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The IOC's 'Clean Venue' Policy
Dave21212 writes "Yes folks, the International Olympic Committee's 'Brand Protection Team' will be protecting against the threat of Advertising Terrorism at the games. According to an MSNBC article, the IOC's Karen Webb states 'Our role is to protect all of our sponsor categories and actively monitor ambush activity.' Restricted items include, flags, umbrellas, shirts, hats, and bags with trademarks of rival sponsors. Unofficial brands can be confiscated and with only Coke allowed on Olympic grounds, this brings new meaning to The Pepsi Challenge!"
> Silly me. I thought it was the athletes that made the Olympics happen.
You think those athletes paid hundreds of millions of dollars so all those logistics could be accomplished? Wake up - NO ONE except companies will be spending the kind of money it takes to put on a modern Olympic games. Taxpayers aren't going to foot the entire bill, and the athletes & teams can't possibly get enough private sponsors to do the Entire job.
You know who else enforced advertising in a militaristic fashion? And preferred Coke above all other liquid refreshment? That's right, HITLER!
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Has anyone yet registered the domain "georgebushisamoronbutimvotingforhimanyway.com" yet?
dinner: it's what's for beer
Your argument is extremely weak.
No its not, you dumbass. If someone from Alberta competes in the Olympics, its for Canada and the Canadian flag is flown. If someone from Taiwan competes in the Olympics, its for Taiwan, not China. If they can compete as a seperate country, why can't they fly their sperate country's flag?