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To: PreciousLiberty
When the ‘legal issue’ is that a political entity is invoking a trademark on its name so it can’t be criticized, that is a First Amendment violation of the highest order.

I thought the use of the "Betray-Us" ad featuring their logo was the trademark violation. If it's just the use of the name at issue, then of course it's insane.

13 posted on 10/11/2007 9:50:31 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (We didn't "win" the Cold War. We had a half-time lead.)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

“I thought the use of the “Betray-Us” ad featuring their logo was the trademark violation. If it’s just the use of the name at issue, then of course it’s insane.”

Even if the ad were used, it is ‘fair use’. Political discourse can’t be supressed over brand identity.

Trademarks were established so businesses could protect themselves from similar sounding (or identical) copycats. That is a far cry from the issue here.


46 posted on 10/11/2007 5:39:23 PM PDT by PreciousLiberty
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