In the next episode, Osama bin Laden makes a cameo, on Jackster's side of course.
At 04:31 PM 10/22/01 -0700, Xeni Jardin wrote: >Forwarding a post from the pho digital music list (end of this message). A >Newsforge item that also appeared about this today reads: > >"--Disney Channel cartoon portrays music downloads as evil >The Disney Channel cartoon series The Proud Family >(http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/zoogdisney/shows/proudfamily/index_main .html >) >aired an episode on Oct. 5 entitled EZ Jackster. In the storyline, EZ >Jackster is a Napster-like site, and the show's little heroines >get addicted to the service and play a part in the downfall of the music >industry. Disney is one of the backers of the SSSCA proposed legislation >that is scheduled for a hearing before Congress Oct. 25. ><http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/10/22/1636242&mode=thread > >The TV summary site, TV Tome, shows this synopsis of the episode in question: > >"After Penny spends $125 on CDs with her five-cent salary, she meets a boy, >Mega, who tells her about a napster-like website he made called EZ Jackster. All >weekend she was sitting at the computer, downloading music from EZ Jackster. >Finally, Dijonay comes over and asks what she was doing over the weekend. Penny >asks Dijonay if she can keep a secret, knowing that she can't. Penny tells >Dijonay to tell everyone she knows about EZ Jackster. Her telling everybody >about EZ Jackster has a ripple-effect all around the world. From India to Africa >to Suga Mama! But rap singer, Sir Paid-A-Lot is threatened by this because he >got a five-cents salary instead of his million-dollar salary. But suddenly, >after wrestling, the news interrupted the next program telling about EZ >Jackster. It shows a house of where the EZ Jackster-spreader lives. Oscar >comments how ugly the house is, not realizing it was their house. Trudy is mad >at Penny for stealing music so she takes away her computer. Later, Penny gets a >call from Mega, asking if she is still using EZ Jackster. Will Penny listen to >her parents?"--" > >[BEGIN PHO POST] >-----Original Message----- >From: PHO >Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 12:06 AM >Subject: pho: Tonight on Disney > > > >Well Pho Pholks >Lara Lavi here from Very Juicy Records > >I relay this without passing judgement just sharing with you what I just saw >this evening. > >I turn on the TV with my little 2.5 year old to watch some Disney show about >an African American teen girl (The Proud Family - animated show) and here is >the story line ( I think I missed the first couple scenes but here is the >general jist. > >1. Girl working at her antiquated computer her dad gave her in her room. > >2. Mystery guy (cool hip hop looking dude in black) shows up at her >window and supplies her with an up to date computer, takes her into "the >Matrix and shows her a web area called Free Jackster where she can get all >the music she could ever want FOR FREE, > >3. The girl asks if this is illegal and mystery guy explains it is our >birthright to have free music, creativity should not have a price > >4. Girl gets addicted to collecting free music, her obsession leads to >telling all her friends. soon the site is getting millions of hits from >kids to grandmothers. > >5. Next scene at the The Wizard Record Label board room where "Sir Paid >Alot" enters to complain his royalty check was only five cents. This alerts >The Wizard (head of the label) that there is a retail problem he needs to >look into. > >6. Teen Girl's house is surrounded that night by police and press and she >is arrested for illegal downloads, gets a warning,. The news makes it clear >that millions of people can;'t be stopped, Parents take computer away from >girl and explain why free downloads is STEALING. - kind of an abirdged >explanation of how copyrights work. > >6. Next scene, Asian Guy's retail record store is empty, guy is crying on >the floor. Teen Girl who happens to work at the store show up to work, >aisian guy fires her for supporting all the free downloads > >7. Next scene charts showing record sales are down down down to nothing >because people get the music for free > >8. Mystery guy shows up at teen girls' window again to try and convince her >to go back to downloading but she says NO > >7. Guy: "You still downloading?", Teen Girl: DOwnloading is stealin" >Mr. Guy from Free Jackster: " I know you are afraid I am trying to show you >a world without rules" Teen girl says no its wrong GOODBYE > >THE END > >[END PHO POST]
