"The inevitable has happened: The Beatles have sued Steve Jobs over Apple iTunes and the Apple iPod -- at least the band's company, Apple Corps, has sued Apple Computers," reports Fox News.
"When Apple Computers first came into existence, the Beatles' lawyers sued -- and won -- over the use of the corporate name. The Fab Four, it was widely known, already had their own company called Apple Corps. (Ironically, Jobs admitted to naming his company as a tribute to the Beatles.) The result of the suit was a huge cash settlement and a promise that the Apple logo and name would only be used for computers -- and never for a music company."
Update: Now The Mercury News has a piece, too.
Comment: It's hard to imagine that Apple launched its music services without due consideration of the terms of its promise to Apple Corps. Perhaps having $4bn in the bank means it doesn't have to care, but some of us assumed Apple might well have done the obvious thing and quietly negotiated a settlement first....
