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To: libravoter
""They have the right to exclude others from using them in conjunction with the provision of television news and entertainment services""

"Satire directed at Fox is definitely protected from the trademark law you are citing."

Not necessarily. Satire is not an absolute defense. Certainly not when the same mark is used on the same goods.
51 posted on 08/12/2003 9:48:48 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed
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To: Beelzebubba
Not necessarily. Satire is not an absolute defense. Certainly not when the same mark is used on the same goods.

Is Franken's book "entertainment services in the nature of production and distribution of television news programs"?
53 posted on 08/12/2003 9:53:42 AM PDT by Your Nightmare
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