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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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