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You're American, aren't you? Hint: "fair use" isn't a valid construct under British copyright law; we have a more restrictive "fair dealing" right. Nor does yo
by cstross 14y ago
You're American, aren't you?
Hint: "fair use" isn't a valid construct under British copyright law; we have a more restrictive "fair dealing" right. Nor does your First Amendment carry any weight in British law. There's a somewhat weaker right to free speech in the Human Rights Act, but it's somewhat hedged around; meanwhile the whole Olympics mess was enabled by an Act of Parliament that pretty much blows a hole through our (I'm British) civil rights in the name of holding this corruption-fest at our public expense. It's quite possible that LOCOG can make this nonsense stick, in court, thanks to the perversion of our legal framework that they pushed for and two successive governments connived at.
(I am not a fan of the Olympics 2012 arrangements ...)
- DanBC 14y agoHere's some further reference to the UK laws: (http://www.out-law.com/page-9441 http://www.out-law.com/page-9441) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/13/olympics-2012-br... http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/13/olympics-2012-br...) > As well as introducing an additional layer of protection around the word "Olympics", the five-rings symbol and the Games' mottoes, the major change of the legislation is to outlaw unauthorised "association". This bars non-sponsors from employing images or wording that might suggest too close a link with the Games. (http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/the-olympic-law-... http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/the-olympic-law-...)
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- DanBC 14y agoHere's some further reference to the UK laws: (http://www.out-law.com/page-9441 http://www.out-law.com/page-9441) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/13/olympics-2012-branding-police-sponsors http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/apr/13/olympics-2012-br...) > As well as introducing an additional layer of protection around the word "Olympics", the five-rings symbol and the Games' mottoes, the major change of the legislation is to outlaw unauthorised "association". This bars non-sponsors from employing images or wording that might suggest too close a link with the Games. (http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/the-olympic-law-guilty-until-proven-innocent-2362691.html http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/the-olympic-law-...)