I miss that,

These days they just shoot you on the spot

They started investigating him as soon as he started downloading that MP3. Did some reconnaissance around the house, got some surveillance intel, consulted a judge and a few expert witnesses, then commenced the on-site op and apprehended him when it was about 90% complete. (That's about how long it took to download MP3s in the 90s.)

2pac.mp3.exe

Don’t forget that he owes his entire life earnings to a corporation for downloading 180 songs. 

Today the corporate AI downloads all of the songs, artwork, movies, text, etc. on the internet and the police will just shoot you in the face for no reason.

now this happens when you post wild shit on social

YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A CAR NOW WOULD YOU??

These days, making a U-turn could be your last.

Metallica seen by people through the decades :
80s : Oh wow, it's a fun thrash band with a cool bassist
90s : Fuck you, and the horse you rode in on you sellout piece of shit
00s : Fuck you, and the horse you rode in on you sellout piece of shit also you're fucking clowns 🤡🤡🤡🤡
10s : Oh wow, they're still going
20s : Oh wow, they're still going

(NB : My opinion is still the 00s opinion because I'm a millenial)

And the file ends up being 5mins of toilet sounds... and 17 viruses.

Still remember downloading nirvana_smells_like_teen_spirit.mp3 for the first time. It may have taken 25 minutes on Napster, but nothing has ever sounded so good played out of my aux speakers in Winamp.

They always protect the owner class, never the people.

Gotta love the frosted tips detail.

it really was like that.

I remember one time I got spooked that I was about to be raided and took all my backups (on DVDs) to a friends house after a loooong and winding path to their house to ensure I wasn't followed.

when I dropped it off all he asked was, "can I copy what you have?"

told him he could copy whatever he wanted if he had the drive space. it was a full binder of 100 data DVDs.

was never raided but I was looking over my shoulder for weeks after that.

Growing up for the final 6 months of the 90s, you mean? Napster launched June 1, 1999...

'90s? This came out in June 1st of 99 so I guess for 6 months it was the 90s. Napster was mainly the early 2000s. Before really LimeWire and stuff came around.

Should have become an AI CEO.

The only time I even got a notice from my ISP about pirating shit is if I downloaded anything made by Disney or Nintendo.

In the 00's, its the same except he's playing CoD. 

Unrealistic no grenades and they didn't enter shooting.

The hair is spot on.

South Park did it

Don't download this song!

Ah, now they bust down your door in full paramilitary tactical gear after rolling up in an MRAP and APC, then just shoot you for “resisting.”

90’s were the good old days.

Remember the ‘80s, where a lot of the action films were heroes wiping out boardrooms full of evil dystopian executives…? Yeah. Funny we don’t see much of that anymore.

https://youtu.be/ALZZx1xmAzg

If we had social media back then, we'd have people posting "If you don't want to get jailed, then just don't pirate music, FAFO".

Man, these anti-piracy ads are getting really mean

you wouldn't steal the hat of a police officer…

metallicops