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Protecting Movie Industry Dogs

June 13, 2007

Even the movie industry’s dogs need protection from pirates.  No, counterfeiters aren’t keeping their DVD burners going day and night for dogs like Gigli, The Island, Zodiac or Basic Instinct 2. 

It’s the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) adorable black Labradors, Flo and Lucky, that need protecting.  Flo and Lucky have the amazing (some might say unbelievable) ability to sniff out the polycarbonate chemicals used in making pirated DVDs (as well as all other kinds of DVD copies.) 

So the always-creditable New Straits Times reports that Malaysian pirates are protecting their lairs and wares from the noble chocolate Labs with aggressive bulldogs.   

Peddlers have come up with another 'ingenious' idea to keep Lucky and Flo away from the illegal DVD stocks - by putting up 'Beware dog' warning signs as Labrador Retrievers are thought to be vulnerable against aggressive breeds.

Undeterred, the pair of public relations dogs have allegedly helped bust over one million pirated DVDs. 

Lucky and Flo sniff at DVD pirates

Posted in Hollywood-dogs, Hollywood-turkeys, MondayMorningMediaQuarterback, Pets, Public Relations, animals-in-the-news, heroic-dogs, piracy | No Comments »

Spiderman 3 Pirates Nabbed by Flo and Lucky

April 27, 2007

Even though the first Spiderman 3 DVDs were fakes, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has a serious issue on its hands.  Nine out of every 10 DVDs sold in China is an illegal copy.  But MPAA spokesman Dan Glickman isn’t the most charismatic and Jack Valenti has passed on  What to do?

Put Flo and Lucky on the case!

 Lucky and Flo sniff at DVD pirates

Flo and Lucky are the silent spokesdogs of the MPAA, deployed throughout Asia to literally ’sniff out’ pirated movies and games.  The heroic dogs, trained to detect polycarbonate, even put a stop to a stash of child pornography.  No wonder the pirates of Malaysia have put a bounty on their heads.

You don’t have to believe a word of it.  It’s still a brilliant PR gambit by the MPAA, as people care much more about chocolate Labs than camcorder-wielding movie pirates or bloated movie moguls.

Posted in Consumer Electronics, Hollywood Follies, Journalism, MPAA, Public Relations, Spiderman 3, chocolate-Labs, dvd-pirates, heroic-dogs | 3 Comments »