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Malaysia, “gave a hero’s send-off Monday to Lucky and Flo, honoring the two DVD-sniffing dogs with medals as they ended a six-month assignment”.
So says Associated Press with a straight face.
The two dogs are the front ends of a truly extraordinary PR farce only Hollywood could have dreamed up and which is being taken at face value by the lamescream media.
L&F are gifted with the ability to use their olfactory skills to detect pirated DVDs.
Or so says the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)
But, “The two black Labradors looked puzzled when a multitude of press photographers’ flash bulbs went off as Malaysia’s deputy trade minister S. Veerasingham placed medals around their necks,” says AP, going on:
“What they have helped us achieve in such a short time is remarkable,” said Veerasingham. “Malaysia is committed to wiping out piracy and pirates. We will go after them very fast.”
Suitably inspired by the two Hollywood sniffers, Malaysia’s domestic trade ministry, “will set up a canine unit later this year to unearth pirated DVDs,” says AP, adding:
“Two new dogs will be trained in Ireland by the same trainer who taught Lucky and Flo, said Veerasingham.”
Of course, Lucky and Flo can’t tell the difference between CDs and DVDs, burned and replicated discs, legitimate and pirate discs, or much else.
But as p2pnet observed recently, “never mind. Hollywood’s MPAA has never been big on accuracy or honesty, and the Lucky and Flo stories look good in the ever cooperative corporate media”.
Meanwhile, Veerasingham shouldn’t be too embarrassed at being so blatantly used as a Hollywood dupe.
Many a publicity-seeking politicial dog around the world has glady suffered a similar fate.
Also See:
Associated Press - Malaysia honours DVD-sniffing dogs as 6-month anti-piracy assignment ends, August 20, 2007
never been big on accuracy or honesty - Lucky and Flo strike again!, August 6, 2007
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August 21st, 2007 at 11:46 am
unfuckinbelievable
August 21st, 2007 at 1:51 pm
That isnt nothing… my dog can sniff a butt from about 2-4 inches away.
August 22nd, 2007 at 8:37 am
“Of course, Lucky and Flo can’t tell the difference between CDs and DVDs, burned and replicated discs, legitimate and pirate discs, or much else.”
That’s a pretty useless statement; the dogs are obviously quite effective, or why would they increase their use?
All they have to do is sniff out DVD’s - doesn’t matter what type - and the customs officials will check whether they are legitimate or pirate. Not exactly rocket science, is it? Also, busting criminal pirates who make copies to SELL as legitimate product or hooky sales on a street corner SHOULD be busted.
I normally agree with what Jon has to say here, regarding persecution of p2p users by Big Media, but he’s way off base here. These are commercial pirates and criminal gangs, not p2p users.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:38 am
I wholly agree counterfeiters and the like should be busted. And I’ve said so many times in p2pnet. (I’ve also said it’s wrong to lump file sharing, together with counterfeiting, or piracy, or whenever you want to call it.)
In this story, I’m not saying the bad guys shouldn’t be dealt with. However, I do object to government, police and other scarce public resources being used by the entirely self-interested entertainment industry in response to grossly inflated claims of devastation and ruin. And it bugs me when I see the big labels and studios getting away with it time after time.
Lucky and Flo are gimmicks used to keep the farce rolling along, and that’s all. But that’s just my humble opinion
Cheers!!
August 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 am
Ok, I see what you’re getting at, Jon. I totally agree that they are misusing public resources. What’s wrong with spending there own money on protecting themselves?
I do wonder how the MPAA gets away with crowing about the latest biggest-ever box office supersmash and then go on about some fictitious devastation and ruin in the same sentence.
“I wholly agree counterfeiters and the like should be busted. And I’ve said so many times in p2pnet.” Yup ya have.