Adobe has launched Copydetected.com, a microsite with "webisodes" aimed at software piracy... and the execution is less than stellar. The videos aren't entertaining at all, and I feel the same reaction as I did hearing the RIAA blabber on about how every time music is downloaded, a kitten dies. The Copydetected.com site asks the question: "Haven't you ever thought that copying could seriously damage your image?"
Um... No, actually. Does Adobe really believe anyone is swallowing this marketing speak?
Adobe isn't only insulting people's intelligence and failing to entertain them, they're frustrating people before that can happen. According to Adverblog, they found out about it in the following way:
"This morning I received an email from Adobe telling me about the
webisodes. I didn't know I signed up for such email (I received it on
my private account), but this is not the point. The email was well
designed but it contained a huge video attachment of about 2MB. I
wonder which are the results of such mailing. How many recipient have
actually downloaded the full message? How many opened the attachment?"
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