
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
by Steve Humber
on 27/03/2019
Following on from another fantastic campaign created by Mother London for KFC called ‘Chicken Town’. Featuring ‘The Godfather’ of chicken Colonel Sanders driving down a typical UK high street in a red sedan, surveying the host of pretenders to the KFC throne with the backing music of with the Godfather playing over the action. The TV spot is re-inforced in the press with full page adverts featuring the full A to Z of sequential letter triplets of chicken shop brands, all featuring the line: “Guys, we’re flattered.”
Discussing the new campaign, KFC UK’s chief marketing officer, Meghan Farren said: “It’s flattering to have this entire legion of imitators, and we wish every chicken shop out there the best of luck.
I thought it would be fun to highlight some of the cheekiest downright plagiaristic infringements of copyright from around the world

Header image courtesy of Mother London