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Creating Space For Reservation Growth, Ezra Rosser
Creating Space For Reservation Growth, Ezra Rosser
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This brief article is a review of Robert J. Miller, Reservation "Capitalism": Economic Development in Indian Country (2012). It highlights some of the significant points Miller makes in his book and concludes that the book is a "must read" for those interested in reservation economic development.
Stabilizing Morality In Trademark Law, Christine Haight Farley
Stabilizing Morality In Trademark Law, Christine Haight Farley
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Almost all of the commentary concerning the statutory prohibition on registering offensive trademarks lambasts it as a misguided attempt to enforce civility through trademark law. This Article carefully considers the challenges accompanying section 2(a) of the U.S. Trademark Act and defends it as good policy. There are, however, a few instances in which the jurisprudence under section 2(a) has created more problems than it has solved. To alleviate these problems, this Article proposes judging words per se and abandoning the traditional trademark notion of evaluating words in context. Judging words per se is warranted given the very different objectives underlying …