RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL the music used in the infamous "you wouldn't download a car" anti-piracy advert was piratedwww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down119
arrow-up1443arrow-down1external-linkTIL the music used in the infamous "you wouldn't download a car" anti-piracy advert was piratedwww.abc.net.auRobotToaster@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareAqarius@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoThe actual phrase was “you wouldn’t steal a car”. The idea was to equate piracy and theft. It wasn’t really taken seriously even then. Also, piracyisacrime.com
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoLike the old “this is your brain on drugs” ad, with eggs frying in the pan. WTF you talkin’ bout? Now I got the munchies, and I’m too stoned to cook. Just pop Hot Pocket in the microwave.
The actual phrase was “you wouldn’t steal a car”. The idea was to equate piracy and theft. It wasn’t really taken seriously even then.
Also, piracyisacrime.com
Like the old “this is your brain on drugs” ad, with eggs frying in the pan. WTF you talkin’ bout? Now I got the munchies, and I’m too stoned to cook. Just pop Hot Pocket in the microwave.