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Originally Posted by AGDee
I believe the problem is that they were selling patterns that contained trademarks. I think that part of it is fair. It was my understanding, when most of our orgs began using Greek Licensing, that if we don't try to protect our trademarks and then find ourselves in a situation where we really need to protect our marks, the court case can be thrown out. So, by selling patterns containing the Olympic rings, they are in violation. I don't see the other points as valid though. I remember the question came up whether we can still make things with our letters if we're not licensed and the answer we received was that if we aren't selling things, then we are free to use our trademarks.
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I'm a Ravelry member, and I cannot speak for all 2million of us, but I was upset because of how they treated us. Their language was extremely disrespect and it sounded as if our talents aren't valid because they aren't athletic, and we were disrespecting the athletes in a major way. I get the trademark issue, and I fully understand (especially because at least one of the patterns was for sale).
Also, it's nice to see fellow Greek crafters! As my name implies, I'm a knitter, and I love it.