How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It

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Post by kunvay » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 1:05 PM UTC

How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It
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Re: How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It

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Post by jgrahamc » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 1:35 PM UTC

Or just call it Londinium MMXII: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/17/london-2...

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Post by rangibaby » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:01 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #2

Or just call it Londinium MMXII: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/17/london-2...

V. funny article. I wish I'd seen it when it was published :-)

Re: How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It

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Post by jschuur » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:31 PM UTC

I live in London and attended several Olympic and Paralympic events. They were hardly 'ruined' for me.

I saw hundreds of thousands of people having a good time, cheering on teams and interacting with visitors from other countries.

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Post by Codhisattva » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:38 PM UTC

Greed killed the Olympics. The downfall began in Los Angeles 1984.

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Post by DGCA » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:40 PM UTC

This article ruined the Olympics for me, at least until they get their act together. I had heard a lot about the points made while the games were going on, but it didn't feel like swallowing the pill I just swallowed.

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Post by watty » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:49 PM UTC

Obviously some major problems with copyrights in the Olympics but "ruined"? Come on...

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Post by grabeh » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:52 PM UTC

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4442902

Here's the previous discussion on here of the same article.

Re: How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It

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Post by quad_copter_cat » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:57 PM UTC

"the local butcher who has put out his meat in an Olympic display"

That is all.

Re: How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It

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Post by gadders » Wed, Oct 03, 2012, 2:59 PM UTC

jschuur wrote: post #4

I live in London and attended several Olympic and Paralympic events. They were hardly 'ruined' for me. I saw hundreds of thousands of people having a good time, cheering on teams and interacting with visitors from other countries.

Likewise. I went to tw Olympic events, and watched the athletes. Both were excellent. I don't think I gave branding or copyrights a second thought.