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by ectoplasm 3981 days ago
> If Apple had all of this great power over the labels, why did it take so long to get the Beatles?

That was a trademark dispute, see Apple vs. Apple.
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huxley 3981 days ago
Actually it was a dispute between EMI and Apple Corps (not invoking Apple Computer Inc) over royalties that held up the Beatles music licensing.
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ectoplasm 3980 days ago
Oh, I see. Thanks. When was it settled? Apple vs. Apple was settled in 2007. I would be surprised if the trademark dispute had no bearing on the licensing dispute internally, but I guess we can't know.
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huxley 3974 days ago
It was in April 2007, details are unsurprisingly confidential but "mutually acceptable"

http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/apple/emi-apple-corps-deal-go...

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