YouTube Removes Nyan Cat Video, But Not Before Including a Cute Nyan Cat Slider Bar

Thank God I snapped this screenshot yesterday, because YouTube has  pulled the original Nyan Cat video! Just like with Rebecca Black‘s “Friday” video, this came out of nowhere. People thought that it was prguitarman, creator of the original Pop-Tart Cat that was then mixed with a high-pitched Japanese pop song to create this amazing meme. But prguitarman has vehemently denied that he filed the copyright claim, in the best way he knows how: through an illustration.

(Did any other The Room fans flash to “I did NOT hit her!!”?)

prguitarman is posting updates to his website; he’s currently up to his ears in dealing with copyright issues and tracking down the user who holds the rights to the song. In the meantime, you can access the web-version of this wonderful flying feline, as well as the 200-minute continuous YouTube video that somehow didn’t get pulled down.

While we wait for that ruckus to settle, let’s talk about more exciting things, like why yesterday’s version of the original video had an adorable mini-Nyan Cat flying by. What I couldn’t show you was that when I would pause the video, the little Nyan Cat ticker would keep dancing. It was such a smart idea, either by the video’s original uploader or the peeps at YouTube. Let’s see more themed icons for viral videos. Rebecca Black’s could be a bowl of cereal!