Outdoor Advertising Is Not A Crime. Yet.

From Mercury News: The Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed its first charges under a ban passed last year on the giant billboards known as supergraphics that cloak buildings with enormous movie posters and other garish ads.

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The civil complaint filed Monday alleges violations of California's Outdoor Advertising Act and argues that supergraphic signs endanger the covered buildings' occupants, distract drivers and hurt the look of streets.

Comments

[crispy frog]

Maybe if it was pretty key art and not Three Men in a Glass? Would that be allowed?

[I, Sore]

I remember a gigantic wrap for "Seven Pound" off the 405 a couple of years ago. The so-called key art was nothing more than Will Smith's face. It was like his agent bought the side of the building just to show off Will's latest headshot.
http://www.impawards.com/2008/seven_pounds_xlg.html

[Drive By]

it hurts me just to look at that shit.

[Tri X]

"Ok, Ray hold your hands up and pretend like you're inside a big water glass...now, look worried, yeah that's it!...like your career is just about to go down the toilet. And hold...hold! perfect! That's a wrap!