San Francisco intends to levy “big fines, in addition to cleanup costs,” against Zynga for their illegal ad campaign marketing Mafia Wars.
Now that’s what I call “interesting.” Are you sick of this story? I’m not. I hope New York follows suit and fines the fuck out of these assholes.
Want to play a fun game? It’s called push your weight around as a citizen against a private company worth billions of dollars. To contact the Sanitation Department in NYC (responsible in this case), call 311 and request to speak to a sanitation specialist. (Be prepared to give details, such as the company name, contact info and locations of defacement.) You can also call or email Community Board 2 at 212-979-2272 and/or CB3 (email phone: 212-533-5300)
It is illegal in New York City to deface the street or sidewalk with advertisement or printed matter. Vanessa Gruen, director of special projects for the Municipal Art Society, once called it “corporate graffiti.”
And in spite of what some corporate apologists believe, The City of New York will hold the companies themselves responsible for the “illegal, irresponsible and dangerous defacing of public property.”
Go ahead, pick up the phone.
