Hewlett Packard Nixes Glitter's 'Touch'

Posted on Nov 3rd 2008 10:00AM by James Sullivan
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It must've sounded like a natural fit at the ad agency: Joan Jett's mildly naughty 'Do You Want to Touch Me (Oh Yeah)' in an ad for Hewlett Packard's new TouchSmart personal computers.

Apparently, though, no one checked the copyright. The song was originally co-written by onetime glam-rock star -- and convicted pedophile -- Gary Glitter.

Oops. As soon as the watchdog group ChildAbuseWatch.net called for an apology, noting that the disgraced singer stood to earn tens of thousands from the campaign, all traces of HP's use of the song vanished. Guess that pretty much rules out 'What Your Mamma Don't See' for the online dating services.

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