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Band OK Go claims Apple's 'Perspective' iPhone 6 launch broadcast stole its music video idea

on Sep 10, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

American alt-rock band OK Go has claimed that a promotional broadcast during Apple’s iPhone 6 unveiling ceremony copied one of its music videos.

The accusation concerns Apple’s ‘Perspective’ film which aimed to tribute “people who see things differently”.­­

The single-shot video showed a white room where objects slowly became text as the camera reached the correct perspective however the odd-ball band has claimed that it came up with the idea first.

Andy Gershon, manager of OK Go claimed that Apple’s Perspective clip did not offer a ‘fresh perspective’ as the band had already released a similar video several months earlier.

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Source: The Drum