Chilling The Chillers

I've found it fascinating over the last several years to see how ready public access to what once were private dispute-related communications can alter the dynamics or even the nature of the dispute. Marty Schwimmer comments on another example with a well-taken word to the wise from the trademark standpoint: "In the era of the blogosphere where lawyers' letters get posted and linked to, some trademark owners may be trading the possibility of dilution for the reality of tarnishment."

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