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Submitted: 04/29/2004 | 11:46AM EST

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A music Video for the song ‘Reconsider Everything’ by 311. Computers, Rioting and Police brutality, corruption of the courts... what’s not to love? In all

seriousness though this is about filesharing online.

Filesharing helps people make things like flash cartoons by providing the software and audio tracks to coexist in their films. They also provide inspiration for artists of every kind. the Government thinks people should pay for the music they download. They are fining children and adults for Filesharing and swapping files electronically over message boards using technology. The Technology they paid big money to get, with the internet they pay a monthly fee to use. But by taking these files that one would assume are free for the taken has become a crime. The US Government is undergoing the legislation of a bill to make it illegal to share files. (Yet its perfectly legal for corporation to insert adware onto my computer without my consent to bombard me with advertisements) Giant corporations are suing families with kids, and Parents risk losing their home, since prosecutors can be charged up to $150,000 per song and usually settle out of court with a payment of $3,000-$10,000 probably from a second mortgage. Big business is choking the middle class. They claim this to be a free country, but then the rich shouldn’t have better access to intangible Products like music. Music belongs to everyone. Musicians are still paid when they perform at concerts. The people who are not paid are the corporate whores who are taking our rights away from us. Musicians will keep making music whether they are paid or not, because they enjoy it. Its
not about the cash. Its about inspiring your peers and contributing. Just like I didn’t receive any money to make this cartoon. And if you are only doing it for cash, I better not see you on the street, because those that are doing things only for monetary reward need to get out of any creative field. Everyone needs to fight for our freedom, even if it means picketing in the streets or rioting against corrupt police officers. We have to be united to fight this injustice. Things have to change in this country. Only we can change them. Write to your senators! Vote for politicians that will uphold our rights. BE an ACTIVIST. ... RECONSIDER

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Average Score: 7.9 / 10

Score: 10
teh-RAWRR

"thats crazy ahaha"

date: March 25, 2005

sick movie. was that you at the very end..flippin the bird?

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Score: 9
ADarkerBreed

"Trippy"

date: August 31, 2004

That was awesome man, I love how you made a flash version of yourself beat the cop with a soda bottle... but I got confused, is this against file-sharing or for it... but it was awesome nonetheless, keep it up...

Author's Response:

Hey A.D.B.
Thanks for taking the time to review my movie. Im glad you liked the soda whomping, thats been a prety good inside joke for anyone who sorta knows me. If you read my Author's commentary or other responces to my reviews, you can tell that i am very Pro filesharing, and have quite a complete rant about why filesharing is everyones moral duty. Of course, the message in this flash is also that the cops only do what they are told, and most of them get off on pissing people off. (hence why the fat cop destroys the main charecters computer. Then they go on to prosectute the kid withougut any evidence. To me, there needs to be some serious changes in this country as to how we aproach authority, and although a riot such as this one isnt the answer, just animating it gets alot of the frustration off my chest. My real message and thurough explaination of how i feel about filesharing is in my Author's comments though.

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Score: 7
XwaynecoltX

"((( NOTBAD )))"

date: August 25, 2004

Ha i didnt know you made flash well gotta start someplace, its notbad though the music was cool, the graphics are decent, overall i was entertained, but this could be better with effects and so on, nice job though...

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Score: 10
Gooch

"This flash brings out a strong point"

by: Gooch
date: July 25, 2004

And plus the 311 song fit in quite perfectly with it, and I'm not just saying cause I think 311 is the greatest band in the world, but because its lyrics flow in quite smoothly with the flash. There is too much of the man trying to bring the common, hard-working folks down, and unforunately I believe that it is bringing the country into a downward spiral as well. If a lot more people watched this flash, I think they'd get the message clear and be sick of all the bullshit that they have to go through working for a crumbling corporate America. Anyways, I enjoyed this very much, and you are one of the artists whose flash are some of the ones I enjoy watching. Keep this up, because you'll get through to a lot of people. Rock on!

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Score: 10
I3IackSabbath

"Filesharing Good Times..."

date: July 16, 2004

That was good and all, but... What's with the big policewoman-abducting PokeMon?... Anyway... Awesome cartoon, even better message... Good job.

Author's Response:

That large Bird is the symbol that represents the filesharring application "soulseek" It is my personal favorite filesharring program and that is why i made it so powerful and play as big a role as it did. Many people have mentioned that it rembles some red and yellow bird pokemon for some reason, but its not meant to be seen as a pokemon for any reason.. its simply the creepy falcon that represents my favorite filesharing program. Im glad you like the message.

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