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Posted on 11/15/2010 3:46:31 PM PST by re_tail20
Steve Jobs is nearing the end of his long and winding pursuit of the Beatles catalog.
Apple Inc. is preparing to announce that its iTunes Store will soon start carrying music by the Beatles, according to people familiar with the situation, a move that would fill in a glaring gap in the collection of the world's largest music retailer.
The deal resulted from talks that were taking place as recently as last week among executives of Apple, representatives of the Beatles and their record label, EMI Group Ltd,, according to these people. These people cautioned that Apple could change plans at the last minute.
Spokesmen for Apple, EMI and Paul McCartney declined to comment. Apple on Monday posted a notice on the home page of its iTunes Store that it would make "an exciting announcement" Tuesday morning. The agreement would represent a watershed in a fraught, decades-long relationship between two of the biggest icons in their respective fields. The two sides have traded lawsuits since 1978, when the Beatles alleged that the computer maker, then known as Apple Computer, infringed on the band's trademark. That's because the Beatles in 1968 created a wholly owned entity called Apple Corps Ltd., that acted as an arts-promotion company and owned Apple Records. Though EMI retained ownership of the Beatles recordings, the Apple logo was printed on their albums.
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At long last I can get an Ipod! /s
But can I play the songs backwards on an iPod? Didn’t think so. I’m stickin’ to rekkids. Old vinyl rekkids.
Does that twit Yoko Ono get anything from the sale of these songs? If so, count me OUT!
Purchase a used CD from Amazon.
Yoko get’s nada.
Didn’t Michael Jackson own the rights or something like that?
Maybe Yoko had the doctor put a hit out on Michael Jackson so she could sell the Beatles music on iTunes? Anyone ever think of that one? Yoko is gonna get richer than rich. Maybe even richer than George Soros.
Micheal owned Lennon’s rights for a while, but sold them during his bankruptcy and I think McCarthy bought them.
iTunes store showing BIG ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow!
I’m still suspicious as to why John got shot and Yoko didn’t.
Who stood to gain the most from John’s death, and Yoko knew about John’s previous affairs.
That is the day that we will never forget? I have already forgotten it.
Streaming music from the cloud would be a better announcement.
Ooooookay?
CD + Rip + Sync = Beatles catalog...8 years ago!
That was pretty much it.
iPod ping worthy?
I still have my old reel-to-reel version of Abbey Road lying around somewhere, I’ve heard copies of original reel-to-reels can fetch up to $100 on eBay.
Thank you for posting what I was going to say!
Now stand by for all the self-righteous YOU’RE STEALING MUSIC posts :)
(and yes I own the Beatles CDs and made my own mp3s)
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YAWN...I ripped my Beatles catalog to MP3 many, many moons ago from CDs I either already owned or borrowed from the library. Would have happily purchased legal MP3s from the Apple store from albums I didn’t already own had they been available but alas, those elusive Beatles were too late to the party.
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