Rick James: I'm the Copyright Holder, Bitch

Would the late, great 'Super Freak' Rick James have gotten mad or just laughed? In 2005, one clothing company with the rights to James' name and likeness sent a legal letter to another company over a T-shirt that said "I'm Rick James Ghost, bitch." The T-shirt is not only tasteless, it sparked a cease and desist letter over alleged trademark violations. The company on the receiving end said it gets those letters all the time. The company's other T's include: "I f---ed the Olsen Twins before they were famous." At time of the scandal, one "T-shirt Hell" executive talked.

Click to hear the T-shirt exec talk about the case