While being "inspired by" and "paying homage" to the work of another artist is one thing, blatantly copying someone's work without crediting them is another story. The fact that it's a big player like Fox channel who is ripping the work of a student makes it much worse.
The new “Terminator - Sarah Connor Chronicles†advertisement clearly and liberally copies the work of an advertisement student that had been posted on their blog several months ahead of the Fox campaign.
I think the resemblance is striking and obviously more than a coincidence.
All Fox needed to do was credit the poor student and pay him to use his work. What do you think?
Blatant Rip-Offs
Terminator: Sarah Connor Ad Copies Student Work
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