Apple vs Apple

March 30, 2006 in Macs, Music by undulattice | No comments

The ongoing case of Apple Computers vs the Beatles’ Apple Corps record label.

Apple Corps say that Apple computers have broken a contract agreed between the two companies in 1991, in which Apple agreed not to move into the music industry, iPods and the iTunes Music Store being the major points of contention.
While this is old news (lawsuit was filed in 2003) and to be expected in today’s litigation friendly society, it has turned up this choice quote from one of Apple’s lawyers.

“Even a moron in a hurry could not be mistaken about that….”
the distinction between the computer company’s iTunes online music business and a recording company like Apple Corps Ltd.

Made me laugh anyway!

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