ENSAYO LITERARIO POST / TELEVISIÓN. Ecología de ... - Eleklektiko

Rafael Campillo Lorenzo. (2006-2007) Ensayo Literario.
POST / TELEVISÍÓN. Ecología de los medios en la era de Internet
Anexo 2. SPOGGE: Society for the Prevention of (Bill) Gates
Getting Everything
For Immediate Release
Monday, October 13, 1997
Contact: Bob Lawrence (619) 234-3110
San Diego -- "Hey, Bill, Leave some for the rest of us!" That"s the war cry of SPOGGE,
The Society for the Prevention of (Bill) Gates Getting Everything!, a new venture
established to give a unified voice to computer users, independent software developers, and
others who are concerned about the growing control Microsoft and Bill Gates have over the
worldwide computer and communications industries. SPOGGE (rhymes with rogue)
provides these people with a common symbol to help them express their feelings in a
highly visible manner.
Bob Lawrence, founder of SPOGGE, says, "No malice is intended by our project.
Unfortunately, many anti-Gates websites on the internet are resorting to extreme language
to voice their concern, describing Gates as the embodiment of evil. We at SPOGGE prefer
to protest through humor and traditional forms of expression, ie.: imprinted t-shirts, mugs,
"Rodent pads", and window stickers.
SPOGGE"s mascot is a roaring rodent named SPOGGIE, whose image appears on all
SPOGGE official authorized products. We offer concerned citizens of the world a visual
way to make their feelings known."
SPOGGE t-shirts are not actually purchased. The company calls them "licensed softwear."
Company literature explains. "You don"t own your SPOGGEWEAR t-shirt. You are
licensed to wear it. Only one person at a time may legally wear your shirt. If two or more
people wear a single SPOGGEWEAR t-shirt at the same time, all but one of them is
violating the license."
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