Joe Henderson
keyboard monkey. also, not actually Joe Henderson.
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The IOC is in Sweden. They are not governed by our copyright laws, they have their own. Secondly, your issue is with the makers of the jerseys/gear, who are the actual people making money off the stuff, not the IOC.
Sweden. You sure about that?
they are not governed by copyright laws? What's that even supposed to mean? It doesn't mean anything. Copyright law is global and the WTO for example requires all members to comply with international copyright law. You know where the wto's hq is? Switzerland. Yeah, the same non-sweden country as the IOC. Does that have any bearing on this discussion? None whatsoever.
In fact, it is the IOC that prevents outside entities from making money off the Olympics. So you can't just sell shoes with the Olympic logo on it or advertise products referring to Olympians. And actually, the same would be true for the NBA as well.
Your knowledge of the subject seems puzzlingly limited for the condescending tone you allow yourself.