Apple Corps, the Beatles' company, has settled its £30 million ($59.2 million) royalties dispute with the band's label, EMI.
EMI would not disclose details of the settlement, which was reached last month. An EMI spokesperson tells Billboard.com, "I can confirm that we have reached a mutually acceptable settlement and that we are not going to say anything more than that."
Apple Corps launched its latest legal action in December 2005 at the High Court in London and New York's Supreme Court, against EMI and Capitol, respectively. The writ alleged unpaid royalties on Beatles albums based on an audit of sales between 1994 and 1999, a period which included the release of three "Anthology" compilations.
The latest settlement between Apple Corps and EMI follows a deal struck in February between Apple Corps and Apple Computer over the use of the Apple name.
That removed a major obstacle for Beatles tracks to appear on iTunes. Earlier this month, EMI chief executive, Eric Nicoli, confirmed the major was working on making the Beatles catalog available for legal download for the first time.
Apple Corps was created by the Beatles in 1968. The band's recordings are released under license by EMI. This week, the Beatles London-based company announced that CEO Neil Aspinall, who had worked with the Beatles for more than 45 years, had exited and was being replaced by Sony BMG executive Jeff Jones.
EMI would not disclose details of the settlement, which was reached last month. An EMI spokesperson tells Billboard.com, "I can confirm that we have reached a mutually acceptable settlement and that we are not going to say anything more than that."
Apple Corps launched its latest legal action in December 2005 at the High Court in London and New York's Supreme Court, against EMI and Capitol, respectively. The writ alleged unpaid royalties on Beatles albums based on an audit of sales between 1994 and 1999, a period which included the release of three "Anthology" compilations.
The latest settlement between Apple Corps and EMI follows a deal struck in February between Apple Corps and Apple Computer over the use of the Apple name.
That removed a major obstacle for Beatles tracks to appear on iTunes. Earlier this month, EMI chief executive, Eric Nicoli, confirmed the major was working on making the Beatles catalog available for legal download for the first time.
Apple Corps was created by the Beatles in 1968. The band's recordings are released under license by EMI. This week, the Beatles London-based company announced that CEO Neil Aspinall, who had worked with the Beatles for more than 45 years, had exited and was being replaced by Sony BMG executive Jeff Jones.
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