Singing Cow To Attack CBDTPA 501
karmawarrior writes "Gateway is launching an advertising campaign against Senator Holling's CBDTPA bill, which, apparently will include its cow mascot encouraging computer users to legally download MP3s and burn their own CDs." Wired also has a story; see Gateway's website for more, as Gateway takes a page from Apple's "Rip-Mix-Burn" playbook.
Wonder if they're gonna... (Score:5, Funny)
God bless that cow (Score:1, Funny)
Ok, but PLEEESE not the cow... (Score:5, Funny)
but PLLLLLLLLLLEAAAAAAAASE dont show more of that cow!!!!! I hope Steve from Dell eats it! then gets mad cow disease and dies!!
On a related note.... (Score:2, Funny)
Sony's recording division just showed a commercial that promotes breaking into Gateway Country stores and cleaning them out.
Please please please... (Score:2, Funny)
I saw this last night (Score:4, Funny)
My wife rolled her eyes and it gave me the perfect chance to let her know *why* they were running that commercial.
Now that Gateway has clearly chosen sides, I think we can start selling tickets to the battle royall:
"In this corner weighing in at a puny few billion in stated revenues is MPAA, AOL/Time Warner/CNN, RIAA and the BSA. In the Far corner, weighing in at an incalcuable sum is Gateway, IBM, Sun, Dell, Apple and all the people. This ain't really gonna be a long fight folks so don't blink."
Mahatma Ghandi knows all about this: (Score:5, Funny)
"First, they attack you.
Then they laugh at you.
Then they moo at you.
Then they win."
Re:Ok, but PLEEESE not the cow... (Score:5, Funny)
Whazit do? (Score:3, Funny)
prevent computers from playing pirated movies and music." More like "a bill that would prevent technology from eating into the profits of large corporations that are slow to adapt."
Anyhow, the CBDTPA is really just an OLURMATOWIRM (an Overly Long, Unwieldy, Redundant and Misleading Acronym That Obfuscates What It Really Means.)
Re:To celebrate Gateway's decision (Score:2, Funny)
No, head on over to Chick-Fil-A and "Eat mor chikin"
That supports cow rights. (:
Re:What's Your Beef? (Score:1, Funny)
Because America doens't like you. Therefore they exhibit "odd" behavior just to piss YOU off.
We refused to be *cowed* (Score:5, Funny)
We refuse to be COWED [geocities.com]
So the content industry should ruminate on this. Find some udder solution. Maybe tipping. Or a place where the grass is greener. And especially no bullshit.
Sig: What Happened To The Censorware Project (censorware.org) [sethf.com]
Maybe they should use this (Score:4, Funny)
Typo in article (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Ok, but PLEEESE not the cow... (Score:5, Funny)
I think one of the few things funnier than this singing cow thing would be akin to what you are suggesting. (Shockwave/Flash Artists, Listen up!)
There could be a Pinky and the Brain sketch except that it's Hilary Rosen and Jack Valenti or even better, Fritz Hollings & Mickey Mouse!
Hollings: So what are we doing tonight, Mickey?
M.M.: We're doing what we do every night, Senator! We're trying to take over the United States of America!!
Hollings: I will introduce the new CBTTPAPCDTPA bill in the Senate to prevent people from listening to their music at work AND at home. MWWAHAHA!
M.M.: Excellent ... and I will teach the small children that it is always buy a new copy of the music they already own instead of comverting the one they already have if they want to play it at school on their mp3 players.
Hollings: Soon now ... we will rule the World!!
M.M.: Long live America!!! Freedom for alll!!
ugh (Score:2, Funny)
Re:whatever (Score:3, Funny)
Damn straight! No punk kids with computers are gonna dictate to us how music is distributed and 'consumed'.
*We* control the means of production and distribution and, by God, you'll only listen to the recording artists *we* decide at the time and place of *our* choosing.
To do otherwise hands the terrorists their victory. It'll be anarchy! Old Testament fire and brimstone stuff... rain 40 days and nights
Re:Analogy (Score:2, Funny)
It was called prohibition.
I can already see it now
Bill Gates being a Notiorious mob boss running a speakeasy in the middle of Washington state with Cops trying in vain to stop his illegal activities.
Wait a minute...
What If... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:More FUD from the RIAA (Score:3, Funny)
Bull. I use mine to make discs full of illegally downloaded software and movies.
That subversive hacker group is behind this (Score:3, Funny)
You know, the Cult of the Singing Cow.
   
   
   
Ow! Stop hitting me!
It was just a joke. Geeze.
Ow!
Re:What's Your Beef? (Score:3, Funny)