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(top) Original concept; (bottom) Commercial rip-off
It was reported online that Sony's Bravia TV ad Colour Like No Other was illegally inspired by illustrator tandem Kozyndan. The Play Doh stop-motion bunnies were apparently lifted from the Kozyndan team's panoramic illustration which predates the commercial. Click here to see the full illustration.
LEFT: D.A.N.C.E by Justice (2007) original; RIGHT: Coke commercial (2009) similar in concept Some of you might have seen this cooky music video last year wherein two headless guys (headless because the camera is on constant close up of their t-shirt area) walking around while moving graphics are featured on their plain-looking wardrobe. Fast-forward to 2009 and I saw this Coke (not that cooky anymore) commercial released in the Philippines with the same concept. It shows swimmer and actor Enchong Dee. See the commercial here. The moving graphics are not the same, of course, but the concept is the similar. Nothing overwhelmingly foul here but in the art community, originality still counts, unless Justice,the artist of the music video I mentioned (D.A.N.C.E. is the single) is acknowledged as inspiration. If they did already, then great. Let's drink Coke and get cooky.