Did I hear you right, did I hear you sayin'
That you're gonna make a copy of a game without payin'?
C'mon, guys
I thought you knew better, don't copy that floppy!
That you're gonna make a copy of a game without payin'?
C'mon, guys
I thought you knew better, don't copy that floppy!
— MC Double Def DP (Disk Protector) in the first four verses
Don't Copy That Floppy is a nine-minute anti-piracy PSA with a song, created in 1992 by the Software Publishers Association. It's about two kids, Corey and Jenny, who want to copy a video game until they are interrupted by a man who calls himself the Disk Protector (played by M.E. Hart) rapping about the dangers of piracy and how it affects video game creators.
It received a sequel in 2009 called Don't Copy That 2.
The whole advertisement can be watched here
, and the rap can be watched here.
This advertisement provides examples of:
- Digital Piracy Is Evil: The main message is that you shouldn't pirate games because it prevents the creators from making new ones.
- Evil Laugh: "Welcome to the end of the computer age. HWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
- Gamer Chick: Jenny. Her dialogue suggests that she usually beats Corey at this one; he claims that he was holding back.
- Let Me Get This Straight...: Corey says this word for word, then calls it "bogus" that he can't copy an educational program he uses.
- Only Sane Man: Jenny internalizes the message before Corey does and more directly stops him from actually pirating the game once Disk Protector finishes.
- Slippery Slope Fallacy: Disk Protector:You say, "I'll just make a copy, for me and a friend"
Then he'll make one and she'll make one and where will it end?
One leads to another, then ten, then more - The Television Talks Back: The introductory passage uses this, as does the one that uses the Slippery Slope Fallacy, which is Disk Protector's direct response to Corey saying, "But I just wanted to make one copy."
