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Old 02-17-2007, 10:42 PM
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Hilarious Anti-Piracy ad from 1992!



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Old 02-17-2007, 11:20 PM
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Haha - Good find.

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Old 02-17-2007, 11:50 PM
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Haha, yeah mate - excellent!

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Old 02-18-2007, 08:32 AM
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Great anti-piracy effort...half way through the "rap" I'd be shutting down.

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Old 02-18-2007, 11:09 AM
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"But Jane I brought a disk"

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Old 02-18-2007, 01:27 PM
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I had actually seen this years ago.

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Old 02-19-2007, 04:19 PM
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LOL 10 points for you on the find, that made my day.

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Old 02-19-2007, 10:32 PM
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lol, great find

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Old 02-20-2007, 04:37 PM
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This has been popular for quite some time,,, check out the Wikipedia entry for a good history of the ad. All hail MC Double Def DP the “Disk Protector.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dont_Copy_That_Floppy

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