Apple vs Apple Corps - Beatles Lost court fight

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:01 am

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/9175647/detail.html

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:05 am

Another site for the agreement... Not sure if anyone's seen it

http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/apple/aclac100991tmagr.html

chingnchime · Post by **chingnchime** » Mon May 08, 2006 6:04 am

I think the only people who CARE are the ones involved. Jeez, the band broke up 35 years ago. Are the Beatles (rather, their lawyers)thinking someones going to buy a computer or software and think it's Beatle-related?? Ridiculous!

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Mon May 08, 2006 6:28 am

It is kind of crazy but I guess if you own something you kind of want to protect it...

mutato · Post by **mutato** » Mon May 15, 2006 10:58 am

My thoughts are if Apple ever started to manage bands, or sign them to some cool "Apple" record label, we'd have some validity to the lawsuit.

Ironically, Apple today is more associated with the computers and not the Beatles' company. Except for us of course!

To bust balls, I think that Paul and Ringo should create a Beatle's Branded computer and sell it under the Apple name. ; - )

See what happens!

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:01 am

Contests like this make me understand that my tiny problems mean nothing. May the best zillionaire win!

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:08 am

I suggest many of you have already seen that, but...

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:33 am

The lawyers always win.

The Beatles lost round I.

Even though they no longer exist.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:38 am

That sure ups the ante for Round 2, doesn't it?

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:16 am

I think if someone @ Apple was thinking in terms of profit instead of name branding we'd have a Beatles iPod, like that U2 one that came out not too long ago. iTunes could have the Beatles' catalog exclusively available for download. I bet you'd have a on of people grabbing the iPod. But no... It's gotta be a territory thingy.

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:20 am

Check this out- saw this on the 'net...

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:14 pm

this is going around the internet......

YOU'RE ON THE AIR: When Apple Computer won a trademark infringement case
filed by Apple Corps, The Beatles' holding company, the BBC in London,
England, grabbed online expert Guy Kewney from the lobby, slapped a
microphone on him, shoved him in front of a camera and went on the air
live. The man had a shocked look on his face, but went on with the
interview despite the fact that he wasn't Guy Kewney, but rather a cab
driver who was apparently there to drive Kewney home after the gig. The
still unidentified black man with a French accent was not a close match
for the real Kewney, who's white. Worse, the driver "didn't seem to
know much about Apple, online music or The Beatles," Kewney said
afterward. He watched from a monitor in another waiting room, adding
the cabbie "seemed as baffled as I felt." (London Daily Mail)

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat May 20, 2006 5:27 am

I've seen it. It's a hoot! He has since been identified and has been offered a contract as a spokesman for Tesco.

Such grace under pressure! He winged the the entire interview, giving answers that said basically nothing, to the presenter's questions.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Sat May 20, 2006 6:00 am

Good going BBC.

This sounds like the episode of Seinfeld where Kramer is just standing in an office one day and someone yells at him "there's a meeting in five minutes in the conference room!"

So Kramer goes into the meeting and proceeds to "work" at the firm for the next week or so and just because he's there, everyone there, including the bosses, think he's an employee. It sounds like the BBC segment is as funny.