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For more, see this post at metafilter about the Verizon embargo blocking Europe.
repeat after me, that's effed up.
Looks like that second ad is carrying on a Baby Bob tradition, in the CBS sitcom of Babu Bob there is an episode where the baby hits on his mother. Gack! (source jumtheshark.com, I have never seen the sitcom.)
Having worked for a (client) company that sold ringtones and screen-images for phones, I really do think they ripped this believing that they wouldn't get caught. The company I worked for sold pin-up art by Armando Huerta without crediting (nor paying) the artist.
Related ringtone & animation copycat the evolution of Crazy frog.
Unlike the hysteria in the states, I think the British branch of VW+DDB has more of a legal leg to stand on if they really intend to sue the LADs for this viral ad. The Guardian reports that they are considering it.
'It gives the impression we've condoned or supported it, and is potentially very damaging to Volkswagen. Our legal department is planning an action and we will decide tomorrow.'
Tomorrow in that quote is today - no word yet if they have filed suit.
More from Martin Schwimmer at the Trademark Blog.
If He Doesn't Like Bloglines, Why Does He Make a RSS Feed Available?
So the question is not why, if I don't like Bloglines, do I make a RSS feed available.
The question ought to be:
Is there a compelling business case for the blogger to waive effective commercial control of content in order so that the aggregator can make a full-text web-based feed available?
Or can aggregators accomodate bloggers who wish to maintain the non-commercial nature of their feeds? I will guess that if Bloglines offers a commercial opt-out, its business model will still work.
... I read it as that as well, that VW did file some sort of suit (to protect their Trademark which they should do) and NatLamp did the right thing(tm) and hid the ad.
NatLamp could also have changed the whole VW thing to WV in another similar font and be in the clear, I think, since it was parody. They should have left the trademark (VW) alone in the first place. I wonder what was on the other side of the VW-parody ad page that had to be removed as well when they razorbladed that page out of the mags. :)
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