The Canadian government is considering draft legislation that will increase trade-mark protection for the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympics. This is not the first time countries have done this.

Detractors say there is no reason why the Olympics deserve special status. Others believe that the Olympics pose a unique situation that requires such protection.

For more details about the controversy, take a look at Howard Knopf’s Excess Copyright blog, including the comment to his post and the link to a CTV article.