I’m sure you’ve heard Apple’s big news this morning! After 10 years of iTunes, Apple and The Beatles have come to an agreement. You can finally download all your favorite fab four records digitally through iTunes.
Why, you ask, did it take so long? “For years, the big impediment was a long-running legal dispute between Apple and Apple Corp., the record label the Beatles owned. Soon after Jobs and Steve Wozniak launched Apple Computer in the mid-1970s, Apple Corp. sued its namesake, charging trademark infringement. But the companies settled their differences in 2007, with Apple gaining ownership of the “apple” name, logo and related trademarks, some of which it licensed back to Apple Corps.” according to an article this morning in the Mercury News.
In 2008, Apple succeeded in bringing all of Radiohead’s releases to iTunes after heavy negotiations as well. Prior to June of 2008, Radiohead would not agree to “unbundle” albums for individual song sales.
I think this is a win-win. I’ve been wanting to add The Beatles to my digital library for a very long time. Now to decide which album to get first…any suggestions?
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