In May 2003, Fischli and Weiss threatened legal action against Honda over similarities between the Cog commercial and The Way Things Go. The artists felt that the ad's creators had "obviously seen" their film and should have consulted them.
In May 2003, Fischli and Weiss took legal action against Honda over similarities in the Cog commercial and The Way Things Go. The artists thought that the ad creators had "undoubtedly seen" their film and should have consulted them.