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copyright and trademark are very different
Being careful to say off topic...
Trademarks and coyprights are two completely different animals. The Warhol/Campbells deal notwithstanding, you can create a copyrighted work that includes trademarked names/logos without getting the permission of the trademark holder. Open just about any computer book and you'll find a mention somewhere in the front matter that says "trademarks belong to their owners" or some such drivel. So you are allowed to use "Microsoft Windows" in a copyrighted work without getting MS's permission beforehand.
As far as I know (which, granted, isn't a whole lot), this guy could a) include an image of the product as part of his copyrighted work, b) use the trademark 'palm pilot' as part of his copyrighted work, and even c) write an essay about why you shouldn't feed your dog a palm pilot that includes the phrase 'palm pilot' in the title. I'm not sure if he'd be required to put the little TM next to the name in the latter two instances, though. (Or mention that Palm Pilot is a trademark of Palm, Inc.)
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