Intellectual property enclosure and economic discourse in the 2012 London Olympic Games

Bibliographic Data

ID11268396
AuthorsKris Erickson (0000-0002-1265-9123, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), Lingling Wei (0009-0001-1126-2060, Bournemouth University)
Year2015
Volume37
Issue3
Pages409-421
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0163443714567022
OpenAlexW2087260746
LanguageEN
References cited19

Special legislation associated with mega sporting events has enabled new forms of cultural enclosure, effectively commoditising aspects of cultural expression that previously remained in the public domain. In this article, the authors examine the tension between economic and political justifications for hosting the Olympics and the intellectual property enclosures that are imposed upon host nations. These enclosures extend beyond what is traditionally protected under trade mark law, to include ‘generic’ terms. Enabling market competitors to freely use generic, descriptive language is a core doctrine of trade mark law, seeking to balance monopoly IP rights with free market competition. The authors evaluate the impact of special legislative enclosures on the public interest, and argue that collective access to expression should be more carefully considered in political and economic calculations of the value of the Olympics

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