lrt i think my favorite factoid about the "PIRACY. IT'S A CRIME." ads is that the typeface used in them was a pirated version of a commercial use typeface. piracy for me but not for thee ig lol

April 09, 2026 - 20:38 UTC

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James Hetfield and Lara Ulrich first became friends when they went to each other's houses to dub each other's cool records.
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it wasn't, fake news. the video @crashfan03.bsky.social posted talks about this specifically
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Here's another factoid. Fonts typically can't be copyrighted, because they are just shapes and you can't copyright shapes.

The copyright is often applied to the software portion of fonts - the ttf or otf file for example - since software can be copyrighted
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the music in the video was also stolen without credit/permission
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wasn't that for a different ad
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Apparently it was a mystery as to who actually made it until recently
youtu.be/Fi0yWWEdfxQ
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I learned the story from Linus Boman's video - though it touches on more instances than just the "you wouldn't steal a car" PSA youtu.be/altfwRMXG4A
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thanks, couldn't remember where i heard it wasn't pirated, it was this video
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This video also addresses the usage of the pirated font.

Apparently, the website where the PDFs came from was unconnected to the actual "Piracy. It's a Crime" campaign.
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IIRC this was pulled from the PDF files that were on the website initially?
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Oh damnit someone else posted that ahaha.

EITHER WAY YEAH I LOVE THIS FACT SO MUCH
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piracy and stealing is okay as long as you're a big corporation and/or have lots of money
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