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What do Jersey Shore’s The Situation, OctoMom, and 50 Cent have in common? Famous names. And big names make big money—literally. Fights over trademarked names and phrases can result big pay days and bitter disputes between celebs. more...

In July 2009, Amazon discovered two of George Orwell's books had been digitally uploaded to its Kindle e-book store by a company that didn't own the rights. Amazon pulled the e-books from its site and remotely deleted copies from customers' Kindles without notice. The retail giant did refund the purchase price, but Kindle users likened the remote deletion to Amazon coming into their homes, taking a purchased book from their bookshelves, and leaving a few dollars in its place. more...

In January 2009, Apple announced the lifting of Digital Rights Management (DRM) from its iTunes music downloads, and eight million songs became free of the software that inhibits consumers' ability to transfer downloaded music freely among different devices like iPods and MP3 players. more...

If you've watched television over the last few years, you've probably seen one or two of the more controversial anti-smoking ads that run during prime viewing hours. In one commercial, the camera zooms in on fatty deposits squeezed from the aorta of a 32-year old smoker. Another commercial features cowboys and models, traditional tobacco icons, cuddling up to body bags. So why aren't the tobacco companies outraged by these advertisements? more...