Tam laments “opportunistic” media reports framing Slants decision as Redskins win

In the couple of weeks since Asian-American rock band The Slants clinched an appeal court victory in its fight to obtain a trademark registration for its name, media analysis has broadly focused on the implications for the ongoing court battle of the Washington Redskins against cancellation of a number of its registrations. However, band founder Simon Tam laments that commentators are missing the bigger story.