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MTV: Thief

MTV: Thief
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You are an ordinary thief, if you're listening to illegally downloaded music. MTV against piracy.

Advertising Agency: MTV in-house
Creative Director / Copywriter: Tomas Ramanauskas
Art Director: Danielle Gula
Photographer: Tomas Kauneckas, Ciklopas Studio
Published: April 2008

Comments

krautland's picture 2465 pencils

dear mtv,

go fuck yourself.

jebus's picture 339 pencils

No shit. As if anyone is going to stop downloading because of this ad. Give me a break.

BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1872 pencils

YEAH!!!!

We're going to need more lube.

Ad_Man's picture 816 pencils

nothing will stop music downloads. and when i say nothing, i mean nothing.

Think it for a while.
Then, in anytime, it will come to your mind as an idea.

matteeee's picture 8 pencils

agreed, so gross it hurts my mind.

mondo's picture 142 pencils

so !?

Get-a-Fix's picture 351 pencils

Mr. krautland...the comment rocks! Congrats! :0

Willey's picture 138 pencils

krautland! dude, u just don't like that reference! LOL!

krautland's picture 2465 pencils

I don't like ads that insult me.
I don't like companies that forget who they are.
I don't like what MTV has become.

Malala's picture 261 pencils

i think the ad is working. now they can mesure the effectiveness of this ad. because u got fired. and u r the person they want to talk.

neil makak's picture 30 pencils

Beware of scam.

ahmed ragheb's picture 297 pencils

i liked the socks !!

religiousman's picture 7 pencils

oh how it pisses dear krautland to hear that all of 100GB of his music was bought in soulseek/piratebay/etc

if not, why the fuss?

krautland's picture 2465 pencils

could you translate that into english, please?

bottleHeD's picture 84 pencils

Ethics regardless, the ad in itself is quite lousy..

jonybeta's picture 360 pencils

I´m a Pirat, roar!
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Guest's picture

Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of rum.

robot-rock's picture 815 pencils
dcgroppo's picture 239 pencils

Is Mtv a music channel?? Maybe if they put more music instead of all that stupid crap that they have less people would get illegal music.

ManchuChanchu's picture 701 pencils

you're a petty thief n u had to spend so much photoshop time to say that. this is crap

unaquestionediali's picture 473 pencils

hey guys... i don't know what you think about piracy but i'm proud to be a pirate!!!

p.s. how can you cut a collant in a so perfect way to show your eyes???

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BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1872 pencils

What a crock. Ever since people taped tapes off each other or copied vhs, industry people have been impotent to stop it. This is even cacker than the usual piss.

We're going to need more lube.

cullers's picture 334 pencils

This is a very good way for MTV to alienate its prime target audience.

Way to go guys!

kgeiger's picture 5158 pencils

Here, here.

bknowlden's picture 3435 pencils

The personal thoughts on the issue aside, the idea is a relative first thought and the retouching is pretty bad.

rodro's picture 47 pencils

could anyone "share" with me Lollipop from Lil Wayne ???

by the way, number 2 of MTV chart

rodro's picture 47 pencils

I apologize, today is number 1 of the chart...

"dear mtv, go fuck yourself." krautland

nemesis's picture 637 pencils

as if an ad is going to stop anyone from downloading music. either way, the idea is pretty bland.

and MTV went from being a music video channel to a lousy reality series channel. MTV sucks big hairy donkey balls!

federo's picture 707 pencils

you italian fools, go and write a DECENT ad instead of trying to be the cleverest people around the world
oh! how i really hate you

chinaski's picture 877 pencils

stop the racist bullshit.

unaquestionediali's picture 473 pencils

writing this you agree not to be the cleverest too...
fuck you!

p.s. i don't like that ad, but this is not the way to give a comment.
sorry, where are you from? banana repubblic?

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NatalieM's picture 1693 pencils

So, they're saying, "You're nothing special if you steal music." Maybe you should switch to big bank heists and then maybe, just maybe, MTV will recognize you as special. I'm guessing there's a translation/language barrier here.

BulbheaD's picture 242 pencils

i have three letters for MTV: NIN

mtv and metallica should go fuck themselves.

The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. -- Pablo Picasso

Abra Cadabra's picture 102 pencils

Dear greedy, soulless corporations: Just because you're not making money from it doesn't make it theft.

Oh, and... go fuck yourselves.

Disco Munky's picture 3839 pencils

Does MTV even play music anymore?

So why do they care?

When people start downloading "the simple life" with that R-tard paris hilton then they should be worried.

So in the words of a wise man. Dear MTV, go fuck yourselves.

Boo-Yow!

"Make a name, or be defamed"

Doin' it for the points

Alistair C.'s picture 692 pencils

bad strategy, bad insight and really horrible execution.
you're addressing the effect, not the cause.
you're insulting some of the audience (which will reject you) and you're giving a sense of pride to others that "Steal"; in fact, you're motivating them to be more than just a petty thief - so you're giving yourself buttkicks.

it's true what everybody said - MTV is not about music nowadays, but about crap reality shows.

to see much artists are respected, don't look at illegal music downloads, but how fast concert tickets sell. You can be sure that a good percent of concert goers buy music. Ahh, but wait.. music labels don't have their share from this. And the piracy bullshit is just a lame excuse for poor distribution, weak promotion and, most of all, lack of artistic value and durability.

BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1872 pencils

Hey come on! Hogan knows best is quality informative television.

We're going to need more lube.

religiousman's picture 7 pencils

stop this bullshit about greedy coporations, it's off the point
seems like if you were in burma, you'll justify the killings - hey, everyone's doing it! oh, and the victims were greedy assholes, you would say
it is still illegal, no matter how many 'fucks' do you put in your sentences

the ad is another question. i would deffend the straightforwardness, sugar-coating the piracy gives no effect - these comments is the evidence
yet i don't think the execution is great

and please, share good examples of anti-piracy campaigns, instead of raging

Disco Munky's picture 3839 pencils

You're an idiot to compare the conditions in Burma to music piracy.

In any context.

Doin' it for the points

yun siang orangutan's picture 298 pencils

All of you monkeys, stop the crap. One, two, three ... lick your balls now!

whitespace's picture 2061 pencils

so what does it take to become an extraordinary thief?

goon's picture 16 pencils

i,m stoned n downloading music guess they forgot ordinary stoned theives ha!

stoned

JoBeeOne's picture 21 pencils

Yep, this is a little off topic, unless the brief was to make an inconsequential statement and then insult some consumers. How is this going to make me rethink sharing my music/images with others

What doesn't kill you makes you injured.

vipez's picture 8 pencils

suuuux !

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