Comments on: Virgin Mobile turns Spitzer woes into ad copy

As part of campaign promoting more personalized service, Virgin Mobile Canada is running an ad featuring shamed former N.Y. governor.

[anon8mizer]

I hope this time they got Spitzer's consent to use his pic

Unlike the last time when Virgin Mobile took some photo off of Flickr with a creative commons license.

[gmon750]

Public figures = public domain

No consent is necessary as Spitzer's image here as a politician is public and no permission is needed.

[gneiss45rock]

spitzer ad

interesting ad--casts the mobile phone company in the role of prostitute So many users (and those innocently abused/assaulted by the public verbal clutter of cell phones) might find that characterization seemly

[AppleSuxLeo]

I will Spitz on his grave...

or maybe ****...or both ? The F-ing hypocrite !

[emoslayer6224]

I have to find.this ad

This is th kind of ad that's labeled "heresy" in the states. I want to move to canada. By the way, doesn't it speak to anyone hat thy had to cross the border to find a scandal like this?