tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post6559554760357864301..comments2023-09-18T12:07:04.679+01:00Comments on King of Scurf: PlagiarismKing of Scurfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584303186903246427noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-2326206538232060712012-02-04T19:10:50.544+00:002012-02-04T19:10:50.544+00:00I've added a link to the ad in the blog post.....I've added a link to the ad in the blog post...if anyone's interested.King of Scurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584303186903246427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-83269946967857554582012-02-04T19:05:04.536+00:002012-02-04T19:05:04.536+00:00NB: Official snack food sponsor of London 2012. Ho...<b>NB</b>: Official snack food sponsor of London 2012. How will you resist? ;)King of Scurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584303186903246427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-7957525105138320402012-02-04T17:39:43.233+00:002012-02-04T17:39:43.233+00:00Brazil is a fantastic film...love it. I haven'...Brazil is a fantastic film...love it. I haven't seen the Cadbury's ad. Given how their current owners went about buying the business I assume plagiarism - I shall continue my boycottNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-74020654212413910822012-02-04T11:57:14.089+00:002012-02-04T11:57:14.089+00:00nursemyra: He is incredibly unlucky. Heath Ledger ...<b>nursemyra:</b> He is incredibly unlucky. Heath Ledger died midway through making a Terry Gilliam film.<br /><br /><b>Terra:</b> Using recognisable tunes definitely requires permission and payment to the original artiste/writer. Using someone else's ideas/visions is more difficult to prove.King of Scurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584303186903246427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-80130446011200050522012-02-04T03:12:40.714+00:002012-02-04T03:12:40.714+00:00Oh wow. I do hope it wasn't actual plagiarism....Oh wow. I do hope it wasn't actual plagiarism. That said, a lot of ads here use music with horribly modified cheesy lyrics and a slight tweak in the arrangement to the tune itself. I don't know if any of these got the permission that is required or not.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-3350527141627343472012-02-04T00:16:37.768+00:002012-02-04T00:16:37.768+00:00I doubt it, Cadbury's wouldn't want the ba...I doubt it, Cadbury's wouldn't want the bad publicity. Too many fans of Brazil would get the references.<br /><br />Did you see Lost in La Mancha? Fabulous documentary. I felt so sorry for Terry Gilliam, film making is an unforgiving businessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-35470827219700958082012-02-03T22:24:24.746+00:002012-02-03T22:24:24.746+00:00Mayor Gia: I'm not sure they can pass it off a...<b>Mayor Gia:</b> I'm not sure they can pass it off as an ode/homage to his work. I read recently how much George Lucas makes for even the most oblique reference to Star Wars by advertisers. <br /><br />Perhaps I'm a little hasty to assume it's plagiarism - I dearly hope it's not.King of Scurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584303186903246427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23179512.post-3661666861357089762012-02-03T21:59:31.755+00:002012-02-03T21:59:31.755+00:00Well, in their defense, maybe they are? Or it fall...Well, in their defense, maybe they are? Or it falls into that fair use/spoof thing? Like, it's done as an ode to the film and not a rip off of it?Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.com