Adbusters Ads

A few days ago I mentioned that Adbusters was suing CanWest Global and possibly the CBC for denying them the ability to run their counter advertisements. The fine folks at Art Threat have tracked down a few of the spots Adbusters wants to run. Personally I don't see the problem, they seem like perfectly legitimate public service announcements to me. But judge for yourself.

AdBusters Sues Canadian Broadcaster(s)

AdBusters is suing CanWest Global Communications and trying to add the CBC to the lawsuit.

For those of you not quite up to speed, here’s the gist: After over a decade of having our consumer-awareness TV spots rejected by just about every major commercial broadcaster in North America (often with little or no explanation from the network reps who issued the refusals), we resolved to take our fight to the courts. In 2004, we filed a lawsuit against the government of Canada and some of the country’s biggest media barons, arguing that the public has a constitutionally protected right to expression over the public airwaves.

The CTRC is apparently also involved in the case "On the grounds that it has consistently failed in its mandate to ensure that the public has reasonable access to the public airwaves." The full article from Adbusters is here.