Apple vs. Apple

Apple Computer's most successful product created to date, the iPod, prompted a recent lawsuit that seemingly could put an end to the long legal fight between Apple Computers (founded by Steve Jobs) and Apple Records (a record label founded by the Beatles).

The conflict began when Apple Records sued Apple Computers in 1978. This first lawsuit was for trademark infringement. Apple Records claimed that the Apple Computers' symbol was too similar to their own logo. In the settlement three years later, Apple Computers agreed to pay Apple Records $80,000 as compensation and agreed not to get involved in the music business.

In 1989, though, Apple Records sued Apple Computers again. This time, they claimed that Apple Computers had violated the previous agreement not to get involved in music when they came out with a new computer with music capability. Two years later, when the case settled, Apple Computers agreed to pay Apple Records approximately $26.5 million dollars in compensation. As part of the settlement, Apple Computers agreed to refrain from selling or distributing physical music, such as music CDs.

In 2003, once again Apple Records sued Apple Computers. This case was for distributing music via the iTunes Music Store and selling iPods. This time, however, the case went in the other direction. In 2006, the court decided that Apple Computers did not commit any kind of infringement or violation of previous agreements. This decision was made mainly because the medium for the music distribution was electronic and not physical. In the decision, Apple Records did not receive any compensation and was forced to pay all legal fees for Apple Computers.

Exercise 6. Make a plan to the text.

Exercise 7. Recommending a computer. A friend has asked you to recommend a computer that suits his need. He needs to be able to access the Internet, play games and work with graphics, music and video files. Write an e-mail describing its technical features and saying why you recommend it. (use 100 words)

Check yourself

1. The term that means without wires

a) teleworking

b) modem

c) wireless

d) broadcasting

2. The device that allows PCs to communicate over telephone lines

a) modem

b) broadcasting

c) teleworking

d) blackberry

3. He is the man …..I met on the plane.

a) who

b) why

c) whose

d) where

4. Julia’s the woman ……works with me.

a) whose

b) that

c) how

d) where

Glossary

English	Kazakh	Russian
mainframe ['meɪnˌfreɪm]	орталық процессор	центральный процессор
binary ['baɪnərɪ]	екілік	двоичный
mouse pad [maus pæd]	тышқан төсемі	коврик для мыши
boot disc [buːt dɪsk]	жүйелік диск	системный диск
software ['sɔftwɛə]	бағдарламамен қамтамасыз ету	программное обеспечение
error detection ['erə dɪ'tekʃ(ə)n]	қателерді табу	обнаружение ошибок
buggy hardware ['bʌgɪ hɑːdwɛə]	ақаулы аппараттық жасақ	дефектное обеспечение
data ['deɪtə]	дерекқор	данные
wireless ['waɪələs]	сымсыз	беспроводной
broadcasting ['brɔːdkɑːstɪŋ]	радиохабарландыру	радиовещание

Office hours № 2

Write an essay on the given topic ‘Modern technology in our life’.

LIW №4

№1

Read and translate the text ‘Modern medical science’ (p. 164).