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Agreed, completely.
I think one of the things that bothers me the most in the whole thing - the director's very public antics aside - is the agency's cavelier 'too bad, so sad' attitude.
Between the initial media exposure comparing the two works side-by-side, O'Shea's own thoughts on the subject _and_ the court of public opinion convicting space150 of plagiarism (there, I said it), the agency's response has been flagrantly weak-wristed and apathetic. 'We tried to get him on board, but he was busy' simply doesn't cut it. At the risk of getting all Lars Ulrich on the topic, it's a slap in the face to every artist out there who wants to embrace innovation. It's discouraging them to even bother trying.
I'm curious; will the agency dare to submit this thing to festivals in hopes of getting short-listed or getting awards for it? An award or two is _alwats_ great for business development? How do they plan to handle creative attribution? Simply ignore this whole incident, claim this idea and execution as 100% theirs, and reap all of the benefits with even giving a shred of the recognition O'Shea deserves? Who knows. If I see this piece on next year's submission list for Cannes, I'll know this is one shop that is utterly devoid of integrity.
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- If Space150 even bothers to submit this to awards, they will be laughed off I think.********