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Fair Use Computer Game

Posted by michael on from the knowing-is-half-the-battle dept.

mpawlo writes "As reported by Greplaw, The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) together with Privacyactivism has released an interactive video game designed to educate players about their privacy and fair use rights. The game is focused on digital rights management technologies, online spyware, and data profiling servers. We have seen similar games in Sweden from the Anti-piracy Bureau and Flash movies from BSA in the US, however striking a different tune. Play Carabella." Cute idea.

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  1. damn... by Em+Emalb · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Carabella is a modern girl. She's hip. She's wired."...and she's got huge jugs, so the /. crew should love it! wohoo! Bring on the large pixelated breasts!

    Of course, sex sells, so go for it EFF!

    If you like the game....donate.

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    1. Re:damn... by oever · · Score: 3, Funny

      Of course, sex sells, so go for it EFF!

      I like the slogan:

      Carabella warez me out

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    2. Re:damn... by gentix · · Score: 3, Funny

      "...and she's got huge jugs, so the /. crew should love it! wohoo! Bring on the large pixelated breasts!"

      *sigh*...

      I guess some people really only look at a girl's breasts...

      I mean... have you seen that blue face?
      Or that purple hair?
      Would you really want to have sex with a smurf?

      tsk tsk...

  2. Can anyone post a walkthrough? by Bollie · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't get full score...

    Does anyone know a cheat for this game?

    BTW, I'm also looking for the No-CD patch...

    Oh yes, and my dog ate my serial number. Can anyone help me?

    Thanks!

    (Parody of posts that usually go up on forums as soon as a game is released... Guess it won't be happening here! Trust the EFF to take all those kinds of fun away...)

  3. CaraBella's life and death. by DarkHelmet · · Score: 1, Funny
    In Episode 1 of the game, you will follow Carabella as she tries to find and buy music by her favorite band, Cradle of Filth. Carabella has various choices about how she can get the music. Each of these different choices involves different rights managements, which somehow end up screwing her in the end.

    If you/Carabella download the album from online, you will be jailed. Your family will hate you. And you will never marry Prince Lance from N'Sync.

    If you decide to get a job, you can do so in two ways. You can either go to the burger stand and get an injury on the job, or hook yourself on the street, and get a life-threatening illness.

    The game's scoring system reflects the real-life trade-offs that face fans looking for music online. Carabella gets points for getting her music, and for cooking swedish meatballs in her spare time. She loses points for dying (doesn't everyone)?

    At the end of episode 1, she will meet up with a drunken sounding dinosaur named Jar jar, and pick up a little boy along the way (Yippee!).

    In episode 2, this boy grows up to sexually harass her. It is your choice to determine the destiny of Carabella. Carabella gains points for slapping the pervert teenager and calling him a bad actor, while loses points for swooning over cheesy lines.

    At the end of episode 2, a little green computerized muppet comes in, and kicks the RIAA's ass. He then uses the force to demand sexual favors from Carabella's weak mind, and fathers a full-sized alien named Greedo.

    At the end of the saga, Carabella discovers that Charlton Heston is her father (but no, that's impossible). She retires to an institute on Dagobah, and is thrown into the swamp after a young Jedi fails to keep her suspended it midair.

    Damn, I can't wait.

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  4. Re:you can't get 100% by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    A strange game. The only way to win is not to play. How about a nice mp3 from an independant artist's web site?

  5. Re:Lessons learned by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Buy a new fFucking keyboard.