Melissa Lewis (@melissa.news)
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TIL: The 2000s piracy PSA used a font designed by the fantastic Just van Rossum, whose brother Guido created the Python programming language. https://fontsinuse.com/uses/67480/piracy-it-s-a-crime-psa

While cloned fonts may not be illegal, it certainly wasn’t in the spirit of the campaign.

The music was definitely used illegally though.

    • @[email protected]English
      27•3 days ago

      looks up Graham Lineham

      If ever there was a case for separating the art from the artist (while still being careful not to support him monetarily or otherwise)…

      • @[email protected]English
        25•3 days ago

        After an episode of The IT Crowd was criticised as transphobic, Linehan became involved in anti-transgender activism. He argues that transgender activism endangers women, and has likened the use of puberty blockers to Nazi eugenics. Linehan says his views have lost him work and ended his marriage

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      • Lime Buzz (fae/she)English
        19•3 days ago

        Sadly not, most mentally ill people aren’t like him, and also it is obvious he is in a cult as this is exactly what cults do to people.