2 Apr
2010
2 Apr
'10
7:58 a.m.
Ah yes, I still have one of their "Don't Copy That Floppy" posters and I
*think* the VHS tape that was part of that campaign. Must be worth
millions by now :).
The SPA ran their "Don't Copy That
Floppy" campaign well into the mid-
to-late 90s. Did anyone ever *really* pay $100K for owning a single
illegal copy of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" as their ads
claimed?
--Chuck
2 Apr
2 Apr
8:16 a.m.
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010, Marvin Johnston wrote:
Ah yes, I still have one of their "Don't Copy That Floppy" posters and I
*think* the VHS tape that was part of that campaign. Must be worth millions
by now :).
Post in on YouTube under the heading, "...but they didn't say don't
copy
this tape!" :)
g.
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8:30 a.m.
Marvin Johnston wrote:
Ah yes, I still have one of their "Don't Copy That Floppy" posters and I
*think* the VHS tape that was part of that campaign. Must be worth
millions by now :).
> The SPA ran their "Don't Copy That Floppy" campaign well into the
mid-
> to-late 90s. Did anyone ever *really* pay $100K for owning a single
> illegal copy of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" as their ads
> claimed?
>
> --Chuck
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI
No matter how many times I rediscover this, it always cracks me up.
It is funny, however, to see that piracy during the 80's didn't bring
"the blank screen" and the "end of the computer age" as predicted in
the
video.
Keith
8:58 a.m.
On 2 Apr 2010 at 11:30, Keith wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up863eQKGUI
No matter how many times I rediscover this, it always cracks me up.
It gives me a headache to see a lawyer trying to be a rapper. There
is a sequel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCyvw4w_yk
Cheers,
Chuck
2:38 p.m.
>
> > The SPA ran their "Don't Copy That Floppy" campaign well into the
mid-
> > to-late 90s. Did anyone ever *really* pay $100K for owning a single
> > illegal copy of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" as their ads
> > claimed?
I worked at a company where an disgruntled employee (who had just been let go,
as I recall) call the SPA. I think it was in the very late '80s.
The company was playing fast and loose with licenses, but it was more due to
carelessness than trying to use software for free.
anyway, the SPA came in and audited every machine (and there were a lot, maybe
100's). They made a huge list of missing licenses and made the company pay a big
fine. I'm not sure it was $100k, but it might have been. And naturally everyone had
to buy licenses or remove the app.
After that everyone got a copy of Office with each new machine. (since I think
word and excel were the biggest problem). Most of the developers had licenses for
everything on their machines.
-brad
Brad Parker
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3 Apr
3 Apr
12:08 p.m.
Brad Parker wrote:
I worked at a company where an disgruntled employee
(who had just been let go,
as I recall) call the SPA. I think it was in the very late '80s.
Well he had to be an ex-employee... After all, if you turn in your
company while you're still under their employ, you're probably going to
be leaving with your P45 on the day the Goons in Black Suits turn up to
do the audit.
As for the "rewards" -- I've heard they're pretty insulting. ?10 per
thousand infringing licenses or something like that. Wouldn't expect
you'd be hired elsewhere in a hurry, either. "Hmm, he
After that everyone got a copy of Office with each new
machine. (since I think
word and excel were the biggest problem). Most of the developers had licenses for
everything on their machines.
Maybe it's just a "developer thing". I don't think there's anything
currently installed on this system that isn't licensed -- the Win2k
virtual machine is running off a CD key from a broken machine, the XP
install is a legit OEM copy (that I don't use), I've got the User
Licence Certificate and keyfiles for EAGLE if anyone has a burning need
(and a valid need-to-know) to see them...
Everything else is OSS/FS, or coded by myself. Hmm, I *think* I gave
myself permission to use my own code, but how can you really be sure? :-D
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12:13 p.m.
On 2 Apr 2010 at 11:45, Fred Cisin wrote:
That might depend on how hard it is to copy them, . .
.
The video contains permission by SPA to make copies for "educational"
use--personally, I think the sound track eminently suited to
psychological warfare and torture applications.
--Chuck
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