A parody that appears in a music video seems to have affected Apple, more because it is about the Apple Vision Pro.
Which Apple was missing was that someone had the idea of the Vision Pro in a distant year like 2019. It is not something serious but quite the opposite. There is a video from 4 years ago that was banned from Apple Music for containing a false advertisement for a product called iHeadvery similar to Apple’s new product.
Apple banned an album from Apple Music for mocking the Vision Pro
It may seem somewhat absurd that Apple Music does not have an album by the artist Tim Arnold but the joke announcement seemed to affect those of Cupertino. First by name, beginning with a letter i as Apple previously named its products in the Steve Jobs era. Second is that the commercial shows a product similar to the Vision Pro in an ironic way. The album in question is Super Connected and it is published on Spotify like any other musical content.
In the video that you can see below, an actor named Stephen Fry is seen humorously describing the benefits of the iHead. It looks like it is a fake product and Apple has taken it as suchalthough we believe that the Vision Pro is the direct object of satire and humor.
The artist has mentioned that there are other music groups that have albums with parodies or joke ads. He specifically mentioned Queens of the Stone Age’s “Songs for the Deaf”, TD Cruze’s “TDTV” and The Who’s The Who Sell Out.
If they correct the error they will be able to publish the album without problem
Tim Arnold stresses that this content is a humorous touch about digital services that are present in music and in daily life. It concludes that streaming services and technology companies in general have no sense of humor at all..
Besides, there is an open letter in which they manifest and ask Apple to lift said blocking of the album. Some artists like Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet have signed this letter.
This fact is unusual and Those from Cupertino are showing a not so friendly face regarding the publication of content that has been in force for years on other platforms. If there is evidence from other videos where “prank ads” are made that do not affect Apple’s environment, the playing field should be level for all.
Information about this problem will continue to emerge later, what could be the probable outcome? If the artists’ union highlights this letter and many more are convinced that Apple is being unfair, we could see a new dispute that may affect those of Cupertino more than the artist himself. It is curious that someone had that vision of a product 4 years ago, now even the developers have already shown how their apps look on Apple glasses.