Nazi ‘Downfall’ Video Leads to $6 Million Windfall
- Iliad found to have disparaged SFR with 2012 Nazi-parody video
- SFR forced to pay even more for discrediting Iliad’s service
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Apparently, you can do worse than comparing your industry rivals to Nazis.
Competitors to Iliad SA’s Free Mobile’s competitors were offended when the upstart French phone company released a parody video in 2012 based on the film “The Downfall” -- retracing the last days of Adolf Hitler -- and depicting the three main French operators as officials of the Third Reich.