Pirate Party of Canada Forum

Reading a post in here, I realized there is a perfect opportunity for a video ad that spoofs the old "you wouldn't steal a car" clip that plays on a bunch of DVDs and VHS tapes. The basic idea is flipping it around from theft to restrictions.

Clips could show how you wouldn't restrict:
A meal, not allowing a customer to take their food out of the building
A highway, only allowing certain manufactured cars
A classroom - "Sorry Timmy, I told you, you're only allowed to use No. 2 pencils!"

There are also some decent clips for an "or would you?" moment, like:
A book, not letting you read out loud, or lend it to a friend, playing on the Kindle
An iPod, with someone being arrested for theirs being jailbroken

The options of short clips to go through after that are quite large, like:
A some highlighted EULA passages. Anyone who has read enough EULAs knows what I mean.
A screen saying something like "This DVD cannot be played in your region."
An installation screen with "You have reached your activation limit. Please purchase a new license."
Something showing that you can't copy DRM'd music to certain players or certain places

Followed by a political message like "Bill C-32 makes it illegal to break digital restrictions. Find out more at [URL]." and "This message brought to you by the Pirate Party of Canada."

I don't have the technical skill or enough ideas to undertake a project like this, but it's open if someone wants to take it on. It would be a great way to get the issue across and have more people view the party as combating real issues, rather than just wanting free stuff.

Excellent! I like it.

You wouldn't restrict people from talking about subjects other than shopping (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100817/02521510651.shtml)...