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Pepsi / Apple Superbowl ad

by ccManager
Commentary summary:
A 2004 Superbowl ad by Pepsi and Apple uses teenagers accused of illegal filesharing

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Produced by the advertising firm BBDO Worldwide, this ad was commissioned by Apple and Pepsi for the 2004 Superbowl. It depicts real-world teenagers who were accused of illegal filesharing by the RIAA, defiantly announcing their intention to continue downloading free songs from the internet. Although the surface message is clear -- the RIAA's high-profile and indiscriminate prosecutions have had little impact on downloading practices among teenagers -- the ad is actually promoting a Pepsi campaign that gives away free iTunes downloads.


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Copyright 2010, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. ccManager. (2010, May 19). Pepsi / Apple Superbowl ad. Retrieved May 21, 2012, from Critical Commons Web site: http://criticalcommons.org/Members/ccManager/commentaries/pepsi-apple-superbowl-ad. This work is licensed under a No Copyright; No Rights Reserved.