Milano worked for twentieth television. she developed the concept for a reality television series called "from fat to phat," which had contestants losing weight. a number of people knew of the idea. twentieth decided not to pursue it. later, nbc announced a new show, "the biggest loser," which is the same idea. milano sued nbc and others for infringement of her copyrighted "treatments" for the program and for misappropriation of her ideas. who should prevail and why?

You were able to purchase two tickets to an upcoming concert for $100 apiece when the concert was first announced three months ago. recently, you saw that stubhub was listing similar seats for $225 apiece. what does it cost you to attend the concert?

True or flase? a. new technological developments can us adapt to depleting sources of natural resources. b. research and development funds from the government to private industry never pay off for the country as a whole; they only increase the profits of rich corporations. c. in order for fledgling industries in poor nations to thrive, they must receive protection from foreign trade. d. countries with few natural resources will always be poor. e. as long as real gdp (gross domestic product) grows at a slower rate than the population, per capita real gdp increases.

Classify each of the following items as a public good, a private good, a natural monopoly good, or a common resource.(a) measles vaccinations (b) tuna in the pacific ocean (c) airline service in the united states (d) local storm-water system