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Apple website changes 'Music' to 'iTunes'

updated 12:55 pm EDT, Sat August 23, 2003

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MacNN reader Richard Lorenc notes a subtle change at : "Apple has seemingly changed its 'Music' tab to 'iTunes'. I suspect this may have something to do with the problems between Apple Computer and Apple Records, the Beatles' record company. The Beatles may soon be making an appearance on the iTunes Music Store."

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I'll believe it when I see it...

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This is probably just a result of legal action by their record company. Don't expect to see them any time soon.

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Doesn't it make more sense that they are consolidating their branding of iTunes? The reason Beatles music is not available yet is because of the amazing amount of legal swill involved with international licensing; ditto Stones, whose swill has been swam through, and whose music will be appearng at iTMS next month.

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Apple Corps does not administer the licensing for Beatles music. Apple Computer would probably rather have the "iTunes" brand on their site rather than the generic "Music".

BTW: Who were the Beatles again?

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When they show up

I'll buy my first Beatles music, I have been looking to make some purchases of their music, but decided I would wait until it arrived on Apples Music Store, of course I could just kazza it if they like. Get with the times.

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Apple is about to sell iTunes to PC people. Maybe the name change is to consolidate the "iTunes" application and place to get music.

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Stones

The issue with the Stones is not about international rights. They were in the process of signing (and just announced having signed) an exclusive deal with Rhapsody or something. It's the one owned by Real Networks, but I don't remember what its name is. If it ain't iTunes, I don't pay attention.

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funny

apparently Yoko has been spotted with an iPod.

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applemusic.com

is still directing people to apple.com/itunes. If there really were a problem with the terms and Apple and Music, they would have given up the domain.

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"This is probably just a result of legal action by their record company. Don't expect to see them any time soon."

Last I heard, Apple Computer has never owned Apple Records. The recording company was around for years before Apple Computer even existed.

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beatles

...yuck, so last century, time for something newer..

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WhooopTeeDooo!

How excremently exciting!
not.

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um... maybe it's because iTunes has alot more brand recognition that Apple Music... which means nothing.

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08/24, 01:41pm | report spam | close Reply |
iTunes

I have to agree, it makes a lot more sense that they made this change because of the "brand" that iTunes has become. In almost every article I've seen about the iTunes Music Store, the articles almost always just refer to it collectively as 'iTunes'. So Apple realizes you will have people coming to the site looking for iTunes, and it makes a lot of sense to make it prominent.

Regarding the Beatles, "so last century"? Come on now...... they are one of the greatest bands of all time..... who cares that their music is from the last century.... so are a lot of great bands. h***, Mozart, Brahms, Bach and Beethoven are centuries old, but they are great too.

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Beatles and Stones

I've had Beatles and Stones on my iPod for awhile now... funny... I wonder how they got there.... must be instant karma.

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A record label cannot force a computer company to change its name or business practices. They are not in the same industry so there is no case. This is about something else, though I don't know what.

It's been proven in past cases that the same name can be re-used, especially for generic words like 'apple', if the two companies are not in 'confusingly similar' industries.

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The whole thing boils down to this:
Way back when Apple Computers was formed, Apple Corp. (owned by the Beatles) sued Steve & Co because they felt that it was treading on their name (kinda like Spike Lee and Spike TV -- I really think of Spike Lee while watching Star Trek or WWE) It was settled, with the agreement that Apple Computers will NEVER go into the music & entertainment business. The Beatles tried sueing them again a few years later ( I forget what that was about) and I think they lost (somebody can correct me).
Now that Apple Computers is in the music Business with ITMS, Apple Corp can (and probably will) seek legal action again.
The Beatles are very protective of what they see as their branding and corporate identity. By having another company with Apple in their name that is somehow connected to the music industry, they feel that the unknowing public might not make the distinction betwen the two.

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Apple website changes 'Music' to 'iTunes'

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