Fans of classic war flicks will know the scene - actor Steve McQueen revs his motorcycle furiously as he is chased by German soldiers. Hoping to use the bike to jump over a barbed wire border fence, and reach safety in Switzerland, he pauses to gather his thoughts by a barn. On the side of the building is a big poster advertising a best-selling beer. You don't remember the billboard advert? Well it might not have been there the last time you watched The Great Escape, but it could well be the next.

aerdil posted:

in the future, collections of films by pirates may end up being the only way to watch media in its original form when everything is owned by the giant streaming conglomerates

the nintendo retro eshop games are stamped with headers from old rom rips, so in that instance companies have already stolen the labour behind freely shared archival "piracy" and recouped it into pure profits

Flying_horse_in_saudi_arabia posted:

shriekingviolet posted:



you laugh but imagine if they did this to a good film

yeah it was funny while I was puttering around trying to find a good source image they were all located in articles rightfully pointing out how terrible it was. the rest of the results were from children asking google for help with their homework because I guess if you make a bad film the american education system is guaranteed to use it as a substitute for actually teaching anything.