Hey everyone!
I'm sure you've heard the news by now that The Beatles, who have long been holdouts of making their music available digitally, have finally agreed to have their music available digitally for the first time ever, exclusively on iTunes! This has been a long in the making saga for the group, who have been embroiled in a lawsuit with Apple Inc. for the better part of 30 years. The lawsuit stems from an alleged copyright infringement suit, which was filed back in 1978. After the suit was settled in 1981, Apple Inc. came to an agreement with Apple Corps. (The Beatles record label), that they would stay out of the music business. When Apple Inc. launched the iTunes Music Store in September 2003, Apple Corps. sued them for violation of their agreement not to sell music. Eventually, the two parties agreed to a settlement in 2007 where Apple Inc. will own all the trademarks related to Apple, and will license those trademarks back to Apple Corps.
All 13 of The Beatles studio albums from Please Please Me to Let It Be are available, also including their Past Masters compilation discs, Vols. 1 & 2, and The Beatles 1962-1966 (Red Album) and 1967-1970 (Blue Album) compilation discs. Individual tracks are priced at $1.29 each, individual albums go for $12.99, double albums are priced at $19.99, and their entire catalog box set retails for $149.99, which also includes some retrospective documentaries, and video of their first ever concert on American soil at Washington Coliseum in 1964. What do you make of this news, do you think this is a watershed moment in digital music history or do you already own The Beatles entire catalog and feel this news is over hyped and unwarranted? Leave a comment here on the blog and tell me what you think of this!
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