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From: kurtzman@pollux.usc.edu (Stephen Kurtzman)
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Subject: Re: The Beatles sue Apple
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Date: 27 Feb 89 19:02:54 GMT
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In article <1046@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> pasek@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (M. A. Pasek) writes:
>Does it seem like the only people to receive any benefit from all of this is
>the lawyers, judges, court clerks, etc. ??  I certainly can tell the difference
>between a Beatles record and a Macintosh!!

Doesn't matter what you can tell. If Steve Jobs had been enamored of another
fruit there would be no lawsuit. The fact is that the Beatles owned the word
"Apple" as a trademark. And don't think that the original Apple founders didn't
consider the benefit of the subtle, subconscious association with the Beatles.