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# Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Monday May 6 ,2006
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news-11/
- Published: 2006-05-08T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2006-05-08T05:00:00.000Z
- Description: UPDATED: Apple Computer won its legal battle against the Beatles today when a UK judge ruled that Apple’s iTunes did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps or Apple. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2006/05/news-11.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:10

[![Beatles_logo_5](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/beatles_logo_5.png "Beatles_logo_5")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/beatles%5Flogo%5F5.png?ref=hypebot.com)

UPDATED:

**Apple** Computer **won its legal battle against the Beatles** today when a UK judge ruled that Apple’s iTunes did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps or Apple Records which represents the band’s interests. ([Reuters](http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/08/technology/apple%5Fbeatles.reut/index.htm?section=cnn%5Ftopstories&ref=hypebot.com))

– To no one’s surprise, **EMI is reported to be upping it’s bid for WMG** to $4.4 million including more cash for investors. One analysts speculates that WMG is about to make a counteroffer to buy EMI. ([Hypebot](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2006/05/emi%5Fto%5Fup%5Fwmg%5Fb.html?ref=hypebot.com))

– There are hot new entries in each of the top five slots on the **Billboard album charts** for the first time in almost three years led by Godsmack with 211,000 sold. Yet despite six new titles entering the chart’s top 10 album **sales trail this week in 2005 by 10%** ([Billboard](http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060506/music%5Fnm/albums%5Fdc%5F1?ref=hypebot.com))

[![Amazon_17](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/amazon_17.jpg "Amazon_17")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/amazon%5F17.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– More details of **Amazon’s new music offerings** emerge as MTV/Microsoft’s **URGE** service nears launch. ([Hypebot](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2006/05/more%5Fon%5Famazons.html?ref=hypebot.com))

– **Warner Music Groups** recent earnings report contains a list of **16 lawuits against the company** including 14 class action suits on digital download pricing and two by indie labels fRadikal and TSR or anti-competitve radio promo tacticts. ([Digital Music Weblog](http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/?ref=hypebot.com))

– Some UK **online broadcasts** are being **forced to block overseas listeners** to avoid running afoul of new rules and license holders. Could other countries follow suit? ([Guardian](http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,1766532,00.html?ref=hypebot.com))

[![Mtv_20](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/mtv_20.jpg "Mtv_20")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/mtv%5F20.jpg?ref=hypebot.com)

– **MTV Network’s** including MTV, VH1, CMT, Comedy Central, Spike, TV Land and it’s broadband channels presented their **next season’s** offerings to ad execs in NYC last week ([TelevisionPoint](http://www.televisionpoint.com/news2006/newsfullstory.php?id=1146729615&ref=hypebot.com))and promised advertisers more synergies and promo opportunities across channels and platforms. Advertising Age profiled **Jason Hirschhorn** ([here](http://www.adage.com/article?article%5Fid=108894&ref=hypebot.com)) who is leading the digital charge at MTVN as well a taking a look at his plans for the properties including **tripling digital revenues.**

– **Cell phones** with hard disks will eventually cut significantly **cut into sales of MP3 players** and iPods a study by ABI Research claims. But they will need to get cheaper and smaller.[ (TechWeb)](http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060506/tc%5Fcmp/187200645?ref=hypebot.com)