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Ambush marketing at major sporting events: legal framework and challenges
by Elnur Aliyev, LLM
Senior Associate at BHM Baku Law CentreLawyer at Baku 2015
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Ambush Marketing means any activity, commercial or non-commercial, undertaken by
any person or entity, whether public or private, that creates, implies or refers to a direct or indirect association of any kind (including an association in the minds of members of the public) with any Games
Body or the Games, and the display or distribution of advertising materials or products with the intention of gaining exposure for any brand in or within the vicinity of Games Venues, which has not been
properly authorised by BEGOC or any other Games Body
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Nike was the sponsor of…?
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Ambush by Association (1)
GlobalWebIndex research, 2014
40% of UK, US and Brazilian consumers wrongly believed that Nike, MasterCard and Pepsi were official World Cup sponsors
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Paid $351 million for the rights to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups
40,023,004 views
59th $7,378 m
#WriteTheFuture#RiskEverything
116,873,642 views
22nd $19,875 m
Interbrand's Best Global Brands list 2014
a tale of two brands Ambush by Association (2)
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Ambush by Association (3)The thin red line
Rule of thumb
If you look at the advert and would almost expect to see an official sponsor logo at the end/in the corner of the advert
because of the connection made to the event, it is likely to have crossed the line.
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Ambush by intrusion (1)Dr. Dre beats LOCOG
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Ambush by intrusion (2)Would you like some Dutch beer?
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Opportunistic ambush (1)Welcome home…Chiellini
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Opportunistic ambush (2)That awkward moment…
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Baku 20151st European Games
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IP Law (Trademark, logo, copyright, etc.)
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Advertising Laws (false/misleading advertising, passing off, etc.)
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Unfair competition
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Special legislation
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London 2012Making fun of restrictions
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London 2012An egg-and-spoon race
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Contractual restrictions
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The Olympic Charter (Rule 40)
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There is no such thing as bad publicity…
except your own obituary.(Brendan Behan)
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