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Microsoft Launches Comical Effort to Fight Piracy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-copy-that-floppy dept.

theodp writes "A week before the release of Vista, Microsoft is expanding its fight against software piracy with a new educational effort that includes comics. Making its U.S. debut Monday, the Genuine Fact Files campaign aims to make Microsoft's message more accessible to a broader audience. BTW, Vista's Software Protection Platform (SPP) can put unvalidated copies of the software into a reduced-functionality mode. From the article: 'Microsoft plans to draw attention to it through banner ads on its Web sites and promotional material that it will hand out through partners. By using comics, the company aims to make the message more accessible to a broader audience. They are black and white, in a style similar to newspaper comics.'"

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  1. I don't understand! by Ythan · · Score: 4, Funny

    But are they black and white like newspaper comics?

  2. A _real_ feature... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Vista's Software Protection Platform (SPP) can put unvalidated copies of the software into a reduced-functionality mode

    So you can avoid bloat and annoying requesters by not validating a copy?

  3. Good for them! by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 4, Funny
    Microsoft Launches Comical Effort to Fight Piracy

    Awesome! I can see it now. Popeye eating some spinach and tying an octopus' legs around three unshaven guys with eye patches. Brilliant!

    Oh, wait... did the OP mean copyright infringement? Then why did the OP use a term that means armed taking of actual property?

  4. Children Must Be Educated by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree with Microsoft's campaign here. Piracy is rampant with kids nowadays, and they should be educated that downloading or illegaly copying software is wrong, and deprives hard working people of money that they should have been theirs.

    I understand slashdot tolerates and even condones piracy, but it is illegal and kids should know they risk the punishment of law enforcement if they get caught.

  5. Typo in Headline by shadowknot · · Score: 5, Funny
    The headline should read: "Microsoft Launches Comical Effort to Fight Privacy"

    Easy enough mistake to make.

  6. Re:Don't Copy that Floppy! by Farmer+Tim · · Score: 4, Funny

    That campaign was a roaring success: you don't see anyone copying floppies now, do you?

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