What are the potential legal issues with broadcasting Olympic Games videos on a TV channel, given that the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games are tightly controlled by the International Olympic Committee?
What are the potential legal issues with broadcasting Olympic Games videos on a TV channel, given that the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games are tightly controlled by the International Olympic Committee?
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Broadcasting Olympic Games videos on a TV channel without the permission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would likely violate the intellectual property rights held by the IOC. Such a broadcast could also create legal liability for the broadcaster, due to potential copyright and trademark infringement. Additionally, under the agreements between broadcasting networks and NOCs (National Olympic Committees), some of the athletes' images are subject to restricted usage, which may be violated by unauthorised broadcasting.
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What are the potential legal issues with broadcasting Olympic Games videos on a TV channel, given that the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games are tightly controlled by the International Olympic Committee?
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Broadcasting Olympic Games videos without the permission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a infringement of their intellectual property and therefore likely to contravene applicable copyright law. Additionally, broadcasting content which has been tightly controlled by the IOC with commercial interests in mind may give rise to issues of contractual breach. As such, potential legal issues exist related to broadcasting Olympic Games videos on a TV channel without express permission from the IOC first.
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