Re:The Slants Win Supreme Court Battle Over Band's Name
by ajross on Monday June 19, 2017 @03:02PM
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To be clear: very few people involved in the Redskins naming controversy think they should be prevented from using the name as a matter of law. It's not inconsistent to believe they have a first amendment right to name the team what they want but also that the name is offensive and should be changed (or even that the NFL is within its right to force such a change).
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Re:The Slants Win Supreme Court Battle Over Band's Name
by bmelton on Monday June 19, 2017 @03:21PM
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Very few "members of the public", maybe, but that doesn't really matter for much when the Patent & Trademark Office is attempting to strip them of their patent protection because they consider it a slur.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Redskins_trademark_...
That was compounded SCOTUS' rejection of the Redskins appeal, though this opinion should basically resolve the Redskins dispute anyway.