1/6/2016: Government Can't Reject Trademarks for Being Offensive, Court Says - A Fight Over Photos of Pregnant Teen in High School Yearbook

Today's Article: Government Can’t Reject Trademarks for Being Offensive, Court Says (11.0)
From: Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Court of Appeals...sided with Simon Tam, the frontman for the Asian-American rock band the Slants.

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11/30/12 - The Death of the Twinkie and Illegal Downloads by a 10-Year-Old

Today's Articles:

Washington Post
November 16, 2012
A Eulogy for the Humble Hostess Twinkie

"Twinkies, the unpretentious, freakishly versatile and seemingly indestructible snack pastry dubbed “the cream puff of the proletariat,” died Friday of complications from economic reality."


NBC News
November 26, 2012
10-Year-Old's Laptop Confiscated After Copyright Offense

"Police in Helsinki seized the laptop of a young girl during a search of her family's home last week, according to her father. The alleged offense? Using the popular BitTorrent website The Pirate Bay to download a single album."

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