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.
https://vimeo.com/176208286
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