Microsoft Launches Comical Effort to Fight Piracy 332
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.'"
I don't understand! (Score:4, Funny)
A _real_ feature... (Score:5, Funny)
So you can avoid bloat and annoying requesters by not validating a copy?
Good for them! (Score:5, Funny)
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?
Children Must Be Educated (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Don't Copy that Floppy! (Score:3, Funny)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=483760909
The kids will dig it (Score:2, Funny)
Typo in Headline (Score:5, Funny)
Easy enough mistake to make.
Canada is one step ahead of them (Score:3, Funny)
I don't see how he changed anything.
Well, they're changing the site around, but [URL=http://www.midtimod.dk/blog/index.php?/archiv es/594-Captain-Copyright.html]this site[/URL] has one of the comics up.
Re:In other news... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Don't Copy that Floppy! (Score:5, Funny)
It's COPYRIGHT MAN! (Score:4, Funny)
In this episode, Copyright Man puts the hurts on a little girl with leukemia, her puppy and her elderly Grandmother...
Re:So uncool (Score:3, Funny)
A portable desktop in a "laptop form-factor device"? Sounds intriguing...I think you may be on to something.
Anbody have a torrent? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Comics cool? (Score:2, Funny)
Why, right you are. And now, back to our previously-scheduled Monday wake-up session...
Re:Children Must Be Educated (Score:1, Funny)