Re: [IFWP] Singapore Update

[Kent Crispin]

On Fri, Mar 05, 1999 at 07:32:11PM -0500, Milton Mueller wrote:
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> Kent Crispin wrote:
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> > What on earth makes you think that "free expression" is the opposite
> > of TM? It is perfectly consistent for a TM holder to favor "free
> > expression".  I wager you $100 that 3 out of 4 TM owners favor free
> > expression.
> 
>It is a well-established part of the practice of real law that there is a
>persistent tension between the right of expression recognized in the first
>amendment and the right of trademark (and copyright holders) to control the use of
>their marks or products. I'll wager you that 4 out of 4 TM lawyers will tell you
>the same thing.

So what?  That doesn't mean that a "free expression" constituency is 
in any meaningful sense an "opposite" to a TM constituency.
        
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