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1	[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dontcopythatfloppy220166.jpg]]
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3	->''Did I hear you right, did I hear you sayin'\
4	That you're gonna make a copy of a game without payin'?\
5	C'mon, guys\
6	I thought you knew better, don't copy that floppy!''
7	-->-- '''MC Double Def DP''' ('''Disk Protector''') in the first four verses
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9	''Don't Copy That Floppy'' is a nine-minute anti-piracy [[PublicServiceAnnouncement PSA]] with a song, created in 1992 by the Software Publishers Association. It's about two kids, Corey and Jenny, who want to copy a video game until they are interrupted by a man who calls himself the Disk Protector (played by M.E. Hart) rapping about the dangers of piracy and how it affects video game creators.
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11	It received a sequel in 2009 called ''Advertising/DontCopyThat2''.
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13	The whole advertisement can be watched [[https://youtu.be/up863eQKGUI here]], and the rap can be watched [[https://youtu.be/wy7ZBX9BTUA here]].
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15	!!This advertisement provides examples of:
16	* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: The main message is that you shouldn't pirate games because it prevents the creators from making new ones.
17	* EvilLaugh: "Welcome to the end of the computer age. HWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
18	* GamerChick: Jenny. Her dialogue suggests that she usually beats Corey at this one; he claims that [[ILetYouWin he was holding back]].
19	* LetMeGetThisStraight: Corey says this word for word, then calls it "bogus" that he can't copy an educational program he uses.
20	* OnlySaneMan: Jenny internalizes the message before Corey does and more directly stops him from actually pirating the game once Disk Protector finishes.
21	* SlipperySlopeFallacy: Disk Protector:
22	-->''You say, "I'll just make a copy, for me and a friend"\
23	Then he'll make one and she'll make one and where will it end?\
24	One leads to another, then ten, then more''
25	* TheTelevisionTalksBack: The introductory passage uses this, as does the one that uses the SlipperySlopeFallacy, which is Disk Protector's direct response to Corey saying, "But I just wanted to make one copy."

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