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iTunes Live trademark rumourmongers draw a long bow

Your IT - Entertainment

The news that Apple has applied for trademark protection for 'iTunes Live' has led to some of the silliest speculation we've seen in a long time. Why do so many people seem to think it has something to do with Apple's acquisition of Lala?


It's not hard to find speculation that Apple's trademark applications for 'iTunes Live' and an associated logo have something to do with Apple's acquisition of Lala and the (presumed) potential launch of a cloud-based or streaming music service.

Such speculation seems bizarre to anyone that has noticed that Apple has been using the 'iTunes Live' tag for some time to describe live performances at Apple Stores and the sale of recordings made at those sessions via the iTunes Store.

In which classes has Apple filed the 'iTunes Live' trademarks? Class 35, "Online retail store services in the field of entertainment featuring prerecorded musical, audio and audiovisual content" and Class 41 "Entertainment services, namely, arranging and conducting of concerts and live musical performances."

That precisely matches the existing use of the trademarks.

The applications also note that the first use of the logo was in January 2008, with the words 'iTunes Live' being used since June 2006.

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