Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 19, 2018
Lawyers, witnesses debate the origin of Beats headphones in trial
The idea for Beats headphones purportedly came together after producer Jimmy Iovine advised his friend Dr. Dre that he should lend his name to "speakers, not sneakers." On Monday, attorneys debated whether that origin story is fact or fiction.
The idea for Beats headphones purportedly came together after producer Jimmy Iovine advised his friend Dr. Dre that he should lend his name to “speakers, not sneakers.” On Monday, attorneys debated whether that origin story is fact or fiction.
Beats attorney Arturo Gonzalez of Morrison & Foerster LLP began the defendants’ case-in-chief with several witnesses who played supporting roles in the creation of Beats headphones in 2006...
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