Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Marlboro Condemned For Unauthorized Use Of Short Film In Smoking Ad

The cigarette company did not obtain permission to use the film, despite spending almost $62 million on the marketing campaign.



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Marlboro's "Don't be a Maybe" campaign, which rolled out in 2012 as the company sought to modernize its "Marlboro Man cowboy" ad campaign, features images of young people partying, making out, and playing instruments.


In one promotional video, images flash quickly on the screen showing a man traveling in different locations around the world.


In one promotional video, images flash quickly on the screen showing a man traveling in different locations around the world.


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But those images come from the 2011 Australian short film Move – commissioned by Australian company STA Travel – which edits together short clips of a young man journeying through 11 different countries.



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