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Smith Allowed to Sell Wal-Mart Parodies

Thursday 27th of March 2008 02:34:30 AM

When someone decides to start a t-shirt business, he or she wants to think of something witty to place on the shirt so people will have some sort of reaction to it and want to buy it. This is exactly what Charles Smith did with his Wal-Mart parody t-shirts. He is against the Wal-Mart empire and wanted to play on the name of the store to create his Wal-Qaeda and Walocaust shirts.

Recently, the court ruled in favour of Charles Smith because Wal-Mart felt the t-shirts were inappropriate representations of their trademark. Smith defended his ability to continue selling these shirts because of the First Amendment, freedom of speech.

Luckily for Smith, the court felt the same way about it. The judge ruled the shirts would not be confused with the Wal-Mart name and even commented the shirts were funny. This means Smith can continue to produce and distribute the shirts. However, it doesn't mean the store will not try to appeal the decision.

In the meantime, Consumerist.com reports Smith is quite happy he was able to win the court case especially against a large company like Wal-Mart. If you would like more information on these shirts or buy some for yourself visit Smith's website at www.walqaeda.com and www.walocaust.com.

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