MS Calls On Kids to Stop Thought Thieves

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MS Calls On Kids to Stop Thought Thieves

Posted by Zonk on Friday May 13, 2005 @08:31PM from the borg-is-your-friend,-citizen dept.

theodp writes "Microsoft is calling all UK kids aged 14-17 to enter its Thought Thieves Competition. Remember kids, finalists must agree to formally license all intellectual property rights in their film on terms acceptable to Microsoft. And don't forget to download your free Thought Thieves Poster!"

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Please kids don't steal by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-13 20:34 · Score: 5, Funny

That's Microsoft's job.
First grade classroom, two years from now by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-13 20:35 · Score: 5, Funny

"Ms. PEEAAABODDDYYY!! Bobby is stealing my THOUGHTS!!"
The Thought Police! by Xpilot · 2005-05-13 20:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Microsoft brings us Orwell's grand vision of 1984, but 21 years late. Slipped deadlines, that is so typical of Microsoft.

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HEY! No fair! by Harker · 2005-05-13 21:00 · Score: 5, Funny

I thought of that first!

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In other news.. by Gentlewhisper · 2005-05-13 21:08 · Score: 5, Funny

Tony Blair announces that 1000 teenage thought criminals have been rounded up for thought crimes. They will be re-educated at the Ministry of Love and given a chance to repent for their crimes through death.

In further other news, Bill Gates has announced that Linux is unexist. Purge all memory of "Linux" from your brains now to prevent being labelled a thought criminal!

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1. Re:In other news.. by Beardydog · 2005-05-13 21:16 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Mod parent double plus good!
Re:I'm speechless. by inio · 2005-05-13 21:37 · Score: 5, Funny

I would be pissed off as a parent if my child was brainwashed by such Nazi propaganda. Yes, I said Nazi and I meant it

Unfortunately, this means you lose. Sorry.
Re:I'm speechless. by Anonymous Coward · 2005-05-13 21:46 · Score: 5, Funny

EVERY web page made with FrontPage is a criticism of Microsoft...
Throwing Stones by donnacha · 2005-05-13 22:12 · Score: 5, Funny

From Microsoft's poster:

"So how would you feel if you saw your hard work being passed off as the property of someone else?"

Gee, I don't know, maybe you could ask the guys who wrote the BSD stack?