Olympics-1936 'Nazi' Games T-shirt sales cause stir but IOC says it must protect trademark

Official Olympic ⁠sales of T-shirts emblazoned with the poster of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, known as the "Nazi Games", ⁠have caused a stir but the International Olympic Committee defended the move on ...
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IOC sells out of 1936 Berlin Olympics T-shirt despite Nazi backlash

Adolf Hitler’s Olympic showcase is stirring controversy nearly 90 years later. The Olympics’ official online shop has sold out of a T-shirt featuring artwork from the 1936 Berlin Games, which Hitler ...
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IOC Defends Selling Controversial T-Shirt from Nazi-Era Olympic Games, Explaining Need to 'Safeguard' Intellectual Property

The International Olympic Committee explained its decision to sell a T-shirt commemorating the 1936 Berlin Games after it came under fire for doing so. The games, which were hosted by Germany under ...
The Jewish Exponent

Olympics Committee Defends Sale of T-Shirt Commemorating 1936 Nazi-Era Games

Photo credit: Screenshot via WebArchive, Shop.Olympics.com. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA The governing body for the Olympics is defending its sale of a limited-edition T-shirt commemorating the ...
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IOC under fire for selling Nazi-era Olympic Games T-shirt

(CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been criticized for selling merchandise commemorating the 1936 Berlin games, which Adolf Hitler used to showcase his Nazi ideology. The website ...
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Why would the IOC make available a T-shirt commemorating Adolf Hitler's Olympics?

LIVIGNO, Italy — The International Olympic Committee has quietly removed the link to a T-shirt in its online store commemorating the 1936 Berlin Games that were held in Nazi Germany after a ...
World Trademark Review

1936 Olympics shirt highlights risks of licensing historical IP without appropriate context

This week’s Opinion Column argues that the International Olympic Committee could have licensed its 1936 Berlin Olympics poster in an alternative medium to recognise and reframe its historical context.
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Gold medal won by Jesse Owens at 1936 Olympics sells for $615,000

One of the four gold medals won by Alabama native Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics sold for $615,000, including the buyer’s premium, on Saturday night. The medal was part of Goldin Auctions’ ...
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Happy-Amarillo legend won basketball's 1st gold in 1936 Olympics

With the win of a gold medal by the USA Hockey Team in the Winter Olympics in the air, it harkens back to another huge team win — one for USA Basketball in 1936, led by Happy/Amarillo legend Joe ...
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IOC Defends Selling Controversial T-Shirt from Nazi-Era Olympic Games, Explaining Need to 'Safeguard' Intellectual Property

A shirt commemorating the 1936 Berlin Olympics has sparked controversy online after selling out on the International Olympic Committee's website The 1936 Games took place when Germany was under the ...
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Olympics committee defends sale of T-shirt commemorating 1936 Nazi-era Games

The governing body for the Olympics is defending its sale of a limited-edition T-shirt commemorating the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin under Adolf Hitler’s Germany. The $42 shirt, which was condemned ...
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IOC defends selling controversial T-shirt from Nazi-era Olympic Games, explaining need to 'safeguard' intellectual property

The shirt featured the official poster from the 1936 Berlin Games and was a part of the organization's Heritage Collection A shirt commemorating the 1936 Berlin Olympics has sparked controversy online ...