Remember the "You wouldn't steal a car" PSA? Turns out they pirated both the font AND the music. Exhibits:
font info: fontsinuse.com/uses/67480/pira…
pirated font embedded in this PDF: web.archive.org/web/2005122320…
and about the music: theransomnote.com/music/news/a…
EDIT: more context re the composer, music, and royalties; the story is ofc more nuanced and apparently debunked: torrentfreak.com/sorry-the-you…
#piracy #fonts #irony #hipocrisy #design #music #hashtag #download
Anti-Piracy Advert Music Was Stolen - Ransom Note
One of the biggest cases of hypocrisy was uncovered last year with little more than a whisper. Most of us will remember seeing the “You wouldn’t steal a car” piracy adverts on every dvd we played in the early 00s.admin (Ransom Note)
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