Posted on Jun 19, 2017
The Slants Win Supreme Court Battle Over Band's Name In Trademark Dispute
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The Slants Win Supreme Court Battle Over Band's Name In Trademark Dispute
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Trademark
Racism
Music
1st Amendment
Supreme Court
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I would not have posted this on a public website as I don't think the term is funny or cool. Regardless of it appearing on Npr website. It's in fairly poor taste to call this news.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SPC Erich Guenther Did You Read the Article or Listen to the Audio (More In Depth) I Highly Recommend It Before You Comment.
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How is any Supreme Court decision NOT newsworthy? (Especially one that has such important ramifications)?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SSgt (Join to see) - "The Slants' frontman, Simon Tam, filed a lawsuit after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office kept the band from registering its name and rejected its appeal, citing the Lanham Act, which prohibits any trademark that could "disparage ... or bring ... into contemp[t] or disrepute" any "persons, living or dead," as the court states.
After a federal court agreed with Tam and his band, the Patent and Trademark Office sued to avoid being compelled to register its name as a trademark. On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with The Slants.
"The disparagement clause violates the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his opinion for the court. Contrary to the Government's contention, trademarks are private, not government speech."
The band has said it wanted to reclaim what is often seen as a slur".
After a federal court agreed with Tam and his band, the Patent and Trademark Office sued to avoid being compelled to register its name as a trademark. On Monday, the Supreme Court sided with The Slants.
"The disparagement clause violates the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause," Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his opinion for the court. Contrary to the Government's contention, trademarks are private, not government speech."
The band has said it wanted to reclaim what is often seen as a slur".
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Yeah, you can trademark an ethnic slur: Supreme Court hands victory to Asian-American rock band...
High court rules in favor of the Slants in landmark case that may affect Washington Redskins' trademark as well
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - What I like the Best is the S Courts ruling that deciding what is offensive or not is none of the Patent And trademarks office business in the first place.
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