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"Don't Copy That Floppy" Outline

Don’t Copy That Floppy was an anti-copyright infringement campaign run by the Software Publishers Association (SPA) beginning in 1992.[1] The video for the campaign, starring M. E. Hart as “MC Double Def DP,” was filmed at Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C. and produced by cooperation between the SPA, the Educational Section Anti-Piracy Committee, and the Copyright Protection Fund, in association with Vilardi Films.[2] The groups distributed the film for general viewing through VHS tapes that were mailed to schools. In later years, the film became a viral video sensation through websites such as YouTube, where the official page has had over 500,000 views as of September 2008.[3]

In May 2009, the Software and Information Industry Association (formed in 1999 when the Software Publishers Association merged with the Information Industry Association) released the trailer for a follow-up to “Don’t Copy That Floppy,” called “Don’t Copy That 2”, released on September 9, 2009. The sequel to Don’t Copy That Floppy features MC Double Def DP as he continues his crusade against piracy in the digital age.[4]

"Don't Copy That Floppy 2"
"Don't Copy That 2" has received over 464,000 views on YouTube as of April 30, 2013 ." Since its release it has been criticized in many circles for being out of date, referencing material like the Doom series and Klingons that the current target audience (mostly teenagers) may not be familiar with . The sequel was also heavily criticized in the press for misrepresenting the way copyright law is enforced, what types of copying were actually considered "criminal" enough to prompt punishment, and what punishment actually looked like.

Criticisms
The major criticism of the campaign came from educators and the press, who criticized the campaign for only presenting one point of view as correct. That point of view, some argued, was biased because it benefited a specific group (the software publishing industry), instead of presenting alternative views like the Free Software movement.

Popularity Online
In the late 2000s, the popularity of the video was revived, but this time as an meme. The video first gained popularity on the site YTMND in 2004 and then gained (and re-gained) widespread YouTube popularity in 2005, 2006, and 2008, sparking remixes and parodies. Since the creators have always allowed non-commercial copying of the film, it became a viral video after video-sharing sites such as Google Video and YouTube went online in the mid-2000s, and is now considered a popular internet meme.

Feedback

 * Kayla, this looks like a great start. Why don't you go ahead and put these ideas on the article talk page.  If there's no concerns, I'd say go ahead and flesh this info out a little bit more, and do the right citation formatting and you're good to go.  -Angelica Atavel (talk) 16:27, 12 April 2013 (UTC)