COC Agrees Gay Chat is Not An Olympic Sport After All
Shortly after yesterday’s Interactive Male
news release hit the wire, we were the delighted recipients of a ton of positive coverage from media nationwide. And we’re tickled pink to report that, thanks in part to the media, we won!
After several calls from reporters yesterday, COC CEO Chris Rudge acknowledged the logo dispute was "one of these things that slips between the cracks" and that we could retain our logo, without further threat of legal action.
In a telephone interview, Rudge said, "Upon looking at the image that this organization has on its website, I would agree with them it would be absurd for us to be protesting this. I have already talked to our lawyers. I have asked them to withdraw the opposition to the registration of that mark. They would be free to use it, from my perspective."
This is a great victory for Interactive Male, and for all Canadians tired of the COC claiming ownership of words and images that belong in the public domain. (Judging from the comments on articles and blogs about yesterday’s release, that’s pretty much all of us). Maybe, just maybe, the COC is starting to get the picture…
Check out some of the coverage here:
Canadian Olympic Committee caves on gay logo
Gay chat line logo no threat to Olympic copyright
Logo for gay chat line not a threat after all, Olympic committee decides
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