Why would the IOC make available a T-shirt commemorating Adolf Hitler's Olympics?

In a statement to Yahoo Sports, the IOC suggested they are compelled to make this merchandise available to maintain intellectual property rights and trademarks so that they don’t fall into the wrong hands — presumably to bootleg retailers who would then sell the items to Nazi memorabilia collectors. “The validity of these trademarks depends on their actual use,” the IOC wrote. “If they are not used by their owner, other parties could use them for their purposes.Advertisement...