—, If you're watching television, it doesn't matter if the characters are drug-smuggling, whore-mongering, granny-beating, world-destroying murderers: the illegal downloading of movies and music. Any good character who doesn't fall in with this philosophy will by the end of the episode. Expect physical theft to be used as a comparison and/or a plot point. When you start a commercially released,, or, they usually open with verbose, screens from the FBI or Interpol warning the viewer massive fines and time in jail can happen as a result of piracy. Many DVDs also include a in the beginning about how piracy is wrong. John Bannon Dear Mr Fantasy Bass more. In the most extreme cases, this segment can't be skipped. Sometimes the disc can't even be stopped while it's playing.
Ironically, the person who's logically most likely to see it is someone who legally paid to own a copy, because those who end up distributing these downloads like to edit them out. And are related concepts. However, in regards to this trope, they are usually ignored. This is because companies that are the victims of such types of piracy often give subtle glances that they don't particularly care,, or and so left the material in limbo, and tends to be virtually unsellable anyway, since it is often obsolete systems and formats that were commercially viable in the day but are now barely supportable now., on the other hand, will usually pose a clear danger and demand swift action.. Not to mention, people typically don't complain about and anyways, since it's not hurting any business if the market's non-existent in the first place. See for a form of media which can be tarred with the same brush.