Don’t Mess With The IOC

EtsyBitch had a post about the Olympics copyright and that anything with Olympics, or Vancouver 2010, or the rings symbol is a serious violation of their regulations.

but here are a few of the more problematic 2010 Olympics listings:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39173339

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40952710

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39028650

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39594175

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41010831

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40723149

I don’t think these sellers realize just how serious a violation this is. Back when the Salt Lake games were going on there were quite a few places being busted for selling unlicensed Olympic merchandise. The fine was astronomical. It’s one thing to mess with Sanrio and quite another to mess with the IOC. Just saying.