Big Bird Wants Out Of Campaign Ad

[BG45]

[url="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/10/09/big-bird-wants-out-of-campaign-ad/"]Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit that owns the copyright on things like Sesame Street and Big Bird are asking the Obama campaign to stop using their most recognizable character in a campaign ad without their permission.[/url]


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[b]Big Bird[/b], it seems, isn’t thrilled about his cameo in the presidential race.

The folks at Sesame Street are asking the Obama campaign to pull down a [url="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/10/09/big-bird-wants-out-of-campaign-ad/"]TV ad released Tuesday[/url] that mocks [b]Mitt Romney[/b] for vowing to yank the subsidy to PBS.

At the presidential debate in Denver last week, Mr. Romney said he would end the subsidy in view of the nation’s fiscal troubles.

“I love Big Bird,” the Republican challenger said “… But I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for.”

Up went an ad by team Obama called “Big Bird’’ that suggests Mr. Romney is targeting children’s programming rather than legitimate threats to people’s economic interests.

The ad shows images of Bernie Madoff and others implicated in various financial and corporate scandals. A narrator then intones: “And the evil genius who towered over them?”

A silhouette of Big Bird flashes on screen.

“Mitt Romney knows it’s not Wall Street you have to worry about, it’s Sesame Street,” the narrator said.

The ad is airing on national cable and broadcast TV, in time slots devoted to comedy shows, the Obama campaign said.

Sesame Street isn’t amused.[b] Sesame Workshop[/b], a nonprofit educational organization that produces and owns the show, issued a statement Tuesday saying “we do not endorse candidates or participate in political campaigns. We have approved no campaign ads, and as is our general practice, have requested that the ad be taken down.”
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So basically the Obama campaign used a copyrighted character without permission to attack a political candidate who humorously said "I love Big Bird" while talking about cutting PBS funding. Mkay...copyright is something you should check before using stuff.

[BG45]

On that note...I can't believe I seriously used the words "Big Bird" and "Campaign Ad" in the same sentence.

[AnneLine]

Yellow Campaigning at its worst....


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Edited October 10, 2012 by AnneLine

[eagle_eye222001]

My respect for Sesame Workship grew.





It's about the size of the Grinch's heart now.

[AnneLine]

And now let's hear from the other candidates....

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[tinytherese]

This reminds me of how those who work with The Muppets were connected to opposing Chick Filet's stance on traditional marriage.