Some in-house lawyers are crying foul over the rules around putting Olympians in advertisements.
Official Olympic sponsors, like Coca-Cola and McDonald’s, can use an Olympian’s name or image to sell products or promote the brand during the Olympics. But under an International Olympic Committee rule known as Rule 40, other brands have been prohibited from putting Olympic athletes in ads during the games—even if the brands have long sponsored that athlete.
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