That's right. My PhD supervisor was a consultant for one of the Apples (don't remember which one :) ) Apple was only allowed to use Apple Corps trademark and branding if they didn't participate in the "Music" (i.e. recording) industry. Hmmm...
On Friday, 5 May 2017 08:50:39 BST Robert Schmaus wrote: > On 5 May 2017, at 07:35, Michael Gerdau <m...@qata.de> wrote: > > Anybody remembering apple sueing apple records for trademark infringement? > > Also, if I recall correctly, the lawsuit wasn't about trademark infringement > at all. I think Apple Corps had an understanding with the newly founded > Apple Inc that the latter may use its chosen name and logo as long as it > doesn't go into the music publishing business. > > Oh blast, now I looked it up on the Wikipedia entry anyway. So it turns out > that Apple Corps sued Apple Inc not one but *three* times. > > First time for copyright infringement - settled by both Apples promising not > to tap into the other's business. Second time for Apple Inc adding Midi and > Recording capabilities to their computers. Third time for launching the > iTunes Store. > > At no time did Apple Inc sue Apple Corps (at least I couldn't find any > evidence of that). > > Sorry folks, I know, all this doesn't belong on this list, but "alternative > facts" should be addressed wherever one finds them ... > > Or apple filing a lawsuit against M$ for copying the concept of > > graphical UI using mouse and windows and such thereby completely > > ignoring the fact that apple stole this whole concept from Xerox. > > Some more alternative facts here. Apple made a deal with the Xerox > management (who completely failed to see the potential of a GUI) - > basically, Xerox sold Apple the concept in return for Apple shares with a > net value of 16 Million $. Apple didn't steal anything, they just didn't > invent the concept themselves. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
