New Apple ad a rip off?
mmany shots very similar. Hmmmm, did they just hire the same guy or point to the original and say give me this??
The Cult of Mac Blog: "Apple is at it again -- making TV ads that bear an uncanny resemblance to music videos.
Apple's latest TV advert, touting Intel chips inside its new Macs, is remarkably similar to a music video from The Postal Service for the song 'Such Great Heights.'
Both are set in clean rooms, and feature bunnysuited workers making eyes at each other.
See for yourself. Here's the Apple ad, and here's The Postal Service video (Windows Media download).
Apple is currently being threatened legally by Lugz, which claims an apparently actionable similarity between Apple's iPod ad featuring Eminem and a 2002 spot for Lugz footwear.
Of course, in the latest case, Apple may have an agreement with The Postal Service or its record company, or may have hired the same director, or licensed the work.
Developing... "
The Cult of Mac Blog: "Apple is at it again -- making TV ads that bear an uncanny resemblance to music videos.
Apple's latest TV advert, touting Intel chips inside its new Macs, is remarkably similar to a music video from The Postal Service for the song 'Such Great Heights.'
Both are set in clean rooms, and feature bunnysuited workers making eyes at each other.
See for yourself. Here's the Apple ad, and here's The Postal Service video (Windows Media download).
Apple is currently being threatened legally by Lugz, which claims an apparently actionable similarity between Apple's iPod ad featuring Eminem and a 2002 spot for Lugz footwear.
Of course, in the latest case, Apple may have an agreement with The Postal Service or its record company, or may have hired the same director, or licensed the work.
Developing... "
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Friday, January 13, 2006
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