deggis wrote:
International Sporting Code (like almost everybody, ACO has signed it too) has several requirements especially using the word "world" in the name. I imagine in reality "World Series" would be a lot easier than "World Championship" because the latter one has a clear status. If this wasn't so, it would end up like pro boxing - there would be several "world championships" for every category.
There was a similiar argument in Australia a couple of years ago.
Over here we have rivalling sanctioning bodies, FIA-affiliated CAMS, and a relatively new group called the AASA.
AASA sanctioned an "Australian Touring Car Championship" to be run. There has of course been a CAMS-sanctioned ATCC running here since 1960.
The matter went to court, where it was deemed there was nothing to stop another group calling a series the "Australian Touring Car Championship", as none of those words could be copyrighted... the only thing the AASA couldn't do was call it the "CAMS Australian Touring Car Championship".
I'd assume it would be a similiar ruling in Europe if challenged in court, how can the words World, Sportscar or Championship be copyright? The only thing they couldn't claim would for it to be the "FIA World Sportscar Championship"