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词条 Nyan Cat
释义

  1. Origin

      Animated GIF    Song    YouTube video  

  2. Popularity

      Website  

  3. Temporary DMCA takedown

  4. Lawsuit

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{short description|2011 Internet meme}}{{pp|small=yes}}Nyan Cat is the name of a YouTube video uploaded in April 2011, which became an Internet meme. The video merged a Japanese pop song with an animated cartoon cat with a Pop-Tart for a torso, flying through space, and leaving a rainbow trail behind it. The video ranked at number 5 on the list of most viewed YouTube videos in 2011.[1]

Origin

Animated GIF

On April 2, 2011, the GIF animation of the cat was posted by 25-year-old Christopher Torres of Dallas, Texas, who uses the name "prguitarman", on his website LOL-Comics.[2] Torres explained in an interview where the idea for the animation came from: "I was doing a donation drive for the Red Cross and in-between drawings in my Livestream video chat, two different people mentioned I should draw a 'Pop Tart' and a 'cat'." In response, he created a hybrid image of a Pop-Tart and a cat, which was developed a few days later into the animated GIF.[3]

The design of Nyan Cat was influenced by Torres' pet cat Marty, who died in November 2012 from feline infectious peritonitis.[3][4]

Song

{{listen
| filename = Nyan cat.ogg
| title = Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya! by daniwell (January 2011 Momomomo version)
| description = An excerpt from the song
}}

The original version of the song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" was uploaded by user "daniwell"[5] to the Japanese video site Niconico on July 25, 2010.[6] The song features the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. The Japanese word nya is onomatopoeic, imitating the call of a cat (equivalent to English "meow").[1]

On January 30, 2011, a user named "Momomomo" uploaded a cover of "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" featuring the UTAU voice Momone Momo.[7][8] The voice source used to create the Momone Momo voice was Momoko Fujimoto, a Japanese woman who lives in Tokyo.[9]

YouTube video

YouTube user "saraj00n" (whose real name is Sara)[10] combined the cat animation with the "Momo Momo" version of the song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!", and uploaded it to YouTube on April 5, 2011, three days after Torres had uploaded his animation, giving it the title "Nyan Cat".[1][3] The video rapidly became a success after being featured on websites including G4 and CollegeHumor. Christopher Torres said: "Originally, its name was Pop Tart Cat, and I will continue to call it so, but the Internet has reached a decision to name it Nyan Cat, and I’m happy with that choice, too."[11]

Popularity

The Nyan Cat music video reached ninth place in Business Insider{{'}}s top ten viral videos of April 2011, with 7.2 million total views.[12] The original YouTube video has received over 146 million views {{As of|2017|05|30|lc=yes|df=US}}. Due to its popularity, many new remixes and cover versions have been made, some several hours long. There are also ringtones, wallpapers and applications created for operating systems and devices including Windows,[13] iPhone, iPad,[14] Symbian,[15] Android,[16] Windows Phone,[17] and HP webOS.[18] "Nyan Cat Adventure", by 21st Street Games, is an officially licensed game.[10][19] An officially licensed cryptocurrency entitled "Nyancoin" with the domain name nyanco.in (later nyan-coin.org) was launched in January 2014.[20]

Website

Christopher Torres initially criticized the website www.nyan.cat, which originally featured a similar-looking cat with the pop tart replaced by a slice of toast,[21] and the same background music. The site, which uses the .cat sponsored top-level domain, was described by Torres as "plagiarized".[22][23] Since 2012 the website has been operated by Torres, and shows the authentic version of the cat.[10]

Temporary DMCA takedown

On June 27, 2011, the original YouTube video was taken down from the site following a Digital Millennium Copyright Act complaint from someone claiming to be Torres. Torres immediately issued a statement on his website LOL-comics denying that he was the source of the complaint, and contacted Saraj00n and daniwell, who hold the copyright for the video and the song, in order to file a counter-complaint to YouTube. During the period that the video was unavailable for viewing, Torres received numerous abusive e-mails from people who wrongly believed that he had filed the DMCA complaint. On June 28, 2011, the Nyan Cat video was restored to YouTube.[24]

Lawsuit

In May 2013, Christopher Torres and Charles Schmidt, the creators of Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat respectively, jointly sued 5th Cell and Warner Bros. for copyright infringement and trademark infringement over the appearance of these characters without permission in the Scribblenauts series of video games. Torres and Schmidt have registered copyrights on their characters and have pending trademark applications on the names.[25][26] Torres released a statement saying that he had tried to obtain compensation from 5th Cell and Warner Bros. for commercial use of the character, but was "disrespected and snubbed" multiple times.[27][28] The suit was settled in September 2013, with Torres and Schmidt being paid for the use of the characters.[29]

See also

{{Portal|Internet}}
  • Robot Unicorn Attack
  • Techno Kitten Adventure
  • Cats and the Internet
  • List of Internet phenomena
{{clear}}

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/12/talking-twin-babies-nyan-cat-and-friday-top-youtubes-most-watched-videos-of-2011.html|title=Talking Twin Babies, Nyan Cat among YouTube's top videos of 2011|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=December 20, 2011|accessdate=December 20, 2011|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AX4I4P4N?url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/12/talking-twin-babies-nyan-cat-and-friday-top-youtubes-most-watched-videos-of-2011.html|archive-date=2012-09-08|dead-url=no|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.prguitarman.com/index.php?id=348 |title=Pop Tart / Nyan Cat! |author=prguitarman |website=LOL-comics |date=April 2, 2011 |accessdate=November 13, 2011 |deadurl=yes|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AX4J3pMz?url=http://www.prguitarman.com/index.php?id=348 |archivedate=September 8, 2012 |df=}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://mashable.com/2012/11/02/rip-marty-nyan-cat/ |title=RIP Marty --The Inspiration for Nyan Cat |publisher=mashable.com |date=November 2, 2012 |accessdate=November 2, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://petslady.com/articles/meme_memory_rip_marty_nyan_cats_inspiration_59757 |title=From Meme To Memory: RIP Marty, Nyan Cat's Inspiration |publisher=petslady.com |date=November 2, 2012 |accessdate=November 2, 2012}}
5. ^"daniwell" is variously credited on the web as daniwellP and Daniwell-P; the account that uploaded the song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" uses the name daniwell.
6. ^ニコニコ動画(原宿).【初音ミク】Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!【オリジナループ】. From nicovideo.jp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606032401/http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm11509720 |date=2011-06-06 }} July 25, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
7. ^Nyan Cat hit 10M views {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620190935/http://www.vocaloidism.com/2011/05/22/nyan-cat-hit-10m-views/ |date=2011-06-20 }} Vocaloidism, May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
8. ^【UTAU】Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!【桃音モモ】【ミクカバー】 ‐ ニコニコ動画(原宿). From nicovideo.jp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426193037/http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm13455867 |date=2011-04-26 }}, January 31, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
9. ^[https://www.youtube.com/user/momokofujimoto Momone Momo Official Channel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429122604/https://www.youtube.com/user/momokofujimoto |date=2017-04-29 }} YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
10. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/249299/profiles_in_geekdom_chris_torres_creator_of_nyan_cat.html |title=Profiles in Geekdom: Chris Torres, Creator of Nyan Cat |publisher=PCWorld |date=February 4, 2012 |accessdate=March 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308054835/http://www.pcworld.com/article/249299/profiles_in_geekdom_chris_torres_creator_of_nyan_cat.html |archive-date=2012-03-08 |dead-url=no |df= }}
11. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://popgoestheweek.com/2011/04/pop-profile-the-brains-behind-the-viral-phenomenon-nyan-cat/ |title=POP Profile: The Guy Behind The Viral Phenomenon "Nyan Cat" |publisher=Pop goes the Week |date=April 19, 2011|accessdate=October 28, 2011}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/top-viral-videos-of-april-2011-5|title=Top viral videos of April: What's A "Nyan Cat"?|date=May 3, 2011|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}
13. ^{{cite web |last=Brandrick |first=Chris |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/235674/nyan_cat_invades_windows_7_dances_along_progress_bars.html |title=Nyan Cat Invades Windows 7, Dances Along Progress Bars |publisher=PCWorld |date=2011-07-13 |accessdate=2011-09-22 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AX4NoKqI?url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/235674/nyan_cat_invades_windows_7_dances_along_progress_bars.html |archive-date=2012-09-08 |dead-url=no |df= }}
14. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2011/may/13/apps-rush-thomas-friends-squirrel-nutkin |title=Apps rush: Nutkin, Nyan Cat and more | location=London | work=The Guardian |first=Stuart |last=Dredge |date=May 14, 2011|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://pdadevice.com/nyan-cat-on-the-nokia-cell-phone.html |title=Nyan Cat on the Nokia Cell Phone |publisher=Pdadevice.com |date=2011-07-02 |accessdate=2011-09-22}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.istomgames.engine&hl=en|title=Nyan Cat: Lost In Space |accessdate=April 10, 2015}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wpcentral.com/nyan-cat-strays-marketplace |title=Nyan Cat strays into the Marketplace|work=wpcentral.com|accessdate=November 13, 2011}}
18. ^{{cite web |url=https://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.taytabbb.nyan&applicationid=9147 |title=Nyan Cat for HP webOS |publisher=Developer.palm.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-04 |deadurl=yes |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AX4Pe2Pk?url=https://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.taytabbb.nyan&applicationid=9147 |archivedate=2012-09-08 |df= }}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://thegamerplex.com/temp/nyan-cat-adventure-xbox-360-indie-game-review/|title=Nyan Cat Adventure (Xbox 360 – Indie Game) Review |work=thegamerplex.com|accessdate=December 21, 2011|deadurl=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406192105/http://thegamerplex.com/temp/nyan-cat-adventure-xbox-360-indie-game-review/|archivedate=April 6, 2012|df=}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/23/nyancoin_crytpocurrency/|first=Simon|last=Sharwood|title=Cryptocurrencies now being pooped out by cartoon cat|work=The Register|date=January 23, 2014|accessdate=January 24, 2014}}
21. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20110531001830/http://nyan.cat/ Non-Stop Nyan Cat!] The original nyan.cat, archived by the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
22. ^nyan.cat {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531001830/http://nyan.cat/ |date=2011-05-31 }} Retrieved November 13, 2011.
23. ^{{cite web |url=http://prguitarman.tumblr.com/post/4954865409/huy-hong-so-tremendously-humbled-thank-you-lies |title=Huy Hong: so tremendously humbled, thank you. Lies and thievery |work=prguitarman.tumblr.com |accessdate=November 13, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426062757/http://prguitarman.tumblr.com/post/4954865409/huy-hong-so-tremendously-humbled-thank-you-lies |archivedate=April 26, 2012 }}
24. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.prguitarman.com/index.php?id=369 |title=I did NOT file a Youtube Copyright Complaint |publisher=prguitarman.com |date=June 27, 2011 |accessdate=November 13, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AX4STBac?url=http://www.prguitarman.com/index.php?id=369 |archivedate=September 8, 2012 |df= }}
25. ^{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22397446# | title = Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators sue Warner Bros | publisher = BBC News | date = 2013-05-02 | accessdate = 2013-05-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130504004241/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22397446 | archive-date = 2013-05-04 | dead-url = no | df = }}
26. ^{{cite web |author=Adi Robertson |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4293484/nyan-cat-keyboard-cat-creators-sue-scribblenauts-over-easter-eggs |title=Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators sue 'Scribblenauts' studio for using their memes |publisher=The Verge |date=2013-02-12 |accessdate=2013-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505004006/http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/2/4293484/nyan-cat-keyboard-cat-creators-sue-scribblenauts-over-easter-eggs |archive-date=2013-05-05 |dead-url=no |df= }}
27. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2013/05/03/nyan-cat-creator-comments-warner-bros-lawsuit#.UYjXYuXSxFl|title=Nyan Cat Creator Comments on Warner Bros. Lawsuit|publisher=GamePolitics|date=2013-05-07|accessdate=2013-05-07}}
28. ^{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-02-warner-bros-and-5th-cell-hit-by-keyboard-cat-nyan-cat-lawsuit |title=Warner Bros. and 5th Cell targeted by Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat lawsuit • News • |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=2013-05-03 |accessdate=2013-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625164012/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-02-warner-bros-and-5th-cell-hit-by-keyboard-cat-nyan-cat-lawsuit |archive-date=2013-06-25 |dead-url=no |df= }}
29. ^{{cite web|last=Van Syckle|first=Katie |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/09/keyboard-cat-nyan-cat-win-warner-bros-lawsuit.html|title=Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat Come Out Ahead in Lawsuit Against Warner Bros.|publisher=Nymag.com|date=2013-09-26|accessdate=2013-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930195323/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/09/keyboard-cat-nyan-cat-win-warner-bros-lawsuit.html |archive-date=2013-09-30|dead-url=no|df=}}

External links

  • [https://www.webcitation.org/6AX4J3pMz?url=http://www.prguitarman.com/index.php?id=348 Nyan Cat on LOL-Comics], the original GIF animation by prguitarman (Christopher Torres), April 2, 2011.
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4 Nyan Cat original video] on YouTube by saraj00n, April 5, 2011.
  • Official Nyan Cat website

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