First Amendment Concerns
In response to First Amendment concerns, the new law expressly exempts certain uses of a famous mark, in particular:
- (1) "fair use" of a mark in the context of comparative commercial advertising or promotion;
- (2) non-commercial uses, such as parody, satire and editorial commentary; and
- (3) all forms of news reporting and news commentary.
Read more about this topic: Federal Trademark Dilution Act
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