Apple Tries To Halt Release Of Steve Jobs Deposition In Lawsuit … What’s It Hiding?

Two closely watched cases in the music industry are about to go to trial involving a motley crew of characters: Eminems producers, Rob Zombie, Rick James (his estate at least) and Steve Jobs.

Apple is claiming that a deposition of Steve Jobs from a 2010 trial involving F.B.T. Productions, producers of several hit Eminem tracks, could, if released, bring competitiveharm to the company over highly confidential and proprietary trade secrets.

The main trial involves the aforementioned blonde rappers producers and Aftermath Records, a division of Universal Music Group, in a debate over whether digital music should be treated as licenses and not sales. As the Hollywood Reporter puts it, th.tly how much that is worth.tly how much that is worth.tly how much that is worth.

In a separate case Rob... [via TechCrunch]