Actually, there is. Certainly within At-Large, there is a strong feeling that the RC Movement deserves such protection. There is FAR less support for the IOC. The belief has not centered on legal issues, but rather the nature of the organizations and their need for (financial) protection. In the case of the IOC, their reputation (whether deserved or not) of going after other organizations who use the Olympic names or symbols in unrelated businesses (ie your neighbourhood pizza restaurant) has left a bad taste in peoples' mouths. And the magnitude of their commercial interactions (broadcasting rights, etc) leaves many with the technically incorrect view that they are a commercial organization and not (as is the reality) a not-for-profit. But the question is more complex, since many people would consider Médecins Sans Frontières or OXFAM to be as worthy as the Red Cross, yet are not being considered at all in these discussions. Alan At 09/11/2012 11:54 AM, Jen Wolfe wrote:

Is there any dispute or question about the global importance of these organizations to all internet users?