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Gnarls Barkley a collaboration between Cee-Lo and Danger Mouse, recently made history by becoming the first group to top the UK singles chart with a digital-only release of lead off single Crazy. Their full-length should be the first big hit of 2006. LISTEN!
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Demarkus Lewis throws down the perfect track for a late afternoon WMC pool party. Sao Salvador has all the right elements for a sleeper WMC hit, tasty drums, a sweet hooky vocal and a funky bassline. A great addition to Agave's string of stellar funky house releases with killer production and crystal clear mastering by Chris Alexander. Check out Lewis at the Viva Agave party, 3/24 at Hotel Shelly, 844 Collins, Miami Beach. LISTEN!
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May 8, 2006

../ Apple Computer Squashes Beatles

Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono & George Harrison Lose Big

Apple Computer won an annoying, drawn-out courtroom battle against the Beatles when a judge ruled the company's iTunes Music Store did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps, the Beatles umbrella organization.

Apple Corps argued the computer company had violated a 1991 trademark agreement by moving into the music business. Even though Apple Corps is pretty much irrelevant these days, they felt that they could extort money from Apple computer based on a prior agreement where Apple Computer was forced to shell out $25 million in an out-of-court settlement to avoid going to trial. Apple successfully argued that iTunes was primarily a data transmission service and permitted by the agreement.

"We are glad to put this disagreement behind us," Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said. "We have always loved the Beatles, and hopefully we can now work together to get them on the iTunes Music Store."

The Beatles are high-profile holdouts from Internet music services like iTunes, but it was revealed during the trial that Apple Corps is preparing the band's catalog to be sold online for the first time, according to the discovery by Neil Aspinall, managing director of Apple Corps. Apple Corps said that no decision had been made on when the Beatles catalog would be available to purchase online.

Amazingly, Apple Corps, owned by Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and the estate of George Harrison, has fought several courtroom battles with Apple Computer over their competing fruit-shaped logos. Talk about a waste of money.

"I find no breach of the trademark agreement has been demonstrated," Mr Justice Mann stated in his judgment. "The action therefore fails. I think the use of the apple logo is a fair and reasonable use of the mark in connection with the service," Mann continued, referring Apple Corps' central argument of the use of the Apple Computer logo within the iTunes Music Store.

The Future: Apple Corps said it would appeal the decision. But why?? Are the Beatles so short on cash that they have to support the litigation economy. Utterly and totally lame.

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