I'm surprised the networks don't run their work through some kind of OCR to find names/logos and thereby find more opportunities for placement revenue. Or in this case, areas for caution. It's not like the fear of bad product placement is anything new.
Charlatan, absolutely makes sense, and i think video games are already doing what you suggest. It distracts from the product but then how many marketeers really care about that? 
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