You need to know this law

Soon, a South Pacific country will be hosting a major world sports game....but I am NOT allowed to mention even a snip of information, because the rights to do so are very heavily protected!

If all this sounds rather vague, I’m sorry!

…I’d like to be more specific and be able to tell you what this is …tell you the name of the sport and game, …tell you the year connected to [this sporting event], …and tell you where the games are going to be played. I’d like to be able to direct you to the ‘Official’ website of [this sporting event], (but again, sorry, that too is also a definite no-no!!)

I CAN offer you information about surrounding regions, (where to stay & what to do, since [this sporting event] will be attracting many overseas visitors who are already wanting information about the host country), but I can NOT tell you anything about my product in relation to [this sporting event], not even if I place a disclaimer in my reference which says; “I am not officially connected to [this sporting event]”!!

In fact, no institution, or business, unless “authorised” …(but here, one cannot ‘gain’ authorisation!), have the rights to be making any connection to [this event], AT ALL.

Each and every citizen needs to be aware of this Rights Protection Law surrounding [this major sporting event].

This Law even goes as far as prohibiting a school from holding a colouring-in competition that refers to [this sporting event], or the players, or the teams involved.

It is understandable to have strict laws to protect Official Sponsors of [this event] from ‘unauthorised competition’ since these Sponsors have poured mega-bucks into advertising etc., however, many other businesses are already advertising [this event] on a large scale. Some have been doing so since September last year, displaying countdown-clocks, advertising 'packages', forming ‘Associations’, and ‘Stables of Activities’ connected to [this sporting event]. Is this Law being upheld?, Is this Law being adequately policed by the ‘official’ Rights Protection Organisation handling the law to [this sporting event]?

Given that this Rights Protection Law states; “$150,000 fine and 5 years jail if found in-breach of ANY unauthorised referencing”, how does this now make you feel?

As citizens and small businesses of the host country, who wish to get behind [this sporting event], and promote it in a positive way, is the extreme measure of this Protection Law entirely fair?

And, more to the point, did YOU KNOW about this Law?