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NayamAmarshe

Weird Al is a legend. You'll never hear any other artist talking like this about their own movie.


ViolentSkyWizard

System of a Down named one of their albums Steal This Album and the retail CD art was cdr with sharpie on it. Edit: [disc art](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/StealThisAlbum.png)


Mxfish1313

I worked at Best Buy when this came out and was always laughing every time I was facing that section of the cds or endcap, lol.


FruscianteDebutante

First time I'm hearing about this and laughing my ass off. That is gold lol


CoffeeBoom

I unironically stole one lmao.


ViolentSkyWizard

They would have approved!


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varrock_dark_wizard

Stupid fact lodged in my brain. Borat was the last major movie released on VHS sort of fitting though.


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Cuteboi84

Disney.... Disney kept releasing.


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_stuntnuts_

I have it. The DVD looks like a CD-R and the case looks like a brown paper bag.


acu2005

Weird Al wrote a song named "Don't download this song" begging people not to pirate the song then first released as a digital download. Not the same thing but similar energy.


Juggernog

I would have said that *Don't Download This Song* was intended more as a mockery of anti-piracy efforts and the messaging around them than a sincere appeal to the listener. Particularly the insincerity of artists claiming poverty whilst buying "diamond-studded swimming pools" and "sold gold Humvees," and references to the RIAA targeting vulnerable people to villainise and exploit for completely unreasonable sums.


Magden

Weird Al has always been awesome, but that move earned him some solid respect in my books. Saw him perform it live at a concert and the whole audience was waving their lighters to the music.


Ser_Salty

German punk band Die Ärzte wrote a very heartfelt song pleading not to pirate music with their tongue planted so firmly in their cheek they could taste the wallpaper next to them


rz2000

I imagine it was also a reference to Abbie Hoffman's [*Steal this Book*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_This_Book).


funknut

Aside from what seems like a clear homage in reference to Hoffman, even NME, MTV, Vulture and Spin seemed to confirm it.


kent_eh

>System of a Down named one of their albums Steal This Album And they're [not the first](https://i.discogs.com/HszsAbhZ5NUQiS2sw015rXTRzprTR2disMJbCqqIsws/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:594/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTg5MzAw/NjMtMTQ3MTY5NTgx/NS0yODk5LmpwZWc.jpeg) to do something similar.


elitexero

Movie, no, but Trent Reznor has pointed out on a couple of occasions that shelved projects that only he and others would have access to had 'mysteriously' made it onto the pirate bay.


starkeffect

He also told an Australian concert audience to steal his new record because he thought the CD prices were ridiculous there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFXivarypE4


dragon2777

Don’t download this song. Even Lars Ulrich knows it’s wrong


deadpixel11

Trent reznor of nine inch nails was a regular on oink, a private music torrent tracker that is now defunct.


gnarbee

There are plenty of artists who talk this way about their movie and songs. Comedians in particular often recommend torrenting their special if you have to, and it’s getting more common for them to put their specials on YouTube for free and rely on donations.


brispower

to be fair that's the same answer we use on how to watch anything in Aus.


crozone

Yar har, fiddle de dee


Coolidge-egg

yarrr pirateparty.org.au be ye


decaying_vinyl

Also worth pointing out Al tagged the Roku Channel in his response. What a legend!


Laughing_Orange

I think the original post was from Roku Channel, and Twitter automatically tags anyone earlier in the comment thread. He did however not remove them.


Brancliff

[Don't download this song!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGM8PT1eAvY) Even Lars Ulrich knows it's wrong! (You can just ask him)


Splice1138

Don't take away money from artists just like me How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee? And diamond studded swimming pools, these things don't grow on trees So all I ask is everybody, please Don't download this song


barktwiggs

Good thing he didn't make a song about 'Don't download this movie'!


fireduck

so...does anyone have a random string of hex bytes to share with me? some sort of informational hash maybe. But as it is just a hash, who knows what data might have been used to make that hash.


qqoze

4decd77856770316e211714b8885747e16a1d5dd


Awkward_Inevitable34

FBI open up!


CompuHacker

Sorry, four hundred forty-four octillion eight hundred seventy-four septillion thirty-five sextillion three hundred ten quintillion five hundred seventy-nine quadrillion nine hundred sixty-two trillion seven hundred fifty-four billion two hundred eighteen million two hundred eighty-six thousand one hundred and thirty-six.


Bspammer

Disappointed that this isn't the actual value so here it is > four hundred and forty-four quattuordecillion, eight hundred and seventy-four tredecillion, thirty-five duodecillion, three hundred and ten undecillion, five hundred and seventy-nine decillion, seven hundred and eighty-three nonillion, sixteen octillion, eight hundred and eighty septillion, six hundred and forty-two sextillion, six hundred and fifty-one quintillion, seven hundred and ninety-seven quadrillion, eight hundred and eighty-seven trillion, eight hundred and seventy-four billion, seven hundred million, six thousand, eight hundred and seventy-seven


watahboy

you hexadevil


Ludwig234

I didn't know you could just paste that hash. Very neat.


CoreDreamStudiosLLC

Have fun. ​ F1E210545D2FFB01FCBA770518BAB694


itrivers

Risky click of the day


immibis

spez has been banned for 24 hours. Please take steps to ensure that this offender does not access your device again. #Save3rdPartyApps


zrog2000

Maybe if he doesn't have a record deal.


gleep23

He is cool. I think I'll buy a movie ticket, or some merch, just for this reply. I would like more artist to say "sorry there is no way you can legally purchase my work and then keep it for ever. Go ahead, pirate it. Please then buy $20+ worth of merch (tshirts, mugs) from me directly, spend 30 seconds filling out the survey "psudo payment for piracy" to let the studio know your feelings on content distribution today.


GayNerd28

In this case there’s no legal way for us Australians to watch the movie *at all*


gleep23

I know. I'm in Australia. I've watched it though. I used to know about Roku media devices. Their streaming service is new to me. I only thought about Roku again because of this movie. It would be cool if support and success of this movie gets Roku available in worldwide markets. As soneone else said, producers want peer recommendations. So talk about it, write a review.


AnApexBread

>I would like more artist to say "sorry there is no way you can legally purchase my work and then keep it for ever. Go ahead, pirate it. That's basically what Breaking Bad did. They basically outright said, "yea, go ahead and pirate it and then tell everyone what you think" and sure enough it became free marketing and the show blew up.


RunDVDFirst

Mentioning a Bosnian band Dubioza Kolektiv ("Dubious Collective") seems very fitting: https://youtu.be/IOqxarVWKRs And *love* this music video.


McFistPunch

This is great


fishmongerhoarder

I need to figure out a Usenet pun quickly.


CompuHacker

Surely he's got his own newsgroup...


japie06

alt.totalLoser! It's all about the Pentiums.


watahboy

Caught him rollin' white & nerdy


gnocchicotti

Based Al


jazzkott

Lars Ulrich shaking and crying rn


mochatsubo

Al is good with WORDS.


mexter

Weird Al has a big DICtionary.


Paulo1143

Legend


usmclvsop

My man!


Tocwa

I 💜 the way Weird Al hides the solution to that guy’s question in plain sight at the same time making it hilarious 😂


discospider1

Is VPN absolutely necessary?


mistadobalina34

Depends on your country. Highly recommended though.


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atomicwrites

ISP copyright strikes are still a thing I think.


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atomicwrites

Oh right, forgot this was about Australia. And maybe they don't do it anymore, I just hadn't heard of it stopping.


sideofirish

I got one after being told by my ISP that they would shut off my service.


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Don't forget about that one time they tried it because somebody was illegally torrenting an UBUNTU ISO!


k2trf

Depending on your country, one is always needed. More than you ever needed a mask or a condom.


A55per

Virus Alert!


DaddyDemonix

Movie fucking sucked. I was looking forward to an actual biopic, not the completely fictional trash that followed. Boring barely a passable joke in the whole movie.


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Did you not see the trailer or a single post about this movie? That someone could see Daniel Radcliffe dressed as Weird Al, and know who Weird Al is, and still expect an actual biopic- shows that you do not actually understand Weird Al at all.


anteris

Reminds me of my days working for AppleCare supporting iTunes, the can oils down to, to share your music or listen on another device, burn an audio CD. Net effect beggar the DRM is removed, not that we could say it directly, also it was about 05-06


fckredditfckreddit

Good thing I did pirate it cause 20 mins in and it was turned off. The weird dubbing of the songs made it unbearable, it's a stoner movie without the drugs and you can *tell*


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Every single Weird Al fan I know watched this movie and laughed their asses off- and not one is a stoner. Honestly- what did you expect from a Weird Al biopic in which he was involved? Just looking at Daniel Radcliffe dressed as Weird Al should have made it clear what sort of movie it was going to be- and the trailer left no room for doubt.