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Copyright Claims

Fri, 15 May 2009 13:40:53 +0000

YouTube and other online video sites sometimes feel like the wild west, but they still abide by copyright policies. In the case of commercials, the most frequent enforcers of copyright are usually the company who's advertising, the ad agency, or the record label for music used in the commercial.

One could argue that they should just leave the videos alone, because it's good publicity. While others might point out the legal complexities of having a commercial online.

Either way, it's apparent that some enforce their copyright more frequently than others. Here are some examples of videos from YouTube taken down or that have had the audio turned off. (If you're wondering, WMG is Warner Music Group).

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Super Bowl XLIII Commercials

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:05:25 +0000

Super Bowl XLIII - February 1, 2009

Top Ten 2008 Song Commercials

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:04:31 +0000

Music can make a good ad great, and sometimes the song is the highlight of a commercial. Here are some popular ads and some of our favorites from 2008. Song information is in the individual links.

BTAA 2008 Awards

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:30:37 +0000

The British Television Advertising Awards - 2008

The 2008 BTAAs were announced in March 2008.

Credits, including music information, are in the individual links.

So far our list only contains Gold award winners, Silver award winners, and some Bronze award winners. More updates to follow.

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Google Custom Search

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:45:36 +0000

splendAd.com is now using Google Custom Search for our in-site search engine. What this does is allow us to leverage Google's proven search engine to help the splendAd.com community find information at our site more easily.

You can find the Google Custom Search box at the top of each page. The results page doesn't leave our site and contains only results from our site. There are also "Ads by Google" in their own section of the page.

Javascript is required, so if you're seeing a blank results page you'll need to enable Javascript.

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Forums

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:50:25 +0000

splendAd.com now has forums. Check them out.

The "Ad Forum" is integrated with existing pages at our site.

For questions about ads not in our database, navigate to the appropriate forum dedicated to songs, actors, and other.

There's also an off-topic forum, and a site suggestion forum.

Site Maintenance

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:37:45 +0000

We will be doing some site maintenance, during which time commenting will be shut off. Another message will be posted when we're done.

The Best of What's Around

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:36:29 +0000

Why wait until the end of the year to highlight what's happening. Now that we're past the halfway point of 2008 here's a round up of some recent songs in commercials.

Action Reaction

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:17:05 +0000

Sometimes you'll be watching a commercial and think to yourself it seems familiar. Maybe it's because the creatives decided to be cheeky and reference another ad. Here are some examples.

New Feature - Song Enhancements

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:10:42 +0000

We've been undergoing some changes lately to make finding song info easier.

Back in February we added the ad/song tables, which are long lists of ads with songs, grouped by year.

Now we've enhanced our company, brand, and product lists to also include song information.
Here are some examples.

Company: General Motors
Brand: Apple
Product: Toyota Sequoia

If you're new to the site, here's a brief explanation of how to get to other companies, brands, or products. You can find them using the Search box at the top of the page. Or if you're already on a specific ad page, there will often be links in the Ad Basics box for brand, company, and product.

You can also get to brand pages by clicking on a letter in the "Browse commercials" section on the side of every page. Each letter lists out all the brands for that letter, but keep in mind that long list doesn't have the song info. If you click on a brand name in the main body of the page (not the section # links), then that'll take you to the brand page.