tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post8330653740320476685..comments2024-03-26T01:25:08.843-07:00Comments on Getting Back into Baseball Cards....in Japan: Billboards on CardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-58946564925470677322020-09-08T18:40:40.524-07:002020-09-08T18:40:40.524-07:00The Calbee ones are pretty awesome. I'll prob...The Calbee ones are pretty awesome. I'll probably do a post about them too.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-7804380460109791822020-09-08T08:37:29.335-07:002020-09-08T08:37:29.335-07:00I've always liked the backgrounds in the mid-7...I've always liked the backgrounds in the mid-70's Calbee cards.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-70364744690405827332020-09-07T19:24:58.296-07:002020-09-07T19:24:58.296-07:00Thats cool, especially in big cities like Tokyo wh...Thats cool, especially in big cities like Tokyo where they are clustered together those billboards do provide really good subject matter for photographers!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-30764369034284674892020-09-07T19:24:01.565-07:002020-09-07T19:24:01.565-07:00If a billboard is just in the background of a phot...If a billboard is just in the background of a photo I don't think there are any trademark worries (also it would be just added exposure to the ad, so that would be a bonus from whoever put the billboard up's perspective). <br /><br />I do kind of wonder if the Menko makers ever bothered to get permission from the players, I suspect a lot of them didn't. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-85261393857392556342020-09-07T18:12:41.547-07:002020-09-07T18:12:41.547-07:00Two years ago my friend and her husband went to Ja...Two years ago my friend and her husband went to Japan. She's a professional photographer and was really into photographing all of the different billboards.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-2428129845921805512020-09-07T10:28:21.189-07:002020-09-07T10:28:21.189-07:00I know In US there is a lot of concern with tradem...I know In US there is a lot of concern with trademark infringement. I wonder if any of these baseball players even got paid to be on menko, let alone all the billboard advertisements in the background. Pretty cool cards. SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.com