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LOC cautions against usage of tourney pictures
Accra, June 16, Ghanadot/GNA- The Local Organizing Committee
(LOC) of the just ended African Cup of Nations, Ghana 2008
has cautioned that it is still forbidden to use photographs
of the tournament and related events for commercial
purposes.
A statement from the secretariat copied to the GNA Sports
said even though the tourney may have officially come to an
end, the images, pictorials and all other symbols of the
tourney belong to the LOC and it was illegal for any
individual or organization to commercialize them without its
permission.”
The LOC said it was regrettable that despite the earlier
education on the prohibition placed on copyright
infringement as far as the organization of the biennial
event was concerned, some individuals and companies have put
on sale images of the tourney without authorization.
The statement said such acts contravened the rights of those
who duly obtained the right for the usage of the pictures.
It further warned individuals and companies to refrain from
the acts or face the ‘music’.
GNA
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