Be sure to check the comments of the blog post. An odd debate rages over whether or not Rees' clip art-based comics can even be copyrighted. I think that doesn't matter--the primary purpose of an ad campaign is not to "be legal"; it's to "change minds", and for a company trying its hardest to be authentic, allowing this sort of thing to continue is a step in the wrong direction. Especially if enough people learn about it.
Only one thing missing in all this--I can't find if Jamba Juice has a position on the matter, or if they even know about it.
I just had a sad thought--this Flash intro is possibly the work of a a young animator, acting alone. Or a creative/editorial pair. They might get fired! That's a hard way to learn that this is a crappy--and inexcusable--thing to do.
via John Hodgman and James Urbaniak (the voice of Dr. Venture), oddly enough.
