London's High Court ruled in favor of Apple Computer this Monday, finding the company's iTunes Music Store did not violate a 1991 agreement with Apple Corps, a.k.a. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and the estate of George Harrison; yes, a.k.a. The Beatles.

Apple Computer paid some $26 million to keep a trademark lawsuit from hitting the court circuit in 1991, and agreed to stay out of the music business. Apple Corps alleged that iTunes amounted to a violation of the agreement, but London's Justice Mann disagreed on Monday, ruling that iTunes was really more of a "data transmission service."

Shock and surprise: Apple Corps says it will appeal the decision.