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Originally Posted by ngdawg
On today's CNN internet news, it was said that a particular company has been making these bogus commercials for cars. They are really pissing off the automakers since they do not put a disclaimer on any of these parodies. VW issued a statement decrying this parody, calling it 'disgusting'. (Another car commercial that floated around, a Ford Sportka that beheads a cat, had be intended for Ford's use, but they rejected it and it then made the internet rounds.)
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Ford and VW are both full of it. It's just a way to get cheap advertising. Spend a few bucks on a controversial "unauthorized" ad that gets passed all around the Internet, and then your name and product get splashed all over by the news media, all for free.
No such thing as bad publicity.