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[[Image:Dontcopythatfloppy3.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from ad showing Corey and Jenny playing a video game.]]
[[Image:Dontcopythatfloppy.jpg|thumb|The "Disk Protector" showing the title of the campaign during the rap portion of the video]]


'''Don't Copy That Floppy''' was an anti–[[copyright infringement]] campaign run by the [[Software Publishers Association]] (SPA) beginning in 1992.<ref name="Edge">{{cite news | title=Don't Copy That Floppy | publisher=[[Future Publishing]] | work=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] | date=December 2003 | issue=131 | page=91}}</ref>
'''''Don't Copy That Floppy''''' was an anti-[[copyright infringement]] campaign run by the [[Software Publishers Association]] (SPA) beginning in 1992.<ref name="Edge">{{cite magazine |title=Don't Copy That Floppy |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|publisher=[[Future Publishing]] |date=December 2003 |issue=131 |page=91}}</ref>


The video for the campaign, starring M. E. Hart as "MC Double Def DP", was filmed at [[Cardozo High School (Washington, D.C.)|Cardozo High School]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and produced by cooperation between the SPA, the Educational Section Anti-Piracy Committee, and the Copyright Protection Fund, in association with Vilardi Films.<ref name=video>{{cite web|title=Don't Copy That Floppy|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>
The video for the campaign, starring M. E. Hart as "MC Double Def DP",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366420/|title=M.E. Hart|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=2024-06-26}}</ref> was filmed at [[Cardozo High School (Washington, D.C.)|Cardozo High School]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and produced by cooperation between the SPA, the Educational Section Anti-Piracy Committee, and the Copyright Protection Fund, in association with Vilardi Films.<ref name="video">{{cite web |title=Don't Copy That Floppy |date=April 2, 2009 |via=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>


The groups distributed the film for general viewing through [[VHS|VHS tapes]] that were mailed to schools. In later years, the film became a [[viral video]] sensation through websites such as [[YouTube]], where the official page has had over 1.9 million views {{As of|2020|October|lc=y}}.<ref name=video/><ref name=WSJ/>
The groups distributed the film for general viewing through [[VHS|VHS tapes]] that were mailed to schools. In later years, the film became a [[viral video]] sensation through websites such as [[YouTube]], where the official video has had over 2 million views {{As of|2022|January|lc=y}}.<ref name="video" /><ref name="WSJ" />


In May 2009, the [[Software and Information Industry Association]] (formed in 1999 when the Software Publishers Association merged with the [[Software and Information Industry Association|Information Industry Association]]) released the trailer for a follow-up to ''Don't Copy That Floppy'', called ''Don't Copy That 2'', released on September 9, 2009. The sequel features MC Double Def DP as he continues his crusade against [[Copyright infringement#"Piracy"|"piracy"]] in the [[Information Age|digital age]].<ref name="SIIA">{{cite web | url=http://www.siia.net/Divisions/IP-Protection-Services/Resources | title=Piracy and Copyright Educational Resources | publisher=The Software &amp; Information Industry Association | access-date=December 11, 2014 | quote=Start with this fun and educational video starring anti-piracy hero MC Double Def DP (Digital Protecter)of 1992's "Don't Copy That Floppy" fame.}}</ref>
In May 2009, the [[Software and Information Industry Association]] (formed in 1999 when the Software Publishers Association merged with the [[Software and Information Industry Association|Information Industry Association]]) released the trailer for a follow-up to ''Don't Copy That Floppy'', called ''Don't Copy That 2'', released on September 9, 2009. The sequel features MC Double Def DP as he continues his crusade against [[Copyright infringement#"Piracy"|"piracy"]] in the [[Information Age|digital age]].<ref name="SIIA">{{cite web |url=http://www.siia.net/Divisions/IP-Protection-Services/Resources |title=Piracy and Copyright Educational Resources |publisher=The Software & Information Industry Association |access-date=December 11, 2014 |quote=Start with this fun and educational video starring anti-piracy hero MC Double Def DP [Disk Protector] of 1992's "Don't Copy That Floppy" fame. |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320034807/http://www.siia.net/Divisions/IP-Protection-Services/Resources |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
[[Image:Dontcopythatfloppy.jpg|thumb|The "Disk Protector" showing the title of the campaign during the rap portion of the video.]]
[[Image:Dontcopythatfloppy3.jpg|thumb|Screenshot from ad showing Corey and Jenny playing a video game]]


Two teenagers, Jenny (played by [[Marja Allen]]) and Corey (played by Jimmy Todd<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7772175/|title=Jimmy Todd|website=IMDb}}</ref>), are playing a [[Video game|game]] on a classroom computer. Corey is exuberantly pushing keys to show the viewer that he is heavily immersed in the game action; Jenny is beating him.
Two teenagers, Jenny (played by [[Marja Allen]]) and Corey (played by Jimmy Todd<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7772175/ |title=Jimmy Todd |publisher=IMDb}}</ref>), are playing a [[Video game|game]] on a classroom computer. Corey is exuberantly pushing keys to show the viewer that he is heavily immersed in the game action; Jenny is winning.


Frustrated, he asks for a rematch, but she has an upcoming class and must leave. He decides he will copy the game so that he can play it at home. Upon inserting his blank [[floppy disk]] into the [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[Macintosh LC]], a video pops up on the computer. This video is of a rapper named MC Double Def DP, the "Disk Protector" (played by M.E. Hart).
Frustrated, he asks for a rematch, but she has an upcoming class and must leave. He decides he will copy the game so that he can play it at home. Upon inserting his blank [[floppy disk]] into the [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[Macintosh LC]], a video pops up on the computer. This video is of a rapper named MC Double Def DP, the "Disk Protector" (played by M.E. Hart).


The point of the video is the message that [[copyright infringement of software]] will cause the [[video game industry]] to lose money, resulting in less production of [[video game|computer games]]. (The games the video chooses as examples—''[[The Oregon Trail (series)|The Oregon Trail]]'', ''[[Tetris]]'', and the ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game)|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' series—were among the most successful and best-selling games from the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s.)
The message of the video is that [[copyright infringement]] of software will cause the [[video game industry]] to lose money, resulting in less production of [[video game|computer games]]. (The games the video chooses as examples—''[[The Oregon Trail (series)|The Oregon Trail]]'', ''[[Tetris]]'', and the ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985 video game)|Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' series—were among the most successful and best-selling games from the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s.)


The rap video portion is interspersed with interviews of [[Graphic design|artists]], writers, [[Game programmer|programmers]] and a lawyer. These people are the staff responsible for design of an early version of the game ''[[Neverwinter Nights (AOL game)|Neverwinter Nights]]'' (then an [[America Online]] [[MMORPG]]) and allows them to explain the issue in greater detail:
The rap video portion is interspersed with interviews of [[Graphic design|artists]], writers, [[Game programmer|programmers]] and a lawyer. These people are the staff responsible for design of an early version of the game ''[[Neverwinter Nights (AOL game)|Neverwinter Nights]]'' (then an [[America Online]] [[MMORPG]]) and allows them to explain the issue in greater detail:


* Craig Dykstra—America Online—[[Project manager|Manager]] [[Game development|Developer]] [[Technical support|Support]]
* Craig Dykstra – America Online – [[Project manager|Manager]] [[game development|Developer]] [[technical support|Support]]
* Dave Butler—America Online—[[Technical director|Director]] [[Platform (computing)|Platform]] [[Software Development]]
* Dave Butler – America Online – [[Technical director|Director]] [[computing platform|Platform]] [[Software Development]]
* Janet Hunter—America Online—[[Seniority|Senior]] [[Systems analysis|Systems Analyst]]
* Janet Hunter – America Online – [[Seniority|Senior]] [[Systems analysis|Systems Analyst]]
* Ilene Rosenthal—[[Software Publishers Association]]—Attorney
* Ilene Rosenthal – [[Software Publishers Association]] – Attorney


They explain how games are made, indicating that creating a game can involve 20 to 30 people integrating the various parts, and working on documentation, technical support, and marketing. The point they try to raise is that if sales are low, the authors may decide that the game is unpopular and stop making it.
They explain how games are made, indicating that creating a game can involve 20 to 30 people integrating the various parts, and working on documentation, technical support, and marketing. The point they try to raise is that if sales are low, the authors may decide that the game is unpopular and stop making it.


At the end of the video, the DP fades away, leaving Corey and Jenny to decide for themselves whether they will copy the game — they decide against it. Corey, who has some money left over from his summer job, decides that he will buy the game. Jenny agrees and jokes that Corey's game will even come with a manual. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' has stated that the film's aesthetic is similar to the television program ''[[Saved By the Bell]]''. It has also highlighted it as an example of classic bubblegum [[hip-hop]] with long run staying power.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/08/dont-copy-that-floppy-dusts-itself-off-for-the-00s/|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Andrew|last=LaVallee|date=September 8, 2009|access-date=December 23, 2009|title='Don't Copy That Floppy' Dusts Itself Off for the '00s}}</ref>
At the end of the video, the DP fades away, leaving Corey and Jenny to decide for themselves whether they will copy the game — they decide against it. Corey, who has some money left over from his summer job, decides that he will buy the game. Jenny agrees and jokes that Corey's game will even come with a manual. ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' has stated that the film's aesthetic is similar to the television program ''[[Saved By the Bell]]''. It has also highlighted it as an example of classic bubblegum [[hip-hop]] with significant staying power.<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/08/dont-copy-that-floppy-dusts-itself-off-for-the-00s/ |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |first=Andrew |last=LaVallee |date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=December 23, 2009 |title='Don't Copy That Floppy' Dusts Itself Off for the '00s}}</ref>


==Criticism==
== Criticism ==
The major criticism of the campaign came from educators and the press, who criticized the campaign for only promoting one point of view, instead of a broader scope of the issue of copyright online. That point of view, they argued, was biased because it benefited a specific group (the software publishing industry), and failed to present alternative views such as the [[Free Software movement]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Stuebe|first=Alison|title=The Struggle to Teach Virtual Ethics|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/0424ethics.html|newspaper=New York Times|access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>
The major criticism of the campaign came from educators and the press, who criticized the campaign for only promoting one point of view, instead of a broader scope of the issue of copyright online. That point of view, they argued, was biased because it benefited a specific group (the software publishing industry), and failed to present alternative views such as the [[Free Software movement]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Stuebe |first=Alison |title=The Struggle to Teach Virtual Ethics |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/0424ethics.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>


==Popularity online==
== Popularity online ==
In the end of the first decade of the 2000s, the popularity of the video was revived, but this time as a [[Internet meme|meme]]. Since the creators have always allowed noncommercial copying of the film, it became a viral video after video-sharing sites such as [[Google Video]] and YouTube went online in the mid-2000s. The video first gained popularity on the site [[YTMND]] in 2004 and then gained (and regained) widespread YouTube popularity in 2005, 2006, and 2008, sparking user-generated remixes and parodies, and is now considered a popular internet meme.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}
In the mid-2000s, the popularity of the video was revived, but this time as a [[Internet meme|meme]]. Since the creators have always allowed noncommercial copying of the film, it became a viral video after video-sharing sites such as [[Google Video]] and YouTube went online in the mid-2000s. The video first gained popularity on the site [[YTMND]] in 2004 and then gained (and regained) widespread YouTube popularity in 2005, 2006, and 2008, sparking user-generated remixes and parodies, and is now considered a popular internet meme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Know Your Meme |date=June 14, 2009 |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dont-copy-that-floppy |access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref>

A piece of the video was sampled for the 2016 [[TV Girl]] track [[Taking What’s Not Yours]].


== Sequel ==
== Sequel ==
In May 2009, the [[Software and Information Industry Association]] (SIIA) released the trailer for a follow up to the original video of 1992, which premiered on 9 September 2009. ''Don't Copy That 2'' features M. E. Hart reprising his role as "MC Double Def DP". The trailer shows armed SWAT police raiding homes and arresting the mothers of would-be pirates. The SIIA website says that "Antipiracy hero MC Double Def DP will return to drop some knowledge on would-be pirates in the sequel to 1992's 'Don't Copy That Floppy.'"<ref name="SIIA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHaAFqoVLtI|title=Trailer for Don't Copy That 2 - See the video on 9/9/09|last=AntiSoftwarePirates|via=YouTube}}</ref>
In May 2009, the [[Software and Information Industry Association]] (SIIA) released the trailer for a follow up to the original video of 1992, which premiered on September 9, 2009. ''Don't Copy That 2'' features M. E. Hart reprising his role as "MC Double Def DP". The trailer shows armed [[FBI SWAT|SWAT]] police raiding homes and arresting the mothers of would-be pirates. The SIIA website says that "Antipiracy hero MC Double Def DP will return to drop some knowledge on would-be pirates in the sequel to 1992's 'Don't Copy That Floppy.'"<ref name="SIIA" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHaAFqoVLtI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/fHaAFqoVLtI |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live |title=Trailer for Don't Copy That 2 - See the video on 9/9/09 |last=AntiSoftwarePirates |date=May 29, 2009 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


===Criticism===
=== Criticism ===
''Don't Copy That 2'' has received over 550,000 views on YouTube as of 20 May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Don't Copy That 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCyvw4w_yk|access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref> Since its release it has been criticized by the press for being out of date, referencing material like the [[Doom (series)|''Doom'' series]] and [[Klingon]] that the current target audience (mostly teenagers) may not be familiar with.<ref>{{cite web|last=Summers|first=Nick|title=Why Rap, Klingons, and Jailhouse-Rape-by-Broomstick Aren't the Best Way To Teach Kids About Piracy|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/blogs/techtonic-shifts/2009/09/10/why-rap-klingons-and-jailhouse-rape-by-broomstick-aren-t-the-best-way-to-teach-kids-about-piracy.html|website=The Daily Beast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828025621/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/blogs/techtonic-shifts/2009/09/10/why-rap-klingons-and-jailhouse-rape-by-broomstick-aren-t-the-best-way-to-teach-kids-about-piracy.html|access-date=April 29, 2016|archive-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> The sequel was also heavily criticized in the press for misrepresenting the way copyright law is enforced, what types of copying were actually considered "criminal" enough to prompt punishment, and what punishment actually looked like.<ref>{{cite web|last=Masnick|first=Mike|title=SIIA's Sequel To Don't Copy That Floppy Lies About Criminality of Copying|url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090707/1120525474.shtml|publisher=TechDirt}}</ref>
Since its release, ''Don't Copy That 2'' has been criticized by the press for being out of date, referencing material like the [[Doom (series)|''Doom'' series]] and [[Klingon]] that the current target audience (mostly teenagers) may not be familiar with.<ref>{{cite web |last=Summers |first=Nick |title=Why Rap, Klingons, and Jailhouse-Rape-by-Broomstick Aren't the Best Way To Teach Kids About Piracy |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/blogs/techtonic-shifts/2009/09/10/why-rap-klingons-and-jailhouse-rape-by-broomstick-aren-t-the-best-way-to-teach-kids-about-piracy.html |website=The Daily Beast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828025621/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/blogs/techtonic-shifts/2009/09/10/why-rap-klingons-and-jailhouse-rape-by-broomstick-aren-t-the-best-way-to-teach-kids-about-piracy.html |access-date=April 29, 2016 |archive-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> The sequel was also heavily criticized in the press for misrepresenting the way copyright law is enforced, what types of copying were actually considered "criminal" enough to prompt punishment, and what punishment actually looked like.<ref>{{cite web |last=Masnick |first=Mike |title=SIIA's Sequel To Don't Copy That Floppy Lies About Criminality of Copying |date=July 7, 2009 |url=https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090707/1120525474.shtml |publisher=TechDirt}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|United States|Internet|Video games|Law}}
{{Portal|United States|Internet|Video games|Law}}
{{Div col}}
* ''[[Beware of illegal video cassettes]]''
* ''[[Beware of illegal video cassettes]]''
* [[Criticism of copyright]]
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* ''[[Home Taping Is Killing Music]]''
* [[Knock-off Nigel]]
* [[Copyfraud]]
* [[Copyleft]]
* [[Copyright alternatives]]
* [[Intellectual property#Criticisms|Criticism of intellectual property]]
* [[Home Recording Rights Coalition]]
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* [[Home Taping Is Killing Music]]
* [[Internet freedom]]
* ''[[Knock-off Nigel]]''
* [[Piracy is theft]]
* [[Public information film|Public information film (PIF)]]
* [[Public service announcement]]
* [[Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.]]
* [[Spin (public relations)]]
* ''[[Steal This Film]]''
* ''[[Steal This Film]]''
* [[You Wouldn't Steal a Car]]
* ''[[Who Makes Movies?]]''
* ''[[You can click, but you can't hide]]''
* ''[[You Wouldn't Steal a Car]]''
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{{Clear}}
{{Clear}}


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI Don't Copy That Floppy (Official Video – Digitally Remastered)] at YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI Don't Copy That Floppy (Official Video – Digitally Remastered)] at YouTube
*[https://www.archive.org/details/dontcopythatfloppy Version available for download] at the [[Internet Archive]]
*[https://archive.org/details/DontCopyThatFloppy_201511 Version available for download] at the [[Internet Archive]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCyvw4w_yk Don't Copy That 2 (Official Sequel to Don't Copy That Floppy)] at YouTube
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCyvw4w_yk Don't Copy That 2 (Official Sequel to Don't Copy That Floppy)] at YouTube


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"DCTF" redirects here. For the football publication, see Dave Campbell's Texas Football.

The "Disk Protector" showing the title of the campaign during the rap portion of the video

Don't Copy That Floppy was an anti-copyright infringement campaign run by the Software Publishers Association (SPA) beginning in 1992.[1]

The video for the campaign, starring M. E. Hart as "MC Double Def DP",[2] was filmed at Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C., and produced by cooperation between the SPA, the Educational Section Anti-Piracy Committee, and the Copyright Protection Fund, in association with Vilardi Films.[3]

The groups distributed the film for general viewing through VHS tapes that were mailed to schools. In later years, the film became a viral video sensation through websites such as YouTube, where the official video has had over 2 million views as of January 2022.[3][4]

In May 2009, the Software and Information Industry Association (formed in 1999 when the Software Publishers Association merged with the Information Industry Association) released the trailer for a follow-up to Don't Copy That Floppy, called Don't Copy That 2, released on September 9, 2009. The sequel features MC Double Def DP as he continues his crusade against "piracy" in the digital age.[5]

Synopsis

[edit]
Screenshot from ad showing Corey and Jenny playing a video game

Two teenagers, Jenny (played by Marja Allen) and Corey (played by Jimmy Todd[6]), are playing a game on a classroom computer. Corey is exuberantly pushing keys to show the viewer that he is heavily immersed in the game action; Jenny is winning.

Frustrated, he asks for a rematch, but she has an upcoming class and must leave. He decides he will copy the game so that he can play it at home. Upon inserting his blank floppy disk into the Apple Macintosh LC, a video pops up on the computer. This video is of a rapper named MC Double Def DP, the "Disk Protector" (played by M.E. Hart).

The message of the video is that copyright infringement of software will cause the video game industry to lose money, resulting in less production of computer games. (The games the video chooses as examples—The Oregon Trail, Tetris, and the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? series—were among the most successful and best-selling games from the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s.)

The rap video portion is interspersed with interviews of artists, writers, programmers and a lawyer. These people are the staff responsible for design of an early version of the game Neverwinter Nights (then an America Online MMORPG) and allows them to explain the issue in greater detail:

They explain how games are made, indicating that creating a game can involve 20 to 30 people integrating the various parts, and working on documentation, technical support, and marketing. The point they try to raise is that if sales are low, the authors may decide that the game is unpopular and stop making it.

At the end of the video, the DP fades away, leaving Corey and Jenny to decide for themselves whether they will copy the game — they decide against it. Corey, who has some money left over from his summer job, decides that he will buy the game. Jenny agrees and jokes that Corey's game will even come with a manual. The Wall Street Journal has stated that the film's aesthetic is similar to the television program Saved By the Bell. It has also highlighted it as an example of classic bubblegum hip-hop with significant staying power.[4]

Criticism

[edit]

The major criticism of the campaign came from educators and the press, who criticized the campaign for only promoting one point of view, instead of a broader scope of the issue of copyright online. That point of view, they argued, was biased because it benefited a specific group (the software publishing industry), and failed to present alternative views such as the Free Software movement.[7]

Popularity online

[edit]

In the mid-2000s, the popularity of the video was revived, but this time as a meme. Since the creators have always allowed noncommercial copying of the film, it became a viral video after video-sharing sites such as Google Video and YouTube went online in the mid-2000s. The video first gained popularity on the site YTMND in 2004 and then gained (and regained) widespread YouTube popularity in 2005, 2006, and 2008, sparking user-generated remixes and parodies, and is now considered a popular internet meme.[8]

A piece of the video was sampled for the 2016 TV Girl track Taking What’s Not Yours.

Sequel

[edit]

In May 2009, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) released the trailer for a follow up to the original video of 1992, which premiered on September 9, 2009. Don't Copy That 2 features M. E. Hart reprising his role as "MC Double Def DP". The trailer shows armed SWAT police raiding homes and arresting the mothers of would-be pirates. The SIIA website says that "Antipiracy hero MC Double Def DP will return to drop some knowledge on would-be pirates in the sequel to 1992's 'Don't Copy That Floppy.'"[5][9]

Criticism

[edit]

Since its release, Don't Copy That 2 has been criticized by the press for being out of date, referencing material like the Doom series and Klingon that the current target audience (mostly teenagers) may not be familiar with.[10] The sequel was also heavily criticized in the press for misrepresenting the way copyright law is enforced, what types of copying were actually considered "criminal" enough to prompt punishment, and what punishment actually looked like.[11]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Don't Copy That Floppy". Edge. No. 131. Future Publishing. December 2003. p. 91.
  2. ^ "M.E. Hart". IMDb. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Don't Copy That Floppy". April 2, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ a b LaVallee, Andrew (September 8, 2009). "'Don't Copy That Floppy' Dusts Itself Off for the '00s". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Piracy and Copyright Educational Resources". The Software & Information Industry Association. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2014. Start with this fun and educational video starring anti-piracy hero MC Double Def DP [Disk Protector] of 1992's "Don't Copy That Floppy" fame.
  6. ^ "Jimmy Todd". IMDb.
  7. ^ Stuebe, Alison. "The Struggle to Teach Virtual Ethics". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  8. ^ "Know Your Meme". June 14, 2009. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ AntiSoftwarePirates (May 29, 2009). "Trailer for Don't Copy That 2 - See the video on 9/9/09". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Summers, Nick. "Why Rap, Klingons, and Jailhouse-Rape-by-Broomstick Aren't the Best Way To Teach Kids About Piracy". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Masnick, Mike (July 7, 2009). "SIIA's Sequel To Don't Copy That Floppy Lies About Criminality of Copying". TechDirt.
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