Better news for net activists

[Kevin Robert Dean]

WASHINGTON, March 4 — Americans who own Internet domains
that criticize corporations or use their trademarks
received a surprise legal boost on Tuesday, thanks to a
ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 9-0 decision, the
justices effectively narrowed the scope of a federal
trademark law that frequently is invoked in spats over
domain names. The effect is to make it more difficult for
trademark owners to win lawsuits over alleged infringements
of their intellectual property rights.
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