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File Sharing costs treasury £12 billion

June 1, 2009
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According to latest reports, £12 Billion worth of P2P file shared copyrighted content is being used without consent and freely. To the general public, this can be seen just as any other old, media-hyped news, but exactly how significant of an issue is this? This effectively means that the treasury are having to cover...

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Google becomes world’s first $100 billion brand

April 30, 2009
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Google becomes world’s first $100 billion brand

Search engine giant Google has emerged as the world’s biggest brand. Google is now worth almost 25% more than Microsoft, crossing the $100 billion (£68 billion) value mark, according to the fourth annual BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands ranking. Despite the tough economic climate, Google’s label value has rose 16% in a...

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