Blackspot Anticorporation

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For the Black Spot from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, see The Black Spot

The Blackspot Anticorporation is a project of AdBusters. The project is an experiment in "anti-capitalism". The main goal of the project is gain market share in markets dominated by corporations.

[edit] Blackspot sneakers

Their first products are shoes that use vegan standards and as such are made of out organic hemp. Blackspot Sneakers are manufactured by Portuguese union workers and feature a number of "anti-logos" on the side, toe and box that are hand-drawn, copyright-free black, white and red spots and dots. Buyers receive one share of the corporation and the ability to vote on future ventures that the anti-corporation considers. The second sneaker, the Unswoosher, is also made of hemp but also contains a sole made of recycled car tires.