Looks like all of the recent bad press around the now infamous PSP graffiti campaign has inspired Wired magazine to do a little investigative reporting.And they've uncovered some interesting factoids:
- Cities targeted in the campaign include New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Miami, according to Sony spokeswoman Molly Smith
- Sony says it's paying businesses and building owners for the right to graffiti their walls. Casa Maria was paid $100 for two weeks' use of its wall, according to co-owner Mario Arana.
We bet they're not invited to the block party anymore.
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12-05-2005 @ 7:34PM
mike said...
I believe it's affected neighborhoods, not effected neighborhoods
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12-05-2005 @ 10:19PM
Anuj said...
>>$100? We think Sony should pay out a bit more than that for their ad space.
If it was ok with the owner of the wall, then what does it matter how much they paid?
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12-05-2005 @ 10:31PM
cheese said...
what's really funny is the idiots that were getting all up in arms about this, especially the "artist" taggers... they think it's ok as long as there's no money being made from it.. talk about the pot calling the kettle black...
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12-06-2005 @ 1:15AM
EatingPie said...
Crap, that 100 bucks won't even buy you the damn thing you're advertising! Obviously Senor Mario ain't a gamer -- or he just wants to keep his game on with his namesake on the DS.
-Pie
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12-06-2005 @ 3:50PM
Retro_X said...
I also saw these in San Francisco close to my college.
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12-06-2005 @ 4:16PM
apoc06 said...
considering how neighborhoods were "fighting back" against a paid advertisement. what they were in effect doing was defacing and true graffitti. sony cant be sued or taken to court. the vigilante defacers could face time if caught. irony!
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