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Apple and Pepsi Ad Sports RIAA Targets
eefsee writes "USA Today is running a story about Pepsi's Superbowl ad for their iTunes promotion. The ad will apparently feature teens sued by the RIAA, including one young woman who holds out a Pepsi and says, 'We are still going to download music for free off the Internet.' The RIAA response? 'This ad shows how everything has changed.'"
That's a great lesson to teach. Download music, get caught, get famous in a Super Bowl ad. What a bleak and horrible future we live in.
A programmer is a machine for converting coffee into code.
Mitch Bainwol, RIAA chairman says ",Legal downloading is great because fans are supporting the future of creative work in America."
We need to have a 'present' first.
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Ah yes, the good life.. Drinking Pepsi and stealing from those poor record companies. Back in my day we only have Coke and we had to bootleg eight tracks..
You'll probably be able to watch it on Apple's website the following day
My body will have to adjust to getting 4x the amount of caffeine it is used to during the next couple of months.
I am still not going to drink Pepsi.
So, I guess Darl McBride opened that PR school after all.
The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer. - Albert Einstein
Back in the day... we only had EIGHT SONGS to listen to. AND WE LIKED IT!
....move along....nothing to see here....
who along with her older sister and younger brother downloaded 950 songs over three years.
That is laughable... An average geek downloads that much stuff in 2-3 months.
...during the superbowl, I will be wirelessly offering 300 gigs of Mp3s (that weren't from p2p networks) outside of my house. The wep key passphrase? "We are still going to download music for free off the Internet."
FLR
Mr. O'Connor, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
How are you going to keep them down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus?
That there will be no more Britney Spears commercials? Noooo!!!
Posted AC to avoid bodily harm...
Oh great! I use to love stealing music but if Pepsi likes it then it just ain't cool no more. At least I still have smoking *cough* *cough* You stay the hell away from that Pepsi!
***Holding my lottery ticket up***
Prof. Farnsworth - "Oh a lesson in not changing history from Mr I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!"
If only we could convince everyone to buy only used CDs! Er, wait...
Use Ctrl-C instead of ESC in Vim!
I'll wait till the commercial is on Kazaa, then I'll get it and watch it:)
Regards,
Steve
Well then maybe you've been watching the wrong kind of football to begin with?
Pepsi? Who cares? I just love the beer commercials.
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Whats the Superbowl???
You obviously have slashdot confused with google.
A simple no would have sufficed...
Hurray for Darwin.
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>RIAA members are like banks
What a nasty thing to say about banks.
P.S. Conning people out of their life's work is not "loaning" them anything.
Yes, I know they updated the ad with an iPod, but....
Have the Blonde being chased by RIAA police while the drones watch the latest RIAA anti-piracy ad on the big screen. Have Blonde throw the sledgehammer into the screen, etc etc.
Mod Karma -1: I sed bad wurds. If I cep my mouf shut, I wud be at riyses.
For that 85%, we can guarantee that you will be able to record, find distribution, people willing to work with you, and we won't break your legs! Thanks!
"it used to be called payola, now it's music marketing!"
Pepsi is all about stickin it to 'da man'
Manipulate the moderator system! Mod someone as "overrated" today.
I love foosball btw... even tho it's of da devil!
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Fight the power. Stick with beer.
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Well, at least until they get to Step 3, anyway.
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Right, it's "the Internal Revenue Service".
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Bit like th FA cup final except the viloence is on the pitch and not in the stands.
Ironically, after committing an hour of your life debating this ad on slashdot, it has gained an infamous reputation amongst us, and when you see it during the superbowl, your gonna remember the controversy - then, and now. And when someone yells to you if you want a drink from the store you're gonna ask for a PEPSI. Remeber to stick with beer... or You lose.
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I recorded "Superbowl XXX" to see the Steelers and the Cowboys go at it... and was rather disappointed that the X's were Roman numerals, and not an MPAA rating. At least the adverts were entertaining.
Wow, you're late today! What happened?
Don't worry, man, you'll be living there tomorrow.
They've been telling me that for years, but somehow it's still the present...
Just watch Peyton Manning go to work and you'll see technical ability to match any hardcore geek...
I would, but he's not working any more. HA HA! Let's all point at Peyton and laugh....
Hey kids, there's only 5 days left 'til Yak Shaving Day!
You were so cool in that show. Did you really bang your secretary? That was so mod, as she was black. Did you ever go back?