Radiohead’s "Burn the Witch" Breached Copyright, Animator’s Family Says

Radiohead‘s video for their A Moon Shaped Pool single “Burn the Witch” is an animated clip that many initially compared to the British animated series “Trumpton.” The stop-motion series was created by Gordon Murray and began airing in 1966. Murray is 96, and when Pitchfork reached out to his son-in-law William Mollett to see if the creator’s family was aware of the new video, he replied, “I’m not aware of anything, no.” Now, in a new interview with The Daily Mail, Mollett has revealed his distaste for the video. “Radiohead should have sought our consent as we consider this a tarnishing of the brand,” he said. He added that the family never would have authorized the video’s release and consider it “a breach of copyright.” He added, “We are deciding what to do next.” Mollett also said that he refused to show the video to Murray, who he said would be “appalled” if he saw it.

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