In loving, living memory, John Melançon 1928 – 2007
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Lawsuit against (personal) blogger thrown out, giving same protection as journalists
Wed, 2007/10/31 - 6:28pm — Benjamin Melançon
http://fixyourthinking.com/2007/10/whats-been-going-on-in-last-week.html
Smith was immune from trademark claims because his reference to BidZirk was in the context of news reporting or news commentary. Though the court doesn't equate bloggers and journalists generally, it gives Smith the same protection given to journalists
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