Don't hold your breath waiting for Beatles songs to go on sale at iTunes or other online retailers, Yoko Ono said Thursday. The Fab Four have long resisted the allure of digital downloads, instead selling millions of old-fashioned compact discs last year after remastering the catalog. Apple Corps, the group's holding company has been unable to agree on terms with EMI Group, which licenses the Beatles' recordings. And then there's the unrelated Apple Inc, owner of iTunes, the world's largest music retailer. “(Apple CEO) Steve Jobs has his own idea and he's a brilliant guy,” Ono, the 77-year-old widow of John Lennon, told Reuters. “There's just an element that we're not very happy about, as people. We are holding out. Ono, who was promoting an upcoming public television documentary about her husband, “LENNONYC,” declined to go into detail, but has plenty of projects in the works to commemorate Lennon's 70th birthday on Oct. 9, and the 30th anniversary of his murder on Dec. 8.
