Talk:Don't Copy That Floppy/Archives/2013

Proposed Edits

1) Anti-Piracy Activism and Ethics in the 1990s: Page could use some background on what issues prompted the SPA to create this video, and some of the debate surrounding copyright infringement in the early digital age. This could include anything from actual cases where the computer industry was affected/lost money (see "Software Pirates Loot Silicon Valley") to general ethics education in the 1990s. "The Struggle to Teach Virtual Ethics" (NYT): http://tv.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/0424ethics.html "Software Pirates Loot Silicon Valley": http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/SOFTWARE-PIRATES-LOOT-SILICON-VALLEY-Hong-Kong-2982332.php

2) Criticisms of "Don't Copy That 2": The sequel to "Don't Copy That Floppy" was criticized for giving false information about punishment for copyright infringement: http://boingboing.net/2009/07/06/dont-copy-that-flopp-1.html http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090707/1120525474.shtml It was also criticized for its use of dated material, and this point is addressed in the current article but without any citations: 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 http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/09/video-dont-copy-that-2.html

3) Popularity Online: Would like to address the spread of the video as a meme online in the late 2000s, including various remixes and parodies. This is addressed briefly on the current page, but not a lot of details and missing citations. Source: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dont-copy-that-floppy Kaylaholderbein (talk) 18:23, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

The problem here...

...is that they see copying a disk that you actually own as "stealing".

Certainly, I can understand why they would implement this for major computer operating systems, although I've copied numerous operating systems before, especially since I have a large collection of each one (from 86-DOS all the way up to Windows 8 and the upcoming Windows 8.1).

But the problem is that with all types of software, you should own a copy of it, and normally, you do, so shouldn't you be able to do what you want with it? That's one argument. Another argument is that it's similar to stealing since people will just continue copying it, resulting in a loss of profit.

There's also a huge difference, I find, between the 1990s and today, because today, you have digital distribution, something which you did not have back in the 1990s.

And finally, while I can certainly understand both sides of the argument, what I think is really bad is when certain companies start to argue that even the physical media belongs to them (that is, you don't even own a copy of it). At least that's what Disney seems to be doing, as evidenced by the fact that they are so willing to remove every person's YouTube account even for a simple 10 minute VHS tape video. That is much worse, I think, than just a simple dispute over a software license agreement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WindowsUser2 (talk • contribs) 22:15, 20 June 2013 (UTC)