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Last post: 4 months, 2 weeks ago | Thread started: Jul 18, 08, 8:52 a.m.

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• epigraph

  Apparently, if you are designing a website for a major news agency, you are not allowed to put the olympic logo ( rings) or the beijing logo anywhere on the page.

  Yeah I know they're copyrighted, I just though they would allow it in this type of situation....it's the damn news.

  Jul 18, 08, 8:52 a.m. – Permalink

• jharbort

  which news site ?

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 8:53 a.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  Nope, not at all.

  What? You thought the Olympics was some fraternal coming together of humankind, in an open spirit of competition, sans-borders, restrictions or politics?

  All abat the monies, innit?

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 8:54 a.m. – Permalink

• 2cents

  They're Nazi's with the logo and their brand in general. I've had to deal with it for the Vancouver Debtlympics. The IOC even forced the city to make companies with "Olympic" in their name to change it.

  • http://www.998denman…– eegrek

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 8:55 a.m. – Permalink

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  • Don't get us started bro– doctor1/3

    HAHAH. BRANDING 101. YEAH!– akrokdesign2/3

    I see what you did there.– monospaced3/3

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 8:55 a.m. – Permalink

• doctor

  How about a photo of the olympic rings? Like from a flag or someting.

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 8:56 a.m. – Permalink

• TedUmptious

  I don't think they can stop you. It for editorial work, therefore copyright doesn't apply. But it would have to be in context... like on a poster or a flag blowing, it'd be unwise to use the vector artwork as they could ask you who supplied it.

  Same thing if the news uses a crowd scene, they don't need to go and get everyones permission in the crowd to show them on TV.

  Disclaimer – I'm not a lawyer!

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 9:08 a.m. – Permalink

• epigraph

  No, I vectorized the rings and Beijing logo and put them in the banner. I saw it done on this site and figured it was ok: http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/

  I wasn't even allowed to hand draw "Beijing 2008" with brush and ink, cause they were affraid of getting sued.

  • maybe it's because they have exclusive coverage of the games in Canada?– sikma

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 11:55 a.m. – Permalink

• HaleyF

  Technically you aren't even supposed to say the Olympics. It's "The Olympic Games".

  • nice work in ur folio. interesting nav reminds me of that "the cow says moo" toy– tasty

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 3:14 p.m. – Permalink

• ninjasavant

  Its like how the Super Bowl won't let anyone call it the super bowl

  • what is it?– epigraph1/2

    huh– Stecchino2/2

  

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  Dog-earJul 18, 08, 3:17 p.m. – Permalink