Thanosians Against Piracy

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Thanosians Against Piracy (TAP) is an organization established in 1985 in Santo de Mano, Thanosia. It was created to help stop the act of film and music piracy in Thanosia before it takes effect on other companies.
====== Note: Thanosia is a fictional country. (I didn't create Thanosia, my friend @some_guy_whos_here made it) ======
===== The idea of the "Circles" PIF was created by @ChromeAgain (jetixfan2020) =====
Credit to the original owner of the country and PSA.
== Circles (1987) ==
A scene where the customer gives money to a pirate.The final scene where the pirate gives the money he earned to a drug dealer.
The logo at the end.
A cartoonish PIF that later takes an unexpected turn, created in 1987.
Description: We see a crudely drawn circle with arms, legs, and a face walking somewhere (possibly in a street). He then stops to see a small movie shop in front of him, reading "MOVIES 4 SALE!" He gives the shopkeeper money for a movie, and the shopkeeper gives him a video cassette labeled "CHAPLIN" in return. Once the customer walks off camera, the shopkeeper walks away from his shop, slowly pulling off an evil grin as he gives the money he earned to a shady drug dealer, who is apparently selling marijuana. This reveals that the shopkeeper is actually a pirate trying to gain money for drugs. Both the pirate and the dealer chuckle before the screen fades to white. The PIF ends with the TAP logo and the organization's respective phone number fading in.
FX/SFX: 2D cel animation.
Music/Sounds: A cute and cartoony tune that dies down once the pirate gives the money to the dealer. A male voice announcer says: "This may look silly to you, but it's true. The purchasing of illegal music and video cassettes can finance organized crime, like drug-dealing and terrorism. Video and music piracy is a major problem in Thanosia, but together, we can make a difference. Freephone 1-800-255-996; your money could help."
Availability: It was once common in it's usage, but nowadays, it's quite rare. It was shown in cinemas from 1987-2003, and was seen on multiple rental Thanosian VHS tapes and DVDs from 1994-1999.
Scare Factor: Low. The twist ending can leave some people surprised or puzzled.
== Meltdown (1987) ==
A rather disturbing PIF about the outcome of video and music piracy, created in 1987.
Description: On a dark background, we slowly zoom into a stack of VHS cassettes lined up on a wooden surface. As the camera zooms in, the cassettes start to boil as smoke emits from the stack. It eventually melts down into a large, black puddle. It then cuts to a freeze frame of the melting cassettes, and then the screen fades out. The PIF ends with the organization's logo, phone number, and P.O. box fading in.
FX/SFX: Stop-motion animation made by Aardman Animations.
Music/Sounds: A deep synth is heard throughout the PIF, and when the VHS cassettes start melting, sounds of gunshots and people screaming in agony are heard (most likely to represent that piracy finances terrorism). An ominous male voice announcer says: "Piracy. It's a word that strikes fear into the hearts of honest citizens everywhere. It's a form of thievery. It's the illegal copying and distribution of copyrighted material. And it's a crime that affects us all. When you buy pirated music and video cassettes, you're not just purchasing a cheap knock-off copy, you're supporting a criminal enterprise that harms the entire film and music industry. If this continues within a decade, the entertainment industry would just simply melt down. Freephone Thanosians Against Piracy at 1-800-251-996, or write a letter to our film and video security office. Together, we can make a difference.
Availability: Rare. It was shown in cinemas from 1987-1998, and was also spotted on a few Thanosian VHS tapes and Laserdiscs from the era.
Scare Factor: Nightmare. This PIF as a whole proves that you don't need gore or anything extreme to make a cinema advert so spine-tingling and horrifying. It was even noted in the Santo de Mano Daily newspapers at the time, which called it "the most disturbing anti-piracy advert ever made."
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