British animator Cyriak accuses McDonalds of ripping off his cow video
Cult British animator Cyriak is accusing McDonalds of ripping him off – watch the two videos side-by-side and see if you think he’s got a case…
Wonder how much @McDonalds paid someone to copy my video. I didn't even get paid to make the original pic.twitter.com/XGWjHQq0j6
— cyriak harris (@cyriakharris) August 2, 2016
Cryiak is best known for his strange looping animations which have received millions of views on YouTube – the cow one in question has nearly 40 million views.
“Ad agency: We have a great idea for the ad. Our idea is to copy this video we found on the internet…” writes Cyriak Harris.
It would appear that the animators who worked on the project acknowledged the direct link to Cyriak in this forum post:
Source: http://forums.newtek.com/showthread.php?150949-2-ads-with-Lightwave-Cows-and-Octopus&p=1477045
“Actually Cyriak was the reference for this Spot. The director and I wanted to go a bit more realistic but the client loved the ref.” writes leandropedrouzo.
Many people on the internet are calling for blood:
@tdtbaa writes,”honestly it’s so similar that thought that you were involved when I first saw it”
Whereas @MeddyMitchell points out, “on the bright side, you’re one lawsuit away from earning a shitload of money.”
And @sneakybison says, “get a free McDonalds. Not the food. A restaurant.”
Although it’s left to @JillDellow to point out how weird it is to use this idea in the first place, “why are McDonald’s showing ‘dancing’, seemingly ‘happy’ cows..? Cos they’re just gonna kill them :(”
Source: https://twitter.com/cyriakharris/status/760435431943053312
