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Ad's Choice of Song Sparks Debate on Artists' Lives

HP yanks tune by pedophile Gary Glitter

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 31, 2008 3:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – HP's decision to change an ad because it featured a song by convicted child molester Gary Glitter has Charlie Moran in Advertising Age wondering about how far we should go in drawing the line between the artist and his art. The ad for the TouchSmart...   Read full story »

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