SLANT art now in Library as Supremes rule in Matal v. Tam
Submitted by JCavicchi on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 17:31
The Library has acquired four prints of SLANT art, created by members of a musical group composed of persons of Asian descent that had been party to a trademark disparagement suit. Tam applied to register the mark "The Slants," but the examining attorney refused on the basis of disparagement and the Board affirmed. The Federal Circuit, in an en banc decision, reversed. The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Federal Circuit.
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A new addition to the Bartow Copyright Display are the two ablums that created a pretty large controversy.
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