Comments on: In Philly Colt 45 ads are illegal as an unregistered handgun http://antiadvertisingagency.com/news/in-philly-colt-45-ads-are-illegal-as-an-unregistered-handgun The Anti-Advertising Agency Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:16:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Anne Elizabeth Moore http://antiadvertisingagency.com/news/in-philly-colt-45-ads-are-illegal-as-an-unregistered-handgun/comment-page-1#comment-42584 Anne Elizabeth Moore Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:25:18 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=661#comment-42584 <p>The question isn't about merit, VA—the question is about criminality. And more particularly, it's about the fact that a corporation is allowed to create a criminal work like this without repercussions, whereas an individual artist isn't. How is graffiti going to thrive if the only way it can be conducted is if it contains a commercial message?</p> The question isn’t about merit, VA—the question is about criminality. And more particularly, it’s about the fact that a corporation is allowed to create a criminal work like this without repercussions, whereas an individual artist isn’t. How is graffiti going to thrive if the only way it can be conducted is if it contains a commercial message?

]]> By: VA http://antiadvertisingagency.com/news/in-philly-colt-45-ads-are-illegal-as-an-unregistered-handgun/comment-page-1#comment-42578 VA Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:47:52 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=661#comment-42578 <p>Thats a SICK piece. If you fail to see the beauty of that mural you might as well be blind. So its an ad... At least they got an independent artist to do it, rather than some big cheesy advert agency. This is an example of much needed patronage for graffiti artists, or more generally for artists who arent as bound by the influence and desires of marketing.</p> Thats a SICK piece. If you fail to see the beauty of that mural you might as well be blind. So its an ad… At least they got an independent artist to do it, rather than some big cheesy advert agency. This is an example of much needed patronage for graffiti artists, or more generally for artists who arent as bound by the influence and desires of marketing.

]]> By: Steve Lambert http://antiadvertisingagency.com/news/in-philly-colt-45-ads-are-illegal-as-an-unregistered-handgun/comment-page-1#comment-42546 Steve Lambert Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:17:14 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=661#comment-42546 <p>@Corey,</p> <p>On the upside, now he is eligible for the AAAFFF.</p> @Corey,

On the upside, now he is eligible for the AAAFFF.

]]> By: Corey Smith http://antiadvertisingagency.com/news/in-philly-colt-45-ads-are-illegal-as-an-unregistered-handgun/comment-page-1#comment-42540 Corey Smith Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:28:32 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=661#comment-42540 <p>Sad I am to see Jim Mahfood doing this with his talent.</p> Sad I am to see Jim Mahfood doing this with his talent.

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