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

How Copyrights Ruined the Olympics and What You Can Learn From It(blog.kunvay.com)

26 points by kunvay 13 years ago | 8 comments

jschuur 13 years ago |

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.

gadders 13 years ago | |

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.

jgrahamc 13 years ago |

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

rangibaby 13 years ago | |

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

quad_copter_cat 13 years ago |

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

That is all.

DGCA 13 years ago |

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.

grabeh 13 years ago |

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

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

watty 13 years ago |

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

Codhisattva 13 years ago |

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