Local band forced to drop 'olympic' from moniker
(AP) - A popular Twin Cities rock band never thought the U.S. Olympic Committee would be one of the things keeping it from reaching the top. But that's exactly what has happened to the Olympic Hopefuls.
The band was forced to dropped "Olympic" from its moniker to avoid legal action from the USOC. The word "olympic" was trademarked in a little-known congressional act in 1950. The USOC says major corporations pay millions for the rights to the Olympic name. That money helps support U-S teams.
The committee says overuse of the name could keep hinder fund-raising efforts.
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