AsthethrillsoftheLondon2012OlympicGamesfadethefocusnowisonthe2016OlympicGamesinBrazil.OverthenexttwoyearsithostedtheFIFAConfederationCupinJune2013andhostedtheFIFAWorldCupin2014.Brazilhastakenstepstoincreasetheeconomicprofitsbysafeguardingtheinterestsofbroadcastersandfunders.
In2009theBrazilpassedtheBrazilianOlympicActandtheso-calledWorldCupLawin2012whicharedesignedtofightambush(隐性)marketinganddigitalpiracy(盗版)andregulateadvertisinginandaroundofficialsportingsites.
TheBrazilianWorldCupLawgoesmuchfurtherinprotectingtheinterestsofrightownersthanBrazil’spre-existinglegislation(立法)inthisareatheso-calledPeleLaw.ForexampletheWorldCupLawbansanyonebuttheofficialbroadcasterfromusingimagesofevents.Howeveritdoespermitusefornon-commercialpurposes.ItalsorequiresthatFIFAoritslocalbroadcasterprovidehighlightsuptotwohoursaftereachmatch.Otheritemsallowprotectionoftrademarksassociatedwiththeeventandbanunauthorizedassociationwiththeevent’smarks.
ThePeleLawpermitsasaninformationrightbothaccesstosportingsitesandtheuseofimagesforjournalisticpurposes.ItishoweverunlikelythatsuchanunderstandingwillbegainedinrelationtotheWorldCupLawwhichgovernsaccesstoanduseofimagesspecificallyinrelationtotheFIFAWorldCup2014.AlthoughtheBrazilianOlympicActregulatestheIP(知识产权)relatingtothe2016OlympicGamesinRioitremainssilentonbroadcastingrights.
WhateverthebenefitsitseemsclearthatIPrightsingeneralandbroadcastingrightsinparticularwillcontinuetoplayakeyroleinbringinginfunds.IfpastexperienceisanythingtogobyRio2016notonlypromisesnewsportingachievementsbutalsothebreakingofnewrecordsintermsofprofitsproducedfromthesaleofbroadcastingandothermediarights.
29.The2016Olympics .
A.promisestobreakmanyrecords
B.willexperiencechallengesinfunding
C.promisestobethegreatestinhistory
D.willbringgreatbenefitstoBrazil
30.TheWorldCupLawandthePeleLawaredifferentinthat .
A.theformerisstricterthanthelatterinprotectingIPrights