Knock-off Nigel was a 2007 television campaign against copyright infringement in the United Kingdom.
The campaign included a series of television advertisements in which the eponymous Nigel was described as having bought unlicenced DVDs, illegally downloaded films, and so on, to the accompaniment of a derisive song: "He's a knock-off Nigel..." As a result of his wrongdoings, Nigel was left lonely and despised by his peers.[1][2]
Further reading edit
- "U.K. Industry Trust Unveils 'Knock-Off' Ad Campaign" by Lars Brandle, Billboard.com (May 15, 2007)
- The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property, ed. Debora Halbert and Matthew David, SAGE Publications (2014)
- Understanding Copyright: Intellectual Property in the Digital Age by Bethany Klein, Giles Moss, Lee Edwards, SAGE Publications (2015)
- Transnational Financial Crime by Nikos Passas, Taylor & Francis (2017)
- Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism by Gregory F. Treverton, RAND Corporation (2009)
See also edit
- Beware of illegal video cassettes
- Don't Copy That Floppy
- Home Recording Rights Coalition
- Home Taping Is Killing Music
- Piracy is theft
- Public information film (PIF)
- Public service announcement
- Spin (public relations)
- Steal This Film
- Who Makes Movies?
- You can click, but you can't hide
- You Wouldn't Steal a Car
References edit
- ^ "Getting inside a downloader's head". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News Magazine. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Education Is Best Weapon Against Web Piracy, not SOPA". forbes.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
External links edit
- Knock-off Nigel advert one on YouTube
- Knock-off Nigel advert two on YouTube
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