The man who runs websites selling t-shirts and other items sporting anti-Wal-Mart slogans such as 'Walocaust' and 'Wal-Qaeda' is not infringing Wal-Mart's trademark, according to a judge. Judge Timothy C Batten Sr decided that the satirical nature of Charles Smith's products meant they qualified as noncommercial speech. In his order, Batten wrote that Smith's primary aim was to criticise Wal-Mart, and not to make a profit - noting he had only sold 62 t-shirts.
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机译：一位法官说，经营网站销售T恤衫和其他带有反沃尔玛口号的物品的人，“沃尔沃斯特”和“沃尔·凯达”等商标并未侵犯沃尔玛的商标。蒂莫西·巴顿（Timothy C Batten Sr）法官认为，查尔斯·史密斯（Charles Smith）产品的讽刺性质意味着它们可以视为非商业性演讲。巴顿在命令中写道，史密斯的主要目的是批评沃尔玛，而不是牟取暴利-指出他只卖了62件T恤。
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