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Date Posted: 10:56:49 09/12/04 Sun
Author: Jake Stechmann
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

Richard was able to wear his Olympic rings for at least 2 years before the IOC told him to quit. They seem to only be concerned with people using the name Olympics or those rings every 4 years.

>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)

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  • Re: tyler sporting olympic rings? -- crit racer, 13:18:32 09/12/04 Sun
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