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Originally Posted by balderdash111
Good point, but not for the reasons cited. I don't think the "OLYMPICS" legislation has anything to do with the right to use images from the Olympics.
However, using the images suggests two additional possibilities: (1) violation of NBC's copyright in the broadcast (anyone know where they got the footage), and (2) violations of the individuals' rights of privacy and publicity.
The latter point is an interesting one - you might argue that these people are public figures so they get less protection. On the other hand, courts have been pretty strict in retaining for celebrities their right to control the use of their likeness, and if the swimmer they use is someone famous and recognizable (e.g., Phelps, Thorpe, etc), they might have a problem.
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hmm, all right. I agree with seratogis' reading that the organization can not be political. Then that leaves the violation would have to be infringing upon using images without express permission. I just assumed that NBC would have received its permission from the organization. That's the line of logic I was employing, I don't know its accuracy to be honest.
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