LudicrousSpeed said:
And they know that a vast majority of people will never look in the area where it says its sponsored, which is exactly why its put there and not in the video. WB wants people to think these are unbiased positive opinions about their game and not bought and paid for positive shilling and PDP was more than happy to take their check and oblige. |
Then you're also going to have to claim that just about every company in existence is dishonest. Mobile stores require you to sign off on electronic forms that no one reads, restaurants put all their federally required nutrition information in the back corner of a website that no one will read, car advertisements will quickly speed through all of the fine print when putting an ad on air, etc.
Bottom line, as a consumer, it's your job to be informed about things. If you're trusting a spokesperson, make sure you do your research on who they are, what ties they may have to the product, and whether they've done stuff like this in the past. There's admittedly some grey area in terms of how accessible advertisers/promotionalists have to make that material, but if it's in the description of a video which is a single click away, then I can't say I have a lot of sympathy for anyone who might have possibly been duped by this.
