Olympic ban on keywords

[Admin]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4744983.stm

A new bill will make it illegal to combine words like "games", "medals", "gold", "2012", "sponsor" or "summer" in any form of advertising.

Breaches can be punished by fines of up to £20,000, or unlimited fines in more serious cases.

 

[charlie]

Words 'Olympic', 'Olympiad' and 'Olympian'
Olympic rings, Team GB and British Olympic Association logo
Words 'London 2012', London's bid logo and derivatives of London2012.com
The 2012 Games logo and mascots (not designed yet)
Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius/Faster, Higher, Stronger
The British Paralympic Association and team logos
Other banned words include games, medals, gold, silver, bronze, 2012, sponsor, summer
Ticket touting and sale of unofficial merchandise will be illegal

i wonder how much lottery money went into sorting that out

Citius.co.uk is available!! anyone

 

[tifosi]

Interesting article. I've got a couple of 2012 domains registered for future 'legitimate' purposes with business associates including 2012recruit (for which I've already received offers!) for bringing together construction workers and businesses in the next few year.

I don't believe this contravenes the word combinations noted in the articles, but it's still a bit vague what is supposed to be a contravention.

Legitimate businesses not directly associated should be able to benefit from the opportunities so long as they don't directly use the registered trademarks of 'London 2012'

S

 

[charlie]

available 2 word combinations

gamesmedals.com
gamesmedals.co.uk
gamessilver.com
gamessilver.co.uk
gamesbronze.com
gamesbronze.co.uk
gamessponsor.com
gamessponsor.co.uk
gamessummer.com
gamessummer.co.uk
medalsgames.com
medalsgames.co.uk
medalsgold.co.uk
medalssilver.com
medalssilver.co.uk
medalsbronze.com
medalsbronze.co.uk
medalssponsor.com
medalssponsor.co.uk
medalssummer.com
medalssummer.co.uk
goldbronze.com
goldbronze.co.uk
goldsponsor.co.uk
goldsummer.co.uk
silvermedals.co.uk
silvergold.co.uk
silverbronze.com
silverbronze.co.uk
silver2012.com
silver2012.co.uk
silversponsor.com
silversponsor.co.uk
silversummer.co.uk
bronzegames.com
bronzegames.co.uk
bronzemedals.co.uk
bronzegold.co.uk
bronzesilver.com
bronzesilver.co.uk
bronze2012.com
bronze2012.co.uk
bronzesponsor.com
bronzesponsor.co.uk
bronzesummer.com
bronzesummer.co.uk
2012silver.com
2012silver.co.uk
2012bronze.com
2012bronze.co.uk
2012summer.co.uk
sponsorgames.co.uk
sponsormedals.com
sponsormedals.co.uk
sponsorgold.com
sponsorgold.co.uk
sponsorsilver.com
sponsorsilver.co.uk
sponsorbronze.com
sponsorbronze.co.uk
sponsorsummer.com
sponsorsummer.co.uk
summermedals.com
summermedals.co.uk
summergold.co.uk
summersilver.com
summersilver.co.uk
summerbronze.co.uk
summersponsor.co.uk

taken 2 word combinations

games.com
games.co.uk
medals.com
medals.co.uk
gold.com
gold.co.uk
silver.com
silver.co.uk
bronze.com
bronze.co.uk
2012.com
2012.co.uk
sponsor.com
sponsor.co.uk
summer.com
summer.co.uk
gamesgold.com
gamesgold.co.uk
games2012.com
games2012.co.uk
medalsgold.com
medals2012.com
medals2012.co.uk
goldgames.com
goldgames.co.uk
goldmedals.com
goldmedals.co.uk
goldsilver.com
goldsilver.co.uk
gold2012.com
gold2012.co.uk
goldsponsor.com
goldsummer.com
silvergames.com
silvergames.co.uk
silvermedals.com
silvergold.com
silversummer.com
bronzemedals.com
bronzegold.com
2012games.com
2012games.co.uk
2012medals.com
2012medals.co.uk
2012gold.com
2012gold.co.uk
2012sponsor.com
2012sponsor.co.uk
2012summer.com
sponsorgames.com
sponsor2012.com
sponsor2012.co.uk
summergames.com
summergames.co.uk
summergold.com
summerbronze.com
summer2012.com
summer2012.co.uk
summersponsor.com

 

[Nigel]

Thanks for posting that link Admin. I had to read it twice to take in what was being said. I can understand the need to protect the word 'olympics' and the olympics logo but legislation to protect the use of a range of words including '2012' and 'summer'... but it's true. This New Labour government hates business and private enterprise and that is the only reason for this legislation. So it appears a Hotel business in London will be banned from advertising its services using the words 'Hotels in London 2012' - it gets worse though - it appears that the words 'summer 2012' will be banned despite the fact that domains like summer2005, are used every year to advertise holidays and the like - it's ludicrous and a sign of the dictatorial government we now live under. It's also a big kick in the teeth for all the businesses up and down our land that supported the bid and now find that they are barred totally from advertising their services in relation to the Games. I don't suppose communist China will have laws as draconian as this for their games. I can understand Tessa Jowell being behind this legislation, but you would have thought that the former Tory MP and Chairman of the Bid - Lord Coe would have fought tooth and nail against this attack on British private enterprise and our way of life.