pany BlueBeat recently tried to take a copyright out on their Beatle songs,claiming that has been they had digitally remastered them themselves they owned the copyright. Apple didn't agree-The label is suing the Web site for copyright infringement and unfair competition. Though BlueBeat claims on its site that it has secured the proper licenses and pays royalties, EMI contends that this is a lie.
EMI has "never authorized defendants to use their recordings in any manner, either orally or in writing, expressly or by implication," according to the suit, which was filed earlier this week in California district court.
EMI said that BlueBeat "recently sought to register their infringing sound recordings with the Copyright Office, apparently claiming that because they copied the sound recordings using their own computer system, they now own these digital copies and have the right to distribute them to the public."
EMI controls the rights to the Beatles recordings in conjunction with Apple Corp., which must sign off on any deal regarding digital sales of the band's music.
However EMI/Apple have now announced that the Beatles will now be available digitally from 8th December when every album will be available on an apple shaped USB key.
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