Your article is excellent. Although I've been advocating a "no-logo" stance, the real issue is the lack of control over public space. I also think the intricacies of brand ownership and patent law are part of the problem. Take the issue of "spike?"

Are there spaces and ideas that can, and should, always be public? And at what point can we really say that the public should be free of commerce? Public spaces have often been safe spaces for commerce. Perhaps the issue has to do with local vs. global economies.

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