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Richard Gehr | February 06, 2007

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● We skipped the Superbowl (again) for a musical and missed Prince's torrential halftime "Purple Rain" until now. [YouTube]

● Rock corporations like the Rolling Stones and U2 avoid paying United Kingdom taxes by sheltering lots and lots of money in the Netherlands:

"[O]ver the last 20 years, according to Dutch documents, the three [Rolling Stones] have paid just $7.2 million in taxes on earnings of $450 million that they have channeled through Amsterdam — a tax rate of about 1.5 percent, well below the British rate of 40 percent."

The Netherlands, the New Tax Shelter Hot Spot [New York Times]

● The Beatles and Steve Jobs agree to reach an agreement regarding the Apple trademark.

Apple Enters Agreement To Settle Name Dispute With The Beatles' Company Apple Corps – Update [Trading Markets]

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