Thursday, April 06, 2006

Apple Computer vs. Apple Corps
Two Apples in Legal Dispute Over Logo

From the April 10, 2006 issue of Time Asia:
...A lawyer for Apple Corps, which is co-owned by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison's estate and Yoko Ono, downloaded a Coldplay song from iTunes to show a London judge how Apple Computer uses its logo to sell music, in violation, the lawyer said, of a 1991 agreement that it would stay out of the music business. Apple Computer's lawyer responded that "even a moron in a hurry" could distinguish between the online music store and a record label like Apple Corps, with its Granny Smith logo...
I liked how Apple Computer's lawyer responded that even a "moron" could distinguish between the two logos. I especially liked how he was specific enough to also mention that said moron would be "in a hurry". Although I did become slightly worried that my blog, which has a grand total of 5 readers, could get sued, as well, for having a logo that also uses the image of an apple, albeit one that's unbitten. Luckily, I was able to find a "moron in a hurry" and asked for his opinion. He said, "I like eggs," and proceeded to eat some with his feet.

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