| ◄ مربوط به: آموزش زبان انگليسي | April 07, 2006 | ||||
Taking a bite out of Apple |
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دادگاه عالی لندن سرگرم رسیدگی به شکايت اپل، شرکت متولی پخش آثار گروه بیتل ها ازشرکت رایانه ای اپل مکینتاش است.، شرکت اپل مدعی است که شرکت کامپيوتری اپل مکينتاش، از نام و آرم اپل ( سيب) برای عرضه محصولات موسيقی استفاده کرده است. مارک گرگوری گزارش می دهد: This court battle pits the icons of two different musical generations against each other. On one side is Apple Corps, a music distribution business, owned by former members of the legendary 1960s rock band the Beatles and their heirs. Its logo is a green apple of the Granny Smith variety. On the other side is Apple Computer, the company behind the iPod portable listening device and iTunes a phenomenally successful internet music downloading service. Its logo is an apple with a bite taken out of it. Apple Corps claims it got there first with the name, and that Apple Computer is infringing a trademark it’s had since 1968. This is the third time the issue has gone to court. On two previous occasions Apple Computer lost and had to make multi-million dollar payments. Crucially the last judgement in 1991 barred Apple Computer from distributing music under the Apple name on physical media - which at the time meant CDs and tapes. The question before the court now is does Apple iTunes, which distributes songs electronically, count as physical media. If it does, the computer group may have to pay its namesake tens of millions of dollars in damages. The judge hearing the case has admitted to owning an Apple iPod but hasn't divulged if he downloads music or is a fan of the Beatles. Mark Gregory, BBC pits the icons music distribution business logo portable listening device music downloading service infringing a trademark barred Apple Computer from distributing music under the Apple name distributes songs electronically namesake damages Source: BBC PERSIAN SERVICE |
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