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85c220e6 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 nostr:npub19aqk7uzjknjj5rs0dqfme545fu9qk2d7l04px45etlp9wflh242q5t7n7p I have  written to  two law...
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f8bb9538 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @91432d0a I would be curious to hear what they have to say. Again you did a great job raising this important issue in your amicus brief - I really hope SCOTUS addresses this issue.
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f8bb9538 | 1 years ago (raw) | full thread | reply | flag 
 The Foundation for individual rights and expression and Manhattan institute filed an amicus brief on Sept 12 in support of Elster in the Vidal v Elster trademark case pending at the Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-704/279418/20230912154427011_22-704_Brief.pdf
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f8bb9538 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I am surprised advocates of free speech rights like FIRE do not acknowledge in their amicus briefs that TM registrations for political speech can be invoked to chill the speech of others who want to use the mark in the same way. I argued this back in 2022: https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/03/trademark-registration-of-political-messages-for-expressive-merchandise-in-re-elster-guest-blog-post.htm