Lego loses copyright for it’s little bricks

Toy manufacturer Lego has lost its trademarking rights for its attachable/detachable cuboids.; It’s amazing it had the right in the first place given how basic they are.
The genius of Lego was that someone thought sticking blocks together would be fun, not the blocks themselves which are essentially just little bits of plastic.
Anyway, Lego will have [...]

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How many small firms don’t have websites?

According to the Federation of Small Businesses, 70 per cent of their members have a website. For me a more surprising stat is that 30 per cent don’t – I mean, why not have a website? They’re basically free and anyone can set one up.
Even a blog like this is worth having. You could redesign [...]

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Darling wallows in pre-Budg pressure

Alistair Darling must be having an awful time of late. How do you cope with this much pressure? Especially because you know your boss’ policies were the main cause and you have no money to help people and businesses sort themselves out.
Basically, I’d be surprise if Darling didn’t have a nervous breakdown in the next [...]

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