tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006671676989020553.post5667683280905007064..comments2023-09-13T04:22:28.932-04:00Comments on CrochetingWithDee.com: The "-ympics"CrochetingWithDee.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12969463775227653508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006671676989020553.post-7682795890434838132012-06-24T14:28:32.785-04:002012-06-24T14:28:32.785-04:00Interesting -- in this article by BloombergBusines...Interesting -- in this article by BloombergBusinessWeek, you <b>can</b> own the rights to particial lettering in a given name: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-22/why-the-u-dot-s-dot-olympic-committee-cracked-down-on-a-knitting-group" rel="nofollow">http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-22/why-the-u-dot-s-dot-olympic-committee-cracked-down-on-a-knitting-group</a>, stating "Since 1978, the nonprofit organization has had exclusive rights to control the commercial use of the word “Olympics” (or anything that resembles the word) in the U.S."<br /><br />OK then. I hereby proclaim the ownership to "ziano." Imjustsaying.<br /><br />~DeeCrochetingWithDee.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969463775227653508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006671676989020553.post-80633942348660091992012-06-24T14:22:29.882-04:002012-06-24T14:22:29.882-04:00Richard, you ask an excellent question! As I find...Richard, you ask an excellent question! As I find out information I will post it here.<br /><br />Thus far, Laurie Wheeler of the Crochet Liberation Front tweeted to my inquiry: "CLF [male] membership is at 11%"<br /><br />~DeeCrochetingWithDee.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969463775227653508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006671676989020553.post-3778887340703316642012-06-24T08:54:28.804-04:002012-06-24T08:54:28.804-04:00Are there any figures on how many of those knitter...Are there any figures on how many of those knitters and crocheters are male? I've always objected to the old "knitting and crochet is for little old ladies" line as I'm not little, nor am I old and I'm most definitely not female.Richard Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815522674511426941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006671676989020553.post-32889499961109428082012-06-22T14:27:56.655-04:002012-06-22T14:27:56.655-04:00Dee,
If a partial word could be found to be infri...Dee,<br /><br />If a partial word could be found to be infringing on copyright or trademark, then O'Hare International Airport near Chicago, IL could be in a whole HEAP of trouble.<br /><br />Why? Because their three letter designation is ORD.<br /><br />Okay, in all seriousness, what bothers me most is that the USOC is going after Ravelry for an event that (1) is totally voluntary among its closed group of members, (2) Rav members who do choose to participate are not charged any fee for their participation nor does Ravelry.com or the 4 creators of the site make any money from the event, and (3)any Rav member who completes an item during the time period receives a VIRTUAL Badge of Honor - said badge does not include either the Ring logo or the word Ravelympics (the drawing of Bob the dog does contain a dog collar and tag that could look like a medal, but there is nothing on the tag that signifies it as a medal). <br /><br />In fact, I would say that Rav's event is in no way like the official games in that the official games only award prizes for the top 3 finishers of an event, while Ravelry gives a badge to everyone who has completed the event during the time frame.<br /><br />If the USOC wants to go after people who use their trademark for profit, then more power to them. However, in the case of Ravelry, they got it dead wrong.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973187374190538023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006671676989020553.post-32106924023066679322012-06-22T13:56:04.947-04:002012-06-22T13:56:04.947-04:00Just reading about this on net today and the langu...Just reading about this on net today and the language in that letter really is quite rude. I hope people can't own letters like 'ldren and 'lympics that would really be insane. <br /><br />I wonder if they have problems with schools using it to teach kids about the olympics? my son participated in the 'olympics' as a field day in May. <br /><br />I'm wondering who sat at the board meeting to discuss the horrendous association of yarn and 'lympics? What was the convo'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com