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China to crack down on illegal use of the Olympics logo
In a place like China, it is going to be impossible for them to crackdown on the illegal usage of the logo. There is going to be street vendors or just random stores having it up. All they can do is prevent corporations from using it,
BEIJING -- China is to crack down on the illegal use of the Olympics logo, the State Administration For Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said Thursday.
The SAIC has ordered its local offices to check on unauthorized use of the logo.
Television programs, newspapers, websites, and print are forbidden from using the logo without permission, said the SAIC.
Activities that violate the legitimate rights and interests of the Olympic sponsors will also be punished.
Inspection departments in Olympic cities are asked to strengthen monitoring and supervision, especially at airports, highways, hotels, residential areas, competition arenas.
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will start on August 8. Co-host cities and regions include Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shenyang, Qinhuangdao and Hong Kong.
June 20, 2008 at 12:17 pm by JeffHuang, 305 views, 1 comment
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at 10:12 on June 21st, 2008
Jeff,
Thanks for sharing this story here on NowPublic.
While I approved your request to use one of the rogue Olympic Logos you should be aware that any rights to these images are not actually mine to give. These images are made available for public use by the original artists. Their goal is to raise awareness of protests against the Communist Chinese crackdown in Tibet and Chinese suppression of human rights generally.
As I researched and wrote this article:
http://thwphotos.blogspot.com/2008/04/jacques-rogge-defends-china-crackdown_26.html
I learned about Reporters Without Borders and the original artists themselves. Some, if not all of the creators of these logos actually live inside China. They cannot put their names on them or make any attempt to identify themselves due to the certainty that they would be arrested or worse. Here in the U.S. we enjoy greater freedom of expression but corporate money is still used to suppress any unlicensed uses of the Olympic logo for commercial purposes. If someone is not attempting to make money from the logo it is next to impossible to successfully prosecute them, in the U.S.
Tom