America the Beautiful®

The battle over trademark rights to some of America's grandest landmarks smacks of some dystopian future 'Corpocracy'.  It also exposes a troubling lack of foresight on the part of the federal government and the National Parks Service.  Several facets of trademark law are at play in this dispute, and the ultimate outcome (barring settlement) has potential to set new precedent.  Read more here: http://www.outsideonline.com/2048041/who-owns-yosemite