WikiLeaks founder Assange spoofs classic Mastercard ads

Jul 03, 2011 |

London

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has decided to give Mastercard a taste of their own medicine by spoofing the credit card company's signature ‘priceless’ advertisements.

MasterCard is one of the major credit card companies that is blocking over 15million dollars in donations to the web-based whistleblower group.

Now, Assange has hit back in the minute-long video, which lists the group's expenses as it defends itself from challenges, the Daily Mail reports.

The video spoof of the popular Mastercard advertisements features Assange himself informing the public of how much money it takes to keep WikiLeaks afloat. Including one million dollars tackling lawsuits and another 500 thousand dollars for the founder's own house arrest.

The camera then tilts up to reveal a smirking Assange watching footage of crowds protesting during one of the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East earlier this year.

“Watching the world change as a result of your work: priceless,” the narrator states, adding, “there are some people who don't like change. For everyone else, there's WikiLeaks.”

MasterCard has taken legal action to prevent parodies of its ads in the past. In 2004, the company lost a suit against former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who mimicked the company in a political ad.

The company has not yet commented on Assange's version.

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