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How Much Did Alabama Pay to Own Rights to the Phrase “Sweet Home Alabama”?

Alabama is a state in the US Southeastern region, bordered to the north by Tennessee, east by Georgia, south by Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and the west by Mississippi. But did you know they paid a large amount of money just for the right to use a phrase? The state of Alabama paid […]

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How Much Did CD Projekt Red Pay for the Rights of Witcher?

Many novels have been purchased and adapted into movies and video games. Most of the time, the authors reap huge profits from the deals. But did you know that one Polish author sold the rights of his novels, not realizing its vast potential? CD Projekt Red, a Polish video game developer, purchased the rights of

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Why Did Michael Jackson Buy the Rights to Eminem’s Back Catalogue?

Eminem’s Just Lose It dissed many performers, one of whom is Michael Jackson. One of his most famous tracks, the song, and its music video created a controversy that ended with Michael Jackson acquiring the rights to his music.  Blatantly expressing his hurt feelings with Eminem, some suspect it as Michael Jackson’s form of revenge

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An American woman needed her husband’s permission to open a bank account as recently as the 1960s

8 Rights Women Didnt Have a Century Ago … Women’s rights are something we take for granted these days. Because it was all a long time ago that the suffragettes fought for the right to vote, wasn’t it? However, women’s rights still depend very much on where they live, and even some of the rights

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