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July 13, 2000

Olympic organizers are suing more than 1,800 Internet sites for allegedly misusing the Olympic name.

The lawsuit is the largest action brought under the recently enacted Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999.

A statement issued jointly by the International Olympic Committee, U.S. Olympic Committee, and the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, says the suit involved World Wide Web sites with a domain name including the words "Olympic," "Olympiad" or related terms in different languages.

It said the Web addresses had been registered by people living outside the United States. The suit, rather than seeking monetary damages, aims to gain control of the sites.

( The Associated Press contributed to this story)