“(don't copy that floppy)”
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Thank you for kicking off the youtubes. I really, really needed to post this here: this video (don't copy that floppy)
Don't Copy That Floppy (Official Video - Digitally Remastered)
2.5M views · Apr 2, 2009 · 9:43 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2013–2024
The 1992 SIIA anti-piracy rap video Don't Copy That Floppy, warning kids against copying software, remastered and uploaded.
Why Hacker News points people here: Referenced only as a nostalgic, cringeworthy joke in threads about floppies and piracy.
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“With its very own horrible rap video with Flight Simulator in the background.”
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Don't copy that floppy With its very own horrible rap video with Flight Simulator in the background. this video
“You've got to be cool with the message for the fellow kids, dog.”
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The UK is just doing it wrong. You've got to be cool with the message for the fellow kids, dog. this video (1992) ... and that's how the US solved digital piracy and never had to worry about it again.