Plagiarism row over 2016 Olympic logo

January 4, 2011 - 0:0

Rio de Janeiro is embroiled in a plagiarism row over the emblem it's launched for the 2016 Olympics.

Similarities are being drawn to a logo used by an organisation in the United States, with both depicting figures embraced at the arms in a flowing motion.
The director of the Brazilian agency which designed the logo says he has never seen the foundation's version, and that he did extensive research to guarantee the design was unique.
However, he says for some reason they missed that one, and has acknowledged a similarity with the foundation's logo, but says the broad concept of people embracing each other is not unusual.
(Source: TVNZ)