ICC gone to far!!!!!!!!!

[marc71178]

There are possible comebacks on Cricketweb if we throw our name behind it, that is the reason that we haven't, and Neil was suggesting a way to avoid personal responsibility for owing a lot of money if it ever arose.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Originally posted by full_length
Why is it ICC vs Cricketweb?
I don't see it that way. That's why it's a "petition" to the ICC. It doesn't have to be confrontational at all.

Lots of big international organistaions like suing if people compain about them... (McDonald's!) - We're looking at ways to minimise risk.

 

[age_master]

you gotta start somewhere

 

[Top_Cat]

Well here's the regulations regarding clothing:

http://www.cricket.org/link_to_database/NATIONAL/ICC/RULES/ADVERTISING_ON_CLOTHING_AND_EQUIPMENT.pdf

Here's a few choice snippets:

From section A

12. Player’s Bat Logo – means an ICC Approved Logo of a sponsor of a player to be carried
on the player’s bat; provided that such Logo shall not be either:
(A) of, or confusingly similar to, or likely to be perceived as suggesting a connection
with:
(1) an entity which conflicts (whether through being a competitor or otherwise)
with the exclusivity of any sponsor, supplier, or commercial partner of the
board of the player concerned for the relevant event; or
(2) a Manufacturer, other than the Manufacturer of the item of cricket equipment
it is to be carried on; or
(B) a Betting Logo.
ICC shall have the final say in determining whether any such conflict or
circumstances exist and no player may pursue any action against ICC or IDI, or
against his team’s ICC member board should he be precluded from displaying a
Player’s Bat Logo by reason of the same.

Now, I think a charity would certainly be excluded from being contrary to this part but unfortunately, the following pops up:

D. ICC Approval
1. In order for any Logo to be ICC Approved for use in any match or series of matches to
which these Regulations apply, the party seeking approval (e.g. the entity claiming to be
the Manufacturer in the case of approval sought for a Manufacturer’s Logo) must apply to
ICC for the grant of such approval as set out in clause 2 below and such approval must
have been granted in advance of the commencement of the match or series in question.
Once a Logo has been ICC Approved for any relevant match or series of matches, such
approval shall remain effective for all other applicable matches and series thereafter until
either:
(a) such time as these Regulations may be amended or replaced in any way affecting
the continuing compliance of such Logo in which case the Logo shall cease to be
approved immediately unless the Logo is being used in a match or series at the
time of ICC giving notice of the amendment or replacement of the Regulations or is
due to be used in such a match or series within [30 days] after such notice in
which case such approval will cease to apply to the Logo concerned at the end of
the match or series in question; or
(b) until ICC gives notice that the Logo is no longer ICC Approved due to it ceasing to
be in compliance with these Regulations from time to time (e.g. that since the
original grant of ICC Approval, the Logo has become a Betting Logo) in which case
the Logo will cease to be ICC approved immediately upon ICC giving notice to that
effect.
2. Any application to ICC for a Logo to be ICC Approved shall be sent to ICC at The Clock
Tower, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QN, marked “Cricket Operations
Department”. The application shall state the type of Logo for which the approval is sought
(e.g. whether a Manufacturer’s Logo, a Player’s Bat Logo, etc.) and shall include a sample
of the Logo for the item of Cricket Clothing or Cricket Equipment to which it is proposed
(subject to approval being granted) to be applied. In respect of any Logo which is
required by these regulations to be within certain size parameters, the applicant must
state the size which it considers such Logo to be and provide evidence of how this has
been calculated. ICC retains the final say in determining whether any Logo is within the
permitted parameters.
3. ICC will review any application for a Logo to be ICC Approved which has been received in
accordance with clause 2 above and within 3 days of receipt of such application (counting
from the first business day on which, or following which, the application was received and
discounting any intervening days which are not regular business days – e.g. weekends
and public holidays) shall respond to the applicant, acknowledging receipt of the
application and, if applicable, confirming that ICC has been provided with the required
information and materials or, alternatively, stating that ICC considers that it has not been
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provided with all requisite details/materials as set out in clause 2 above and requesting
that the applicant provides the same.
4. ICC shall use its best endeavours (but does not undertake) to provide its final
determination to the applicant for a Logo to be ICC Approved within 10 business days of
its having confirmed receipt of all requisite information and materials for such application.

So in other words, regardless of what the regulations say, the ICC has the right of a subjective veto where they can reject an application for a logo based on thier own opinion, which has nothing to do with the regulations.

Now, we can legally ask as many times as we want for the ICC to change a regulation and or/petition them too but seeing as this was a judgment call, if we tell the world how horrible the ICC is for the decision they made and get Cricketweb behind it, that would make Cricketweb liable in a libel case. This is why we cannot risk getting behind it officially.

So feel free to individually object to the ICC's decision and sign petitions, email them etc. but Cricketweb can't risk getting behind it.