Editing Neil Aspinall (section)

===Apple Corps executive===
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In 1978, Aspinall instigated the first of [[Apple Corps v. Apple Computer|three lawsuits]] on behalf of Apple Corps against Apple Computer, Inc. (now known as [[Apple, Inc.]]) for [[trademark infringement]]. The first suit settled in 1981 with an amount of £41,000 being paid to Apple by Apple Computer. As a condition of the settlement, Apple Computer was allowed to use its logo as long as it did not enter the [[music business]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4750533.stm History of Apple v Apple: bbc.co.uk 8 May 2006]  news.bbc.co.uk – Retrieved 3 February 2007</ref> The second suit with Apple Computer arose in 1989, when Apple Corps sued Apple Computer over its Apple IIGS (which included a professional synthesiser chip) claiming violation of the 1981 settlement agreement. In 1991, a settlement of £13.5 million was reached.{{sfn|Miles|1997|pp=581–582}} McCartney praised Aspinall for [[trademark]]ing the Apple name worldwide, and called Aspinall "Mr. X" in the Apple Corps organisation.{{sfn|Miles|1997|pp=581–582}}

In September 2003, Apple Computer, Inc. was again sued by Apple Corps, this time for the introduction of the [[iTunes Store|iTunes Music Store]] and the [[iPod]], which Aspinall and Apple Corps believed was a violation of the previous agreement for Apple Computer to not distribute music. The trial began on 27 March 2006 in the UK, and ended on 8 May 2006 in a victory for Apple Computer; the judge ruled the company's [[iTunes]] Music Store did not infringe on the trademark of Apple Corps.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2006/05/060512_apple.shtml Beatles lose court case against Apple Inc., bbc.co.uk: 11 May 2006] bbc.co.uk/worldservice – Retrieved 29 January 2007</ref> Aspinall was also involved in several court cases in which Apple Corps took action against [[EMI]]:<ref>[https://archive.today/20070311085214/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2336456.html Apple V EMI – Times Online 31 August 2006] timesonline.co.uk – Retrieved 11 February 2007</ref>
{{blockquote|We have tried to reach a settlement through good faith negotiations and regret that our efforts have been in vain. Despite very clear provisions in our contracts, EMI persist in ignoring their obligations and duty to account fairly and with transparency. The Beatles and Apple are, once again, left with no choice but to sue EMI.<ref>[https://archive.today/20070311085214/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2336456.html EMI court case, bbc.co.uk: 31 August 2006] timesonline.co.uk – Retrieved 29 January 2007</ref><ref name="EMIBeatlesCourtBattles">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4535330.stm The Beatles and EMI’s court cases: bbc.co.uk 16 December 2005] news.bbc.co.uk – Retrieved 3 February 2007</ref> }}

In the early 1990s, Aspinall became the executive producer for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]''; he, producer George Martin, and press officer [[Derek Taylor]] are the only non-Beatles seen in new footage for the documentary. He continued to advise the surviving Beatles, as well as Lennon's and Harrison's estates, and to supervise the marketing of music, [[music video]]s and [[merchandising]]. On 10 April 2007, it was announced by Apple that Aspinall had "decided to move on" and [[Jeff Jones (music industry executive)|Jeff Jones]]—a longtime VP at Sony Legacy—was hired as [[CEO]] to oversee the back-catalogue.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-beatles/27612 | title=Beatles' friend quits top job at Apple Corps | access-date=10 April 2007 | magazine=NME | date=10 April 2007}}</ref><ref>Kozinn, Allan, "Magical Mystery Tour Ends for Apple Corps Executive", ''[[New York Times]]'', 12 April 2007, ''passim''. ([https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/arts/music/12beat.html link])</ref> One of Aspinall's final tasks at Apple was to oversee the remastering of The Beatles' back-catalogue for an anticipated 2008 release.