<![CDATA[Gizmodo: apple inc]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: apple inc]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/appleinc http://gizmodo.com/tag/appleinc <![CDATA[Large, Goliath-Sized Apple Tells Small, David-Sized School to Stop Using Logo]]> Apple is again flexing its immense legal muscle today with a threat of legal action against a small Vancouver Island business school over the use of the Apple logo. The tiny Victoria School of Business and Technology, which may remind some of a certain Biblical character named David, adopted the Apple-esque logo in 2005. Apple Inc., which may remind some of an angry, Biblical giant named Goliath, has used its trademark apple icon for the past 30 years.

A letter from Apple lawyers said the VSBT logo, which depicts an apple and a mountain graphic from its sister company, northStudio.com, infringes on Apple's rights. The letter also alleges the logo is "falsely suggesting that Apple has authorized your [computer-software operation courses]." Some of those courses are conducted on Mac hardware.

If this tiny British Columbia school does not comply with Apple's request, legal proceedings could begin that would prohibit the school from using the logo. The VSBT could also be forced to repay legal costs and "damages."

The VSBT, for its part, is conducting a survey about the issue on its homepage. It doesn't take a genius to guess what the current survey results reveal.

Surprise! The school's president and CEO, Dieter Gerhard, is vehemently denying any infringement, saying the logo differs from the Apple logo in several ways:

  • the acronym VSBT is part of the design.
  • the logo incorporates a mountain graphic from its sister company, northStudio.com
  • the school's apple has three bumps on top while Apple's design has two
  • the logo is multi-colored while Apple's is not

Seems pretty cut and dry to us. Why all the sour grapes at Apple? [Vancouver Sun]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5074160&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[No Beatles iTunes Exclusivity]]> So we all know that the Beatles songs are going to be available for download. But the head honcho over at Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, is claiming that there won't be any iTunes exclusivity. That means we can look for Yellow Submarine or Twist and Shout on all the major download services.– Brian Lam

No exclusive Beatles deal for Apple's iTunes Store [Mac Daily News via Fox News]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=236017&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Apple Inc and Apple Corp Finally Hug it Out]]> Apple%20Beatles.jpg Ok, so maybe there was no Super Bowl ad announcing a new iPod, but Apple Inc and The Beatles' Apple Corp do have some news to share this morning. Both companies have finally put an end to their bickering over the Apple trademark. Under the agreement, Jobs' Apple "will own all of the trademarks related to "Apple" and will license certain of those trademarks back to Apple Corp for their continued use." The question now is—how soon before the Fab Four make their way to iTunes? – Louis Ramirez

Press Release [via Apple Insider]

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