After putting up a teaser page yesterday, here’s what appeared on the Apple website today:
The Beatles who have been holding out from selling their music digitally have signed a deal that will see their music sold on iTunes. Here’s what the press release had to say:
Apple Corps, EMI and Apple® today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store® (www.itunes.com). Starting today, the group’s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume “Past Masters” compilation and the classic “Red” and “Blue” collections are available for purchase and download on iTunes® worldwide as either albums or individual songs. Fans can also get a special digital “Beatles Box Set” featuring the “Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964” concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles’ very first US concert.
Single albums are available for purchase for $12.99 each, double albums for $19.99 each and individual songs for $1.29 each. The special digital “Beatles Box Set” is $149.
So you’re wondering what the big deal is (beyond the obvious)? Let me give you the story. Apple was sued by Apple Corps (the corporation founded by The Beatles in 1968) back in 1978. It was settled in 1981 with the promise of Jobs and company to stay out of the music business. That was cool until 1989 where the legal issues flared up again due to the fact that Macs did MIDI. This was again settled out of court and things were cool. That was until September 2003 where the iPod and the iTunes music store caused this issue to flare up for a third time. That case was dealt with in court which ruled in favor of “Steve-O” and company. The legal issues were settled once and for all in 2007 when Apple Corps licensed the word Apple and any apple logos from Apple Inc. It was thought that beyond the fact that the band weren’t fans of having their music being distributed digitally at a price they were comfortable with, the legal problems between the two Apples were factors in them not popping up in iTunes. Clearly they’ve resolved that.
So will you be buying The Beatles on iTunes?
The Beatles Finally Appear On iTunes
Posted in Commentary with tags Apple, iTunes, The Beatles on November 16, 2010 by itnerdAfter putting up a teaser page yesterday, here’s what appeared on the Apple website today:
The Beatles who have been holding out from selling their music digitally have signed a deal that will see their music sold on iTunes. Here’s what the press release had to say:
Apple Corps, EMI and Apple® today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store® (www.itunes.com). Starting today, the group’s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume “Past Masters” compilation and the classic “Red” and “Blue” collections are available for purchase and download on iTunes® worldwide as either albums or individual songs. Fans can also get a special digital “Beatles Box Set” featuring the “Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964” concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles’ very first US concert.
Single albums are available for purchase for $12.99 each, double albums for $19.99 each and individual songs for $1.29 each. The special digital “Beatles Box Set” is $149.
So you’re wondering what the big deal is (beyond the obvious)? Let me give you the story. Apple was sued by Apple Corps (the corporation founded by The Beatles in 1968) back in 1978. It was settled in 1981 with the promise of Jobs and company to stay out of the music business. That was cool until 1989 where the legal issues flared up again due to the fact that Macs did MIDI. This was again settled out of court and things were cool. That was until September 2003 where the iPod and the iTunes music store caused this issue to flare up for a third time. That case was dealt with in court which ruled in favor of “Steve-O” and company. The legal issues were settled once and for all in 2007 when Apple Corps licensed the word Apple and any apple logos from Apple Inc. It was thought that beyond the fact that the band weren’t fans of having their music being distributed digitally at a price they were comfortable with, the legal problems between the two Apples were factors in them not popping up in iTunes. Clearly they’ve resolved that.
So will you be buying The Beatles on iTunes?
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