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Lucasfilm nixes Greenpeace 'Little Darth Vader' spoof - or was it Volkswagen?

Lucasfilm nixes Greenpeace ‘Little Darth Vader’ spoof – or was it Volkswagen?

By Angie Dean on July 4, 2011

Alas it’s gone, YouTube has pulled the Greenpeace ‘Little Darth Vader’ spoof commercial that spearheaded the environmental group’s assault on giant carmaker Volkswagen for allegedly trying to block emissions legislation. Lucasfilm, headed by Star Wars producer George Lucas, is claiming copyright infringement, which I suppose it is. Lucasfilm, presumably, was also paid shedloads of money [...]

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Greenpeace opens campaign against Volkswagen with spoof Darth Vader ad

Greenpeace opens campaign against Volkswagen with spoof Darth Vader ad

By Angie Dean on June 28, 2011

You make an ad featuring a cute little poppet (albeit one dressed as Star Wars villain Darth Vader) and what happens? Environmental campaign group Greenpeace persuades its chums in the ad business to produce a merciless (and funny) spoof of it. Greenpeace has decided that the mighty VW, now far and away Europe’s biggest car [...]

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