Saturday - July 21, 2012

the great bagel war of 2012?

stringent regulations brought in by Locog, the London 2012 organising committee, which

bans businesses from using words such as Games, Two Thousand and Twelve, and

using the Olympics five-rings logo.

Yeah well sometimes some slack ought to be granted in the name of common sense.

This is a story about ….. Bagels.  Alright maybe not exactly bagels but rather how the bagels are arranged.  I understand that the officials have to worry about infringements on their trademark and logos etc.  Especially if a person is running a business and tries on some underhanded stuff.  But please take a good read of these stories. The bagels and the florists for example.  Who the heck are they gonna hurt. Are they going to steal business away from paying Olympic sponsors?

Oh btw … while I think about as I’m liable to forget the question I’d like to put to you.

Does the much praised, admired and over hyped Olympic torch look a bit like a toilet brush to you folks?  Just asking cos it does to me.  Are you aware that the much vaunted torch trip from the day it got here, travels more by auto and the ppl walking or running with it don’t even go that far. And it should NOT be torch in singular but torches. There are about 800 in use. Did you know that already? 

OK, back to bagels. Sorry bout the detour.

Here ya go. Read for yourself.

Dough! Olympic ring bagels banned from cafe window… despite the Government saying bakers should NOT be prosecuted

· Council orders bagels off after claiming shape breaches Olympics copyright
· But Sports Minister says 2012 snoopers should ‘go easy’ on small business
· Florist, doll maker, cake bake and butcher among those previously warned
· Even the Middleton family could be in breach with its Olympic party range
By SAM GREENHILL

A cafe manager who displayed five bagels in the style of Olympics rings was stunned to be raided by ‘community wardens’ from the council.
They took it upon themselves to declare the light-hearted window display ‘unauthorised’, and threatened him with court.

They proclaimed it a breach of laws brought in to prevent businesses exploiting the 2012 Games unless they are official sponsors.

Despite no one from the Olympics, the Government or any official sponsors complaining about the display of bread, the cafe had the book thrown at it by Southwark Council in South London.

Two ‘community wardens’ swooped on the House Cafe and Gallery, in Camberwell, within 20 minutes of manager David Adams putting up the display.

They claimed that putting the circular buns on show breached copyright rules.

HERE, for a lot more

See the comments that follow the article. Many are well worth your time.

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