Posted on 08/26/2004 8:13:09 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
The Bush campaign insists that it is on very firm legal ground in their depiction of the olympics in their ad, reports ABC News Ann Compton.
When the olympics are over, the campaign will take the ad down, as scheduled.
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It's silly, and I can't believe someone as intelligent as you would be defending it.
But, then, you make your money off this kind of stuff.
"You are using the word "olympics" right now. Are you infringing on the copyright. Of course not."
Ummm... I am not using it to advertise. I am not using it for promotion. Get a grip.
Okay, whatever, you are all correct. I'm GLAD the Prez told those commie wimps like Ueberroth to shove it. Just goes to show that the bulge in those jeans ain't no sock. And when GM complains about his ads referring to Cheney as the "Cadillac" of vice-presidents, I hope he reminds them of the military might at his disposal and snaps them back into line.
Jeez. This is not a news story. It is not a speech. It is not a post on the internet. It is not a dictionary. It is an ADVERTISEMENT.
Get a dictionary.
just a little clarification, sink. I'm not defending the OCs actions - though they do have a RIGHT to do it, and a legal right at that. I'm just amazed that the lockstep is so rigid that people actually get a testosterone boost from the campaign refusing to acknowledge that legal right. "he's got a pair, and he knows how to use them". Yeah. "We won't stop running the ad now, but we are stopping in three days so let us show how tough we are by telling you no."
Jeez. This is not a news story. It is not a speech. It is not a post on the internet. It is not a dictionary. It is an ADVERTISEMENT.
It is a dictionary word. It is a historic word. It is a word for a specific location and set of athletic events.
And the bottom line is that it is NOT a copyright infringement. If it were, they'd sue. If it were, the President's lawyers would tell him to pull the ad.
No one's suing and no one's pulling, so we must have some agreement that it's not a copyright infringement and is, instead, legitimate use of a common word.
You realize, don't you, that without a lawsuit or a pulled ad that your argument evaporates?
Exactly.
If the Olympic Committee has a problem with this, call out the lawyers and Bring It On.
They won't because they can't. Euroweeni alert.
More than yours, if you think you can use the terms trademark and copyright interchangeably.
The USOC should be working with the IOC to get the judging fiasco under control so that the games aren't compromised any more than they already are instead of worrying about getting a little free publicity from the leader of the free world.
A perfect example of your typical lack of logic. Can you read? There are 3 days left before they pull it. No one is going to get anything done in the legal arena in that time frame. Then it is moot.
For future reference, since you seem to lack an understanding of this basic point - the failure of one to exercise a legal right, or the decision not to pursue a legal right, DOES NOT MEAN that the right does not exist.
If your argument had even a shred of validity, all those unauthorized businesses who have been targeted by the USOC could just tell them to pound sand and it would be no problem.
Nice to see some guts out of the RNC. Screw the scumbag "USOC".
I have no doubt that they wouldn't make a peep if it was a Kerry ad.
And that is apropos of what? Oh, yes. Nothing.
There isn't even a hint of a lawsuit mentioned and if they thought they could sue, they would have mentioned it to further embarrass the Bush administration.
And you're right...if it was for the Kerry campaign, they wouldn't make a peep.
Yep. They are he-men. I've heard they can hold their hands over a candle flame for, like, a whole minute.
That the USOC is posturing. Nothing more.
So, the answer to the question is "none," right?
What a tap-dance.
We'll wait for the lawsuit to be filed. If they've been infringed they can file it anytime they like. It will have been a matter of record splashed across countless TV screens nationwide. They have recorded, irrefutable proof.
Waiting......
Waiting......
(Damn....did you see how fast that argument disappeared down the old flusher?!!)
"We're on very firm legal ground to mention the Olympics, to make a factual point in a political advertisement," said BC'04 spokesman Scott Stanzel... when the olympics is over the campaign will take the ad down, as scheduled.
You are absolutely correct; the USOC is posturing.
Anyone who believes the White House hasn't gotten the best legal advice available in the country is naive and uninformed.
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