<P> Between 1978 and 2006 there were a number of legal disputes between Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) and the computer manufacturer Apple Computer (now Apple Inc .) over competing trademark rights . The High Court of Justice handed down a judgment on 8 May 2006 in favour of Apple Computer, but the companies did not announce a final settlement until 5 February 2007 . </P> <P> In 1978, Apple Corps, the Beatles - founded holding company and owner of their record label, Apple Records, filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer for trademark infringement . The suit was settled in 1981 with an undisclosed amount being paid to Apple Corps . This amount was later revealed to be $80,000 . As a condition of the settlement, Apple Computer agreed not to enter the music business, and Apple Corps agreed not to enter the computer business . </P>

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