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It's been a while since the dotcom boom days when human billboard tattoos were all the rage. Getting a tattoo is usually not considered a prudent decision, but it does attract attention... and that's usually what people are trying to get with tattoos. Maybe tattoo advertising is making a comeback, or maybe it's just as permanent as the ink in people's skin. Just make sure if you're getting a tattoo for money, that you really like your corporate sponsors. If you'd like to read more awesome and interesting stuff, check out this unrelated (but not entirely random!) Techdirt post via StumbleUpon.
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Filed Under: advertising, billy gibby, human billboard, myron robinson, tattoo
Companies: hostgator, nba, netflix


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    Anonymous Coward, 2 Apr 2013 @ 5:33pm

    do people have to pay back their sponsors if they have their tattoos removed?

    For totally defunct companies, removing tattoos is probably not a problem since there's no one to care about the assets of a bankrupt company. But if someone still owns the trademarks to those tattoos... they could track you down and either make you pay up after you remove the tatoos or make you pay up to keep using their registered trademarks!

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      Theoden, 2 Apr 2013 @ 6:13pm

      Re: do people have to pay back their sponsors if they have their tattoos removed?

      Even worse - if their newest lawyers find out that you have the tattoos they could sue for copyright infringement!

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    Jake, 2 Apr 2013 @ 6:19pm

    I just facepalmed so hard I suspect I may have suffered a head injury.

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    Ed C., 3 Apr 2013 @ 5:13am

    Only one free year of netflix? Last I checked, tattoos last more than a year.

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    Tom, 14 Jan 2014 @ 10:26am

    Tattoo mistakes

    I can say from painful experience that anyone considering getting a tattoo should think carefully.

    Yesterday I finished my 8th removal session, one of the worst experiences you can imagine, 8 times! And still another few to go.....

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