David holding his gun ....
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| Work Of Art, or Cheeky Joke? |
...... but not the the one Michelangelo may have envisioned.
So Italy is up in
arms over his baring arms ... Yes this advert by Armalite, of Michelangelo's 'David' holding an AR-50A1 assault rifle has upset the
Italian Government. Italy's culture minister has said that the advert was not only offensive, but violated the Italian law as it has copyright on the commercial use of images of David. Luckily this is a non commercial site then ....
Actually what I found funny about this, is that this is the same Italian government who are overseeing the collapse of the ruins of Pompeii ... where both the the United Nations and the European Union had demanded urgent action, as walls collapse because despite funds from bodies around the world, the Italian government have misspent or 'lost' the funds ... aka corruption and organised crime.
I can say this because last year, the €105m ($145m) "Great Pompeii" rehabilitation project was launched, with the EU contributing €41.8m. However, one Italian newspaper said that only €588,000 had actually been spent, and now the Italian Prime Minister is appealing for the 'Private Sector' to start repairing the heritage sites .... so this begs the question, as to where the balance of the fund, amounting to €105.4m has gone?
I would suggest that the Italian culture minister look to where all the money goes in his department, before worrying about adverts in the US.
Actually what I found funny about this, is that this is the same Italian government who are overseeing the collapse of the ruins of Pompeii ... where both the the United Nations and the European Union had demanded urgent action, as walls collapse because despite funds from bodies around the world, the Italian government have misspent or 'lost' the funds ... aka corruption and organised crime.
I can say this because last year, the €105m ($145m) "Great Pompeii" rehabilitation project was launched, with the EU contributing €41.8m. However, one Italian newspaper said that only €588,000 had actually been spent, and now the Italian Prime Minister is appealing for the 'Private Sector' to start repairing the heritage sites .... so this begs the question, as to where the balance of the fund, amounting to €105.4m has gone?
I would suggest that the Italian culture minister look to where all the money goes in his department, before worrying about adverts in the US.
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