# Bush's Olympic Ad & Consequences

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-olympic-ad-consequences/261927>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 28, 2004, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-olympic-ad-consequences/261927 "2004-08-28T07:25:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bushs-olympic-ad-consequences/261927/21 "2004-08-29T15:20:32Z")

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I don’t recall the ads including any trademarked materials anyway. Certainly no rings or torch. The word “Olympics” was used but just because there’s a trademark doesn’t mean no one can use the word ever.

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