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August 1, 2008
Opps, I'd better find a new motto
A 1978 U.S. congressional act gives the Olympic Committee exclusive rights to the words Olympic, Olympiad and Citius, Altius, Fortius, the Olympic motto, which is Latin for "faster, higher, stronger." The legislation was drafted to protect the Olympics Committee's lucrative sponsorship deals. It was upheld by a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that barred San Francisco Arts and Athletics from calling their contest the Gay Olympic Games. The court ruled that "Olympic" isn't a generic word and therefore is subject to trademark protection.'Olympic' Competition
Anyone have any suggestions for a replacement for Belligerati's current motto "Civitatas Americanus Citius, Altius, Fortius" which is "American Civilization Higher, Faster, Stronger"?
Posted by OneEyedMan at August 1, 2008 8:45 AM
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No ideas for a new catch-line, but the over-expansion of trademarks, and IP in general is one of my pet peeves. Trademark should be exclusively limited to cases where reasonable confusion could occur between the new user and the holder of the trademark. This is the way the law was originally written, but doesn't seem to be the way it's approached anymore.
No one is going to confuse your blog for the Olympics, or for being supported by the Olympics, I think you should keep your catch-line.
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at August 1, 2008 9:43 AM
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