago
> If Apple had all of this great power over the labels, why did it take so long to get the Beatles?
That was a trademark dispute, see Apple vs. Apple.
- huxley 11y agoActually it was a dispute between EMI and Apple Corps (not invoking Apple Computer Inc) over royalties that held up the Beatles music licensing.
- ectoplasm 11y agoOh, I see. Thanks. When was it settled? Apple vs. Apple was settled in 2007. I would be surprised if the trademark dispute had no bearing on the licensing dispute internally, but I guess we can't know.
- huxley 11y agoIt was in April 2007, details are unsurprisingly confidential but "mutually acceptable" http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/emi-apple-corps-deal-good-news-itunes-17737/ http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/emi-apple-corps-deal-go...