And that, my friends, is the trouble with this advert. I would suggest for reasons of simplicity, we simply don't name names. We can focus on an advert that does, but knowing full-well it'll be illegal in some countries, and in some that support it, could probably lead to legal action.
On 5 December 2010 22:22, Lisandro Vaccaro <[email protected]>wrote: > It depends on the country, in many places you can't name other brands. If > the ad will be U.S only, or some country with similar law there is no > problem with doing it, if the plan is to show it in other countries we'll > have to mind what we say. It's ok to say, other OSs blablabla but if you > explicitly name any brand you can get in trouble. > > 2010/12/5 alan c <[email protected]> > > I asked (helios) Did you get any legal or other grief from explicitly >> mentioning >> 'Microsoft'? >> The answer: >> >> 'No, we even advertised on a heavily MS-used program. We were purposely >> in-your-face to try to elicit a response. >> Of course, when you are telling the truth, it's hard for them to say >> much.' >> >> The voice is real afaik, and I have an email address to try if needed. I >> happen to really like the style and also the voice, although as I have said, >> not necessarily the content, and I think the contention can be a >> distraction, I think negative advertising can easily reflect badly on us. I >> think the reader is a professional voice over reader and wanted to remain >> anonymous - probably so he could continue getting work (!) >> >> Audio adverts have an advantage in that the content can easily be defined, >> and if facilities exist, it is relatively quick to produce. >> alan c >> >> >> On 05/12/10 14:55, Christopher Swift wrote: >> >>> Well in the UK we are subjected to having Apple compare themselves to MS >>> in >>> every single way but I do not think that they use the term Microsoft >>> specifically. This might be a direct route if we compare, to imply a >>> competitor but not name them directly. However ASDA in the UK do name and >>> compare against Tesco in their ads so it's an odd thing. >>> >>> Cofion gorau, >>> Christopher Swift >>> -- >>> Sent from my Android >>> >>> On 5 Dec 2010 12:15, "[email protected]"<[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The reader may not be available...that voice is heavily artificial, and I >>> suspect it's owner is nothing more then computer code. (If that is a real >>> person, however, I would advise they go see a speech therapist) >>> >>> Preferred content for UK: For GOD'S SAKE DON'T USE A NON-NATIVE SPEAKER! >>> Known little bug; if your going to advertise to me, and not do it in my >>> country's wonderful accents, you deserve to HANG...or so, that's what >>> many >>> folks tell me... >>> >>> We could possibly also see a stronger success ratio without mentioning >>> MS; >>> people disgruntled with their computer would be more interested in Ubuntu >>> then those who suffer just a general annoyance with it. >>> >>> Also, it's questionable if we can get away with using MS in an ad at all >>> in >>> the UK. It IS trademarked, after all... >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5 December 2010 11:47, alan c<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 05/12/10 11:28, Barry ... >>>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> alan cocks >> Ubuntu user >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > -- > Lisandro H. Vaccaro > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-advertising<https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-advertising> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- -Danté Ashton Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici Sent from Ubuntu
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