After Ice Cream Company Stole This Artist’s Work, He Came Up With An Idea They Didn’t Expect
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In a time when original ideas are hard to come by, it’s no wonder that things get copied and stolen, especially on the internet. However, an ice cream company ColdStone crossed the line when they plagiarised art for their Indian branch.
Last week, Adam Ellis, former BuzzFeed employee and artist, shared his story on Twitter, where it quickly gained attention. He pointed out that Coldstone traced and stole some of his work for their Instagram page and urged the company to donate to Inner City Arts, a creative space in Los Angeles, where children can explore their creativity. People quickly expressed their feelings on such plagiarism and unsurprisingly, they weren’t too happy.
The company has responded and just a week later, Adam Ellis posted an update on the entire situation that offered a glimmer of hope for all artists. Read the story below to see how it unfolded and tell us if you think Ellis did the right thing.
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Remember Adam Ellis who quit Buzzfeed to pursue his artist career?
Well, last week Ellis posted about ColdStone stealing his work and offered an interesting way to solve this
Take a look at one of his comics, which shows Adam’s distinctive drawing style
Now take a look at some of the art that was traced and stolen
Understandably, people were not too happy about such plagiarism
And just a couple days ago, Ellis tweeted Coldstone’s response
However, not everyone was happy
Others were happy about the exchange and were quick to support the artist
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We need more people like Adam Ellis...
Jonathan there aren't many cartoonists who would handle a similar situation like this. We must appreciate him for that. The way he handled it without taking revenge. Its amazing!!
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Sree S ok çaptain obvious...thats the whole point of the particle. Duh
Even still If they are going to continue to use this advertisement they need to pay him. Not sure what he didn’t demand both. You can’t let big companies off the hook like this just cause going after them seems to hard A 10,000 donation is nothing to them, They basically got away with it.
In addition, as a donation they can write it off. It’s win-win for for Coldstone.
Should be easy to make more. Just put him in the copy machine.
True! (Those remakes were not very good)
i agree and less people like those at the ice cream company
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there are enough cartoonists
There are never enough cartoonists. Art is way too underappreciated
Hush, Nonsense.
So annoying when big companies do that, but I'm glad it had a happy outcome. I enjoy and will continue to enjoy the work off Adam Ellis.
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I resigned my office-job and now I am getting paid £64 hourly. How? I work over internet! My old work was making me miserable, so I was forced to try something different, two years after...I can say my life is changed-completely for the better! Check it out what i do... http://cutt.us/77SLR
His face with the cat is me irl
We need more people like Adam Ellis...
Jonathan there aren't many cartoonists who would handle a similar situation like this. We must appreciate him for that. The way he handled it without taking revenge. Its amazing!!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Sree S ok çaptain obvious...thats the whole point of the particle. Duh
Even still If they are going to continue to use this advertisement they need to pay him. Not sure what he didn’t demand both. You can’t let big companies off the hook like this just cause going after them seems to hard A 10,000 donation is nothing to them, They basically got away with it.
In addition, as a donation they can write it off. It’s win-win for for Coldstone.
Should be easy to make more. Just put him in the copy machine.
True! (Those remakes were not very good)
i agree and less people like those at the ice cream company
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
there are enough cartoonists
There are never enough cartoonists. Art is way too underappreciated
Hush, Nonsense.
So annoying when big companies do that, but I'm glad it had a happy outcome. I enjoy and will continue to enjoy the work off Adam Ellis.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I resigned my office-job and now I am getting paid £64 hourly. How? I work over internet! My old work was making me miserable, so I was forced to try something different, two years after...I can say my life is changed-completely for the better! Check it out what i do... http://cutt.us/77SLR
His face with the cat is me irl