Quote: ShoePie @ March 19, 2008, 6:15 PMThat Sacla ad annoys me a lot more than this for shamelessly ripping someone off. I hope they gave the guy some money for nicking his idea.
What did they rip off?
This makes me mad! Page 3
Also if ads got sued by creatives who'd been ripped off - not telly or ads would get made, they'd spend all their time in court.
Big Train spawned about 50 rip off ads.
Quote: zooo @ March 19, 2008, 6:19 PMWhat did they rip off?
Quote: zooo @ March 19, 2008, 6:11 PMBut most of us hide it a hell of a lot better.
Yep, can't disagree.
And Adam, we're with you on that score. I haven't drunk Carlsberg before or after that ad campaign. 
Quote: ShoePie @ March 19, 2008, 6:21 PMhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cU90T4iSpK8
His drum and piano video is even better.
BUT he's obviously influenced by this man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Gondry
Who made cutting up stuff to a beat his niche.
I remember, about 6 years ago, Pulp accused Coca Cola of stealing one of their songs for an advert. I believe the song was 'Sunrise', but I can't remember if anything came of it.
Quote: Seefacts @ March 19, 2008, 6:22 PMHis drum and piano video is even better.
BUT he's obviously influenced by this man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Gondry
Who made cutting up stuff to a beat his niche.
Good point. I think the beat box guy said Gondry was an influence somewhere. Still annoys me though.
I remember a Focus Do It All ad nicked Life of Riley by the Lightning Seeds.
It happens all the time, and I don't think it'll ever change.
Quote: Seefacts @ March 19, 2008, 6:22 PMHis drum and piano video is even better.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqumbhfxRo
How Michel Gondry faked his famous solving a Rubik's Cube with his feet - easy when you know how.
Quote: SlagA @ March 19, 2008, 6:22 PMAnd Adam, we're with you on that score. I haven't drunk Carlsberg before or after that ad campaign.
Thats nice but, for libel's sake, it was Carling
I've noticed since I told them they haven't run that advert only the Arctic one which was part of the same campaign. Think its a multinational's way of saying sorry 
I have to say on the Boosh thing if Sugarpuffs stole the melody and lyrics they should rightly be sued but the style? well its a hell of a dodgy area. They are arguing likes its a trademark which would only work if it was written down so in other words they ain't got a leg to stand on. But Heather Mills just got £25 million so not having a leg doesn't seem to hinder people these days.
Quote: SlagA @ March 19, 2008, 6:32 PMhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqumbhfxRo
How Michel Gondry faked his famous solving a Rubik's Cube with his feet - easy when you know how.
Great Vidoes although the Gondry one was a bit obvious and it took the American dude 3 minutes just to say he reversed the tape
and this is the sacla advert, the 'copy' of the Lasse Gjertsen video.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq3F39h-xd8
clearly copied/ influenced but legally difficult to prove as it's essentially a 'style' of editing. I'd be interested to see it go to court.
As a Boosh fan myself, I'd like to point out that they are getting a lot of free publicity, and as I've heard that they are working on an album they probably should kiss the Honey Monsters hairy old feet.
They won best sitcom at the RTS awards last night!
And the Honey Monster won NOTHING.
In your face, sugar puffs!
It's karma!
Quote: ContainsNuts @ March 19, 2008, 6:17 PMWe won't have hardly any music or art if we weren't allowed to be inspired by others. Its a complete over-reaction.
But Sugar Puffs aren't making music or art, they're trying to sell cereal. They've paid an advertising agency big money to design the ad, and the "creatives" at the agency have created nothing - just very blatantly stolen a song (I think it's the Boosh's "Soup" one) and changed the words.
It's no surprise, as advertising scum do this all the time. I'm delighted when they get caught out, hope it costs the agency a huge amount of cash and that the "creatives" responsible lose their jobs. If they want to call themselves "creatives" they should do some actual f**king work - otherwise, they should call themselves what they are: c**ts.
I'm sorry if anyone reading this is a creative at an advertising agency. I'll pray for your soul.