ago.14.2008
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) is reminding the local business community,media houses and advertising agencies that the unauthorized (expressed or implied) use of the Olympic rings,symbols ,letters and images is prohibited.
The TTOC's endeavours to foster greater awareness about the matter included written communication and meetings with local advertising agencies and media houses.
The National Olympic Committee is therefore confident and satisfied that no one can legitimately claim to be unaware of the legal prohibitions.
The Olympic Games are the exclusive property of the IOC which owns all rights and data relating to the organisation,broadcasting,recording,representation,reproduction,access and dissemination in any form and by any means or mechanism whatsoever.
The IOC shall determine the conditions of access to and the conditions of any use of data relating to the Olympic Games .
The Olympic symbol,flag,motto,identifications (including but not limited to Olympic Games and Games of the Olympiad) designations,emblems,flames and torches are referred to as Olympic properties.All rights to any and all Olympic properties and the use of these rights belong exclusively to the IOC.
In accord with the Olympic Charter the IOC can take all appropriate steps to obtain the legal protection for itself ,on both a national and international basis,of the rights over the Olympic Games and over any Olympic property.
In this regard each National Olympic Committee is responsible to the IOC for the protection ,in its country ,of the Olympic properties of the IOC .