The Beatles accessible for legal purchase, based on iTunes statement

The Beatles music catalog is now accessible for download. This was the formal Nov 16 Apple announcement. Apple has been saying that some kind of statement can be made come November 16. There were many rumors regarding the iTunes statement. Very few, if any of the rumors were about The Beatles, however.

Beatles accessible on iTunes

Within the iTunes store, the whole Beatles catalog is now available as of 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Nov sixteen. This came as a prelude to the teased 7 a.m. iTunes announcement. The full Beatles catalog is now included on the iTunes store, with tracks available for $1.29 each. For $149, you can receive the whole Beatles boxed set. The Beatles on iTunes was a statement that was expected to be made several years back, after a trademark dispute settlement.

Apple making Nov 16 announcements

There were many speculations around the Nov 16 Apple announcement. Many hopes that iTunes moving to a cloud-based, online service would be what the iTunes announcement was all regarding. Others had speculated the iTunes announcement would really be a full statement of iOS 4.2. The Beatles catalog appearing the iTunes store was a surprise. Until then, nobody expected the statement to be regarding that. The half-hour delay between The Beatles catalog coming accessible and the officially announcement being made is relatively standard for new music availability.

iTunes 7 years waiting around on an announcement

Between Apple and Beatles' parent corporation Apple Corp., there has been a seven year dispute. The dispute was settled in 2007. This was all after 30 years of debating over it. When that dispute was settled in 2007, Steve Jobs said “We love the Beatles, and it has been painful being at odds with them over these trademarks. It feels good to resolve this in a good manner.” The Beatles music hasn't been available for download legally. Also, the full catalog of The Beatles music being accessible for legal download is really exciting as iTunes is the 1st place to complete it.

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Apple Insider

appleinsider.com/articles/07/02/05/its_official_apple_and_the_beatles_kiss_and_make_up.html

iTunes Store

apple.com/itunes/