http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4854408.stm

So it looks like Apple has more problems than enough to solve...

Just a bunch of money grabbing lawyers tbh... Cant stand this crap tbh... all those people waisting all that court time just because some paper pusher in one company has seen an opportunity to make a few bob from another company just by taking them to court. I hope apple* loses & has to pay apples** legals costs.

*the record lable
**the computer company

Its not about that. Apple (computers) signed a deal years ago and now they have broken it. Telling me you wouldnt sue Dave? I know i would.

Id agree with brummie.... look at the dispute over the WWF trademark...... id sue as well

I agree with Dave that wasting of the courts time is annoying, but this doesnt look like a waste of time to me. Apple Computer have violated the legally binding agreement with Apple Corps, hence they are guilty of an offence, hence they are taken to court.

looks like a perfectly sensible use of the courts time to me. Go Apple Corps!!! (/me begins waving supporting banners and whistling Beatles numbers)

thing is none of you know what the actual agreement was or whether they have actually broken it - that is the whole point of the trial

you dont get legal agreements that say "I agree to keep out of the music business"

apple is a common word - the apple computers logo is completely different to the apple records logo

tis just a bunch of money grabbing lawyers who have seen an opportunity to make some money

cant believe they got away with it a few decades ago either - would be like apple computers suing all the people who have started sticking i infront of thier product names since the success of ipod/iTunes

If theyd have trademarked/copyrighted the idea they could.... and make a killing off of it!

Quote from: Davething is none of you know what the actual agreement was or whether they have actually broken it - that is the whole point of the trial

you dont get legal agreements that say "I agree to keep out of the music business"

apple is a common word - the apple computers logo is completely different to the apple records logo

tis just a bunch of money grabbing lawyers who have seen an opportunity to make some money

cant believe they got away with it a few decades ago either - would be like apple computers suing all the people who have started sticking i infront of thier product names since the success of ipod/iTunes

Well you start up a software company and call it windows

apple agreed not to get in the music business BTW

If people stick i in front of things its to imitate apples products and make money off there success/name. They are basically robbing the name.

Quote from: brummieWell you start up a software company and call it windows

not the same thing - "apple computers" - "apple corp" (music company)

plenty of other companies out there have the word "windows" in thier name

Quoteapple agreed not to get in the music business BTW

like I said before - you dont actually know what they agreed - you cant agree to "keep out of the music business" - define the music business etc...

Quote from: Davedefine the music business etc..

buying/selling/producing/making/fencing/leasing/renting music??

QuoteGeoffrey Vos QC, representing Apple Corps, said the computer firm had been keen to use the Apple brand on its Music Store and offered to buy the rights from Apple Corps for $1m (Ã,£576,500) just before iTunes launched.

If there was nothing wrong with what they were doing then why would they want to pay them off???

Quote from: Daveplenty of other companies out there have the word "windows" in thier name

Yeah but your local glazing company hasnt branched out into software, has it

Quote from: brummiebuying/selling/producing/making/fencing/leasing/renting music??

yes but what exactly was covered by the legal agreement - um you dont know! - thus you cant say that agreement has been broken until the trial finishes.

QuoteIf there was nothing wrong with what they were doing then why would they want to pay them off???

to stop them from taking them to court

Quote from: Sara

Quote from: Daveplenty of other companies out there have the word "windows" in thier name

Yeah but your local glazing company hasnt branched out into software, has it

Quote from: Daveto stop them from taking them to court

so they must have had an agreement if apple comp wanted to make sure that apple corps couldnt take them to court

Quote from: Sara

Quote from: Daveplenty of other companies out there have the word "windows" in thier name

Yeah but your local glazing company hasnt branched out into software, has it

apple hasnt started selling records/producing music either

I doubt very much the agreement they had covered the electronic storage of music & distribution of it in this form - thus the need for the trial