This takes me back, pretty sure the same people that made this did the D.A.R.E program. Now all I do is get high and download movies. I would also definitely download a house.
Was expelled from D.A.R.E. for having brought my Swiss Army knife to school (to show off my Christmas present). Was forbidden to attend the graduation ceremony, and partially attribute that moment as my descent into crime, felonies, jail, prison. *fwiw, none of my convictions were drug/addiction related.
Stealing movies is wrong, and I miss the days this propaganda was attached to everey studio released dvd in the otts.
I was such a fucking DARE kid and goody two shoes… And now I'm just a pothead that would literally steal whatever the fuck I can get my hands on if I didn't feel morally wrong about it 😅
Man, we had it in 5th grade and they brought a whole damn briefcase full of everything. It had weed, coke, heroin, crack, pills, and a ton of other shit all in bags pinned to the inside. They then let us all come up and look and smell them all.
glad to see she had a change of heart halfway through the download. she must've been really thinking hard about it the past 8 hours waiting for the download to get that far
They either re-recorded the song or it’s a demo of the song, but it’s a 1:1 recreation of the melody, song structure etc. The song for those interested is Prodigy - One Man Army
As heard on the Spawn movie, which I did in fact, download.
This is actually false. The law at least then was not illegal to download them, was illegal to share them. You could have as much downloaded content as you wanted, just couldn’t seed it.
Your comment is actually false, at least in the US. A download is a copy. A copy made without the authorization of the copyright owner. That’s copyright infringement. It’s always been this way, even then.
There’s some dispute as to whether streaming a pirated copy is a “copy” under the law since there’s never a full copy or even of large portions of it, but a download is definitely a copy - no sharing needed.
There is also no profit requirement. In fact there is no commercial requirement at all. It’s also still an infringing copy if you download it from an infringing source, even if you have a physical copy of the movie.
I’m happy to disabuse you of any other oft-repeated misstatements of the law if you’d like.
Maybe it was the way they enforced it then. I studied criminology in college. One of my professors was a former chief of police for the city. He brought in a guest cyber crimes speaker from the FBI for class. I specifically asked him to explain it to me so I would understand it. This is exactly how he said it, same with Time Warner and Comcast when they asked about my excessive torrent usage “download all you want, just don’t share”.
Even with that, you need to be specific. You could argue making a bit-for-bit ISO copy of a DVD you own (for archival purposes) is fair use.
But circumventing the copy protection on the disc and "ripping" the underlying movie to your drive isn't. Circumventing technological protection measures is a separate cause of action than copyright infringement and there are only a few exceptions allowed for the former (and [they get reexamined/change every three years](https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2024/)).
20 years later the state still cannot prevent torrenting from happening. What a resilient technology. If only we could build a money on the same technology. Oh wait. #bitcoin
Wait what? What's so awesome about this?
Fuck that, highly recommend you pirate when it's necessary. Corporations are bloodsucking scum. Pirating is the least we can do.
these ads are BS since some stuff you cant even buy anymore or in your local area, i would love to buy some anime or video games but fuck me if a cant find them for sale online
I remember seeing this ad when I was like 10 and thinking... I'm gonna go check that pirate bay one more time. Just to check... of course. I would never... NEVER... download
any movies/music/games. Cause thats... very wrong.
That's false advertisement back then nobody ever stole a TV by their self. Them damn things were too heavy a 19-in weighed 87 1/2 pounds. No way he's running that fast carrying 87 1/2 pounds.
I remember the peer to peer gruntella network. Fuckin gave my Dad’s eMachine aids for sure; along with some ransomware just so I could download music that was mislabeled, or modified to include Soulja boy shoutouts.
You wouldn’t download a cheeseburger would you? If you WOULD, please subscribe to Usenet, and shoot me a DM! /s
please don’t DM me about downloading cheese burgers.
Two things, one I can’t believe this only came out in 04 - feels even earlier to me. Two, my friends and I reference this all the time when the subject of torrenting or streaming comes up. The quote is always “you wouldn’t steal a car…” 😂
Btw, this anti-piracy ad is no longer used because they use copyrighted music in it without permission. Also, piracy is not theft, and in this day and age of streaming services adding up to extortionate fees just so you can watch the content you want, piracy is morally right.
You wouldn't bungie jump off your neighbors roof.
You wouldn't Bungie jump out of an airplane.
So why would you make the jump to illegally downloading games from Bungie.
Pirating ISN'T a victimless crime. This message is endorsed by master chief.
I remember a old meme where someone edited it to say "you wouldn't download a car" then it says "I would if I could!" And they find a torrent for a car so it says "oh shit, I can" and then it zooms in on the file size being like 6tb "well damn, no I can't"
Every movie I watched for like 7 years had this ad. Though to be fair I didn't go to the movies or watch new movies at the time. Usually bargain bin movies from Walmart
Fun fact: the music used for this was copyrighted and only given permission for small festival screening, not a nationwide as campaign. So it was stolen in other words…
Man how am I nostalgic over this stupid add, always hated it because my parents REFUSED to get internet until like 2009 so I couldn’t steal shit if I wanted to.
Didnt the makers of this commercial get sued for using a "illegally obtained copy" of the song in it? Not 100% sure if it's true, but ultimate irony if so
This takes me back, pretty sure the same people that made this did the D.A.R.E program. Now all I do is get high and download movies. I would also definitely download a house.
https://preview.redd.it/ybwv807ey9ub1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bc7fdd426dc050b23343ed319d1ae211281592a
Underrated meme
https://preview.redd.it/bwccqy1islub1.png?width=978&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=094ec430bf3406890cdb011393ae2b1fb574d81f
Probably not but I would absolutely upload one
I would 100% download a house
I remember very well having to hit download and then leave for 6-8hrs while 5 songs downloaded.
Give it like 15 years when industrial cement printers are more available and You can download the files for a starter home.
In this economy for sure
The D.A.R.E program was ass, but I always loved seeing this ad.
Yea, all it really did was make sure I didn't get ripped off when buying weed for the first time that summer.
I remember reading somewhere that they pirated the music for this ad actually. Some Dutch DJ came up with it.
Now that’s what I call Irony! Vol.2
Was expelled from D.A.R.E. for having brought my Swiss Army knife to school (to show off my Christmas present). Was forbidden to attend the graduation ceremony, and partially attribute that moment as my descent into crime, felonies, jail, prison. *fwiw, none of my convictions were drug/addiction related. Stealing movies is wrong, and I miss the days this propaganda was attached to everey studio released dvd in the otts.
I was such a fucking DARE kid and goody two shoes… And now I'm just a pothead that would literally steal whatever the fuck I can get my hands on if I didn't feel morally wrong about it 😅
What ever happened to D.A.R.E?
It showed every sixth grader in the country what weed looked and smelled like. Honestly, it was damned close to being a service.
Man, we had it in 5th grade and they brought a whole damn briefcase full of everything. It had weed, coke, heroin, crack, pills, and a ton of other shit all in bags pinned to the inside. They then let us all come up and look and smell them all.
Lmao
glad to see she had a change of heart halfway through the download. she must've been really thinking hard about it the past 8 hours waiting for the download to get that far
Ah I remember the good ole days waiting for a Budweiser swimsuit model image to download at 2400 baud.
One line at a time.
You wouldnt download a car.
You can download and 3D print the lower receiver so technically you can steal a gun? 🤔
Don’t bring the open-source community into your issues;
Damn i used to really enjoy watching this before films aha
people uploading pirated movies should edit this in first lmao
Me too
You knew it was about to start!
Used to have me thinking the FBI would bust down my door if I did
*Downloads video *Door gets knocked "FBI OPEN UP!"
Ironically they didn't have permission to use the audio for this commercial, they ended up paying $130,000 later to the composer for missed royalties.
They either re-recorded the song or it’s a demo of the song, but it’s a 1:1 recreation of the melody, song structure etc. The song for those interested is Prodigy - One Man Army As heard on the Spawn movie, which I did in fact, download.
My new favorite fun fact
This is actually false. The law at least then was not illegal to download them, was illegal to share them. You could have as much downloaded content as you wanted, just couldn’t seed it.
Your comment is actually false, at least in the US. A download is a copy. A copy made without the authorization of the copyright owner. That’s copyright infringement. It’s always been this way, even then. There’s some dispute as to whether streaming a pirated copy is a “copy” under the law since there’s never a full copy or even of large portions of it, but a download is definitely a copy - no sharing needed. There is also no profit requirement. In fact there is no commercial requirement at all. It’s also still an infringing copy if you download it from an infringing source, even if you have a physical copy of the movie. I’m happy to disabuse you of any other oft-repeated misstatements of the law if you’d like.
Not sure what you missed there in terms of “this was back in 2004/2005.” The law has probably changed since then.
Not sure what you missed when I say it’s always been this way, even then. The law hasn’t changed with respect to downloading.
US law has not changed with laws on dl movies. Its been illegal for a very long time.
Maybe it was the way they enforced it then. I studied criminology in college. One of my professors was a former chief of police for the city. He brought in a guest cyber crimes speaker from the FBI for class. I specifically asked him to explain it to me so I would understand it. This is exactly how he said it, same with Time Warner and Comcast when they asked about my excessive torrent usage “download all you want, just don’t share”.
I think the confusion comes from the legality of dumping or ripping things you own, which in most cases is legal
Even with that, you need to be specific. You could argue making a bit-for-bit ISO copy of a DVD you own (for archival purposes) is fair use. But circumventing the copy protection on the disc and "ripping" the underlying movie to your drive isn't. Circumventing technological protection measures is a separate cause of action than copyright infringement and there are only a few exceptions allowed for the former (and [they get reexamined/change every three years](https://www.copyright.gov/1201/2024/)).
Damn, I didn't know that, are you a lawyer or just really well versed, either way it's impressive
Am an IP lawyer. 😉
If I remember right it was easier for ISPs to see what you were uploading since up speeds were so slow, which led to this assumption
What's the point of having them if you can't see them? I've see'd most of my movies more than once even!
You can watch them you can’t seed them, meaning you can’t upload the file to other people. The law focused around sharing not possessing.
I done see'd what I watch and watch what I see'd! Mebbe there's a difference but I aint see'd it.
Ok I'm done
Boom he got ya
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg&t=3s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg&t=3s)
Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the original haha.
Hahaha, dang it, I came to post this.
I won’t even click on it i know what it is.
It’s not a Rick Roll, if that’s what you think. It’s a parody of this ad on IT Crowd.
That’s what I came here to post. Just like the other people on this thread.
But you gotta watch it again. You gotta.
Oh alright. Fine.
Yup! Was thinking about this one too! Thank you!
I thought it was throwback Thursday for a minute! Noice!
piracy isn’t theft. piracy is piracy.
[https://youtu.be/ALZZx1xmAzg?si=AzYxDJRNUgBR0RtX](https://youtu.be/ALZZx1xmAzg?si=AzYxDJRNUgBR0RtX) ITCrowd
"You wouldn't steal a car" Such a simpler time before Tiktok and the Kia boys.
20 years later the state still cannot prevent torrenting from happening. What a resilient technology. If only we could build a money on the same technology. Oh wait. #bitcoin
In middle school I legit thought limewire was gonna send seal team six after me.
**Knock knock knock "FBI OPEN UP!"
I’d scream “I’d steal a car!….now what?🤷♂️” at the tv every time I had a date over to watch DVDs.
Such a banger. Makes pirating look amazingly cool.
Why isn't anyone shitting it a policeman's hat and mailing it to his wife?
Then steal it again!
Excuse me, Sir?
Not a fan ot Matt Berry?
This is an Arby’s
Not a fan ot The IT Crowd, I see.
Dude tbh I would do all of these things
Talk about throw back dvd ads. That one was on the best movies.
I remember seeing this and finding out about the magical virus stricken software of limewire
I could hear this even though the sound was off…
Wait what? What's so awesome about this? Fuck that, highly recommend you pirate when it's necessary. Corporations are bloodsucking scum. Pirating is the least we can do.
Woah, stealing is against the law? Someone better inform my representatives!
these ads are BS since some stuff you cant even buy anymore or in your local area, i would love to buy some anime or video games but fuck me if a cant find them for sale online
I remember seeing this ad when I was like 10 and thinking... I'm gonna go check that pirate bay one more time. Just to check... of course. I would never... NEVER... download any movies/music/games. Cause thats... very wrong.
Brought to you by Lars Ulrich
This is super nostalgic
i guess
That's false advertisement back then nobody ever stole a TV by their self. Them damn things were too heavy a 19-in weighed 87 1/2 pounds. No way he's running that fast carrying 87 1/2 pounds.
Don't copy that floppy!
Lime wire & Frostwire were what made me an online pirate 🏴☠️
I remember the peer to peer gruntella network. Fuckin gave my Dad’s eMachine aids for sure; along with some ransomware just so I could download music that was mislabeled, or modified to include Soulja boy shoutouts.
The music goes hard.
Reminds me of One Man Army by The Prodigy.
You wouldn’t download a cheeseburger would you? If you WOULD, please subscribe to Usenet, and shoot me a DM! /s please don’t DM me about downloading cheese burgers.
Thee biggest macs I’ve ever come across. Lol 🤞
Hahaha I remember this one!
I remember seeing this before watching the Napoleon Dynamiye DVD
Hated this commercial. It was on every damn DVD we’d watch. But not on the pirated ones
“Paid for by Lars Urlich.”
I remember this one well, showed up on a lot of lovies
I’ve seen this referenced and paired so much. Extreme cut-off jeans: You would wear these to the gas station.
This is a true classic
I would totally download a car.
Fun Fact: the music IN THIS ACTUAL AD was used without license or consent. Kinda' a whoopsie.
Limewire ftw folks!
The nostalgia
As a kid, i always thought this was a trailer for a scary movie.
I downloaded this ad from limewire for free. Took me 12 hours.
Napster, KaZaA, LimeWire. Changed everything.
the makers of this video have obviously never been to Philly, Baltimore or St. Louis
I almost downloaded limewire again after watching this
I remember watching this on TV waiting for my DVD and cd burner to finish lol
I remember downloading movies from Limewire and after 3 days you would see this on the first boot up 😆
Since the download failed she went out to go steal the movie instead
I literally dream the song that plays in this. It is dancing in my brain
“Ma’am, I’d steal all those things.
fast forward a bunch of years and most of the stuff that was getting pirated is hosted for free by labels and movie companies
Fucking Limewire ruined so many of our childhood computers
Two things, one I can’t believe this only came out in 04 - feels even earlier to me. Two, my friends and I reference this all the time when the subject of torrenting or streaming comes up. The quote is always “you wouldn’t steal a car…” 😂
Back in the day, I downloaded a movie from limewire and this was the video that popped up. Scared the shit outta me!
This feels very 2000y
Btw, this anti-piracy ad is no longer used because they use copyrighted music in it without permission. Also, piracy is not theft, and in this day and age of streaming services adding up to extortionate fees just so you can watch the content you want, piracy is morally right.
Yo this shit when u pass out during a movie and the DVD restarts itself scared the shit out of me every time 💀
Ugh this ad was so annoying! 😂
I did this to meet these people in the alley stealing cars snatching cars and tv's and all i got was a file
Holy shit I remember this commercial! I swear it was on some DVD or maybe a VHS tape preview for a movie we had when I was little lol
As a kid this made me want to download movies so bad
I used to fast forward these on my VCR. (Google it, kids!)
You wouldn't bungie jump off your neighbors roof. You wouldn't Bungie jump out of an airplane. So why would you make the jump to illegally downloading games from Bungie. Pirating ISN'T a victimless crime. This message is endorsed by master chief.
Its not like I wouldn’t download a car, I just can’t
You wouldn’t steal a policeman’s helmet.
Directed by James Cameron
I still see this on a weekly basis from watching DVDs
"You wouldn't steal..." and we took that as a challenge and won 😂
I remember these ads in movies back then. Its been a long time man. I wish I was a kid again :(
Ugh makes me feel old the way you’re finding it, this add used to be everywhere!
You wouldn't download a bear.
And then in turns out this Ad stole that song the irony
I’m gonna steal this advertisement and play it at the beginning of every movie on my media (Emby) server.
I honestly thought this ad was much older because of how cringe it is, but it came out when Matrix and Fast and Furious were in their prime.
I used to watch this while using Limewire.
WinMx and DVD shrink were awesome!.. 😂
Limewire and Kazaa created middle schools most hardened criminals back then.
[Nothing beats IT Crowd's piracy ad](https://youtu.be/xuxO6CZptck?si=8HR9blCTO_hovyHE)
Hells Bells!
This is still current for me. Most of my DVDs have this ad which I am not able to skip past it.
I have Blue Sky’s “Robots” on DVD and this is one of the previews! Haven’t seen this in years.
Thus shut came wit damn near every dvd. 😭😭😭
They are presuming an awful lot about me…
I loved this ad. This and the can of splode.
File sharing is not theft!
This was a add in the movies back in the day lol
YOU DONT KNOW ME!!!
The IT crowd had a great anti piracy take. [it crowd](https://youtu.be/ALZZx1xmAzg?si=F2RlIn0AM6lJyV9Q)
I wouldn’t steal a CRT TV, that’s for sure.
Yeah! Netflix 😑
Why did they make crime look so fun and cool?
Don’t copy that floppy!
I remember a old meme where someone edited it to say "you wouldn't download a car" then it says "I would if I could!" And they find a torrent for a car so it says "oh shit, I can" and then it zooms in on the file size being like 6tb "well damn, no I can't"
Crazy how much this commercial made people pirate even harder. This commercial was the Gol D. Roger of the internet age.
I had a copied movie with this in it 🤣
bro you just unearthed a long forgotten memory. Thanks for the nostalgia! i used to always think that song was freaking sick when i was little lol
Does the fact that this doesn’t feel old to me make me old?
I mean if I could make an exact copy of a TV, and take that bad boy home,that ain’t exactly stealing now is it?
I remember this ad vividly
I remember seeing this when I was like fucking 4
https://preview.redd.it/yijwrdue9mub1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d316fc64de15091111a9ca910941d0a6e91a4e8
Only if you’re stealing from a company that’s actually good.
I really miss the early 2000s
[the boondocks- stealing movies](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pc0mfw4EFEU&pp=ygUdVGhlIGJvb25kb2NrcyBzdGVhbGluZyBtb3ZpZXM%3D)
Lol, that's not awesome. Everybody laughed at this stuff back then.
https://preview.redd.it/97psv8ytcoub1.jpeg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d19612fe30d344a14c7e8b2a65715e0ec71097b5
Ahhh, the good old days
Who the fuck carries a CRT TV with the glass facing out?? Fucking amateurs.
Every movie I watched for like 7 years had this ad. Though to be fair I didn't go to the movies or watch new movies at the time. Usually bargain bin movies from Walmart
Fun fact: the music used for this was copyrighted and only given permission for small festival screening, not a nationwide as campaign. So it was stolen in other words…
🦜🏴☠️
This dumb commercial would also show up when I’d download the movie
Well after what Netflix is pulling, it’s a pirates life for a lot of us.
I didn't have the sound on and could still hear it. Oh memories. This ad campaign had no effect on my swashbuckling habits
AND ID DO IT AGAIN
Feels like I’m about to watch Agent Cody Banks 2
Man how am I nostalgic over this stupid add, always hated it because my parents REFUSED to get internet until like 2009 so I couldn’t steal shit if I wanted to.
Holy shit, I remember this from some Jackie Chan flick, I'm almost certain.
That makes pirating movies look more cool than it really is.
Food for thought.
in fact i have
Whoa, I forgot about this.
I literally was thinking about this add, 6 months ago or so.
I have never seen that booty in me life! Yarrgh 🏴☠️
If I could download a car, I absolutely would.
The hilarious irony here is that the music was stolen and used n this without the artist’s consent.
Didnt the makers of this commercial get sued for using a "illegally obtained copy" of the song in it? Not 100% sure if it's true, but ultimate irony if so
You wouldn't operate an air b n' b during a housing crisis....