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Date Posted: 13:18:32 09/12/04 Sun
Author: crit racer
Subject: Re: tyler sporting olympic rings?
In reply to: pugdog 's message, "Re: tyler sporting olympic rings?" on 02:58:00 09/12/04 Sun

>As far as I know it is copyrighted and they are
>aggressive about anyone using the emblem outside of
>IOC purview. I don't know about Richard, but Eki, and
>Ullrich were a lot more modest, personally something I
>appreciate. Phonak is a Swiss team and the IOC is
>based in Lausanne. Will the whole thing be settled
>with a phone call, or in court?
>
>>>did anyone notice in the tt that TH was sporting
>>>olympic rings on his shoulders? is that typical? i
>>>know some pros wear the rainbow cuffs for various
>>>world championships (mtb champs wearing them on the
>>>road and such)?
>>Pascal Richard was stopped wearing the olympic rings
>>on his jersey i think because they are copyrighted by
>>the IOC and they do like like them displayed anywhere
>>unless it has something to do with the olympics and
>>the IOC objected to them being displayed on a trade
>>team jersey. Richard wore them on his jersey for a
>>while anyway.
>>Whether the rules have changed or Hamilton is doing a
>>Richard ie wearing them in time trial events until
>>some one from the IOC objects i'm not sure.
>>Cool jersey anyway, I thought and good to see - i hope
>>he is allowed to continue wearing that jersey. But my
>>bet is the IOC will object to Phonak being so closly
>>linked to the IOC's trade mark sign.
>>thanks
>>pedallo
>>( hope i remembered that right)

My understanding is that the IOC doesn't object as long as the commercial logos on the jersey are reduced enough, however they define that. In Tyler's case, the BMC logo on the shoulders was removed entirely so that only the Olympic rings are featured there, with the BMC logo moving to the sleeves. Nothing else on the jersey seems changed.

Personally I think it would be extremely petty for the IOC to have a problem with an Olympic athlete, an Olympic champion no less, showing his pride by having the Olympic rings on his shoulders. The IOC it would seem has far more to worry about today (read doping, etc.) than causing problems for a champion like Tyler Hamilton. But big corporations and organizations can be very petty with such things.

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