Bavarian blondes don't need a Visa: a comparative law analysis of ambush marketing

Gerlinde Berger-Walliser, Melanie Stallings Williams, Björn Walliser () and Mark Bender
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Gerlinde Berger-Walliser: CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine
Melanie Stallings Williams: CSUN - California State University [Northridge]
Björn Walliser: CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine
Mark Bender: Monash University [Melbourne]

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Abstract: This paper describes the problem of ambush marketing: the act of attempting to associate with an event without buying the rights to do so. From the perspective of the organizers and sponsors of large-scale media and athletic events, the problem is significant. More than $100 billion is spent annually on purchasing sponsorship rights and the associated promotions. For companies who have not paid for such rights to be able to imply an association with these high-profile events dilutes the value of that sponsorship. Despite the size of the problem, however, (and except for the special coverage many countries afford Olympic activities) there is little legal protection against all but the most blatant marketing encroachment.

Keywords: comparative law; ambush marketing; sponsorship; advertising (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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Published in Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, 2012, 1, pp.1

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