High Court fails to see the joke in BLACK LABEL parody

South Africa

In a landmark ruling, the High Court has held that the defendant Laugh
it off's sale of T-shirts printed with the phrase 'Black Labour - White Guilt'
in lettering that matched the plaintiff South African Breweries' BLACK LABEL
mark violated the company's trademark rights. The decision has been seen as
a serious blow to freedom of expression in South Africa.

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