Audi defrauded the city of Toronto by applying for permits to shoot a fictional movie, then using the sites that they'd received to erect giant, illegal advertisements for its new cars.
Audi apparently thought it could pull one over on the residents of Toronto, but it got caught. The automaker from Ingolstadt applied for a permit from the Film and Television Office of Toronto to shoot a commercial that would allow it to place double "T" statues that measure six feet high and fifteen feet long all over the city for a period of three days. A press release issued by Audi, however, confirms that no commercial would be shot, but rather that the statues are meant to act as billboards advertising the new Audi TT. The placement of the statues as advertisements, though, violates the city's signage laws.
(Thanks, Greg!)
Update: Stuart sez, "Rami Tabello, the co-ordinator of illegalsigns.ca has a continuing account on his website.
This is a man with a mission"
(Photo by David Sky)
