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** The information in that strip regarding iTunes having DRM protection on its songs is outdated, as acknowledged by a [http://xkcd.com/546/ later strip].
*** Only because DRM-free music is the norm. The original strip still applies to music that does have DRM, and perhaps more importantly, to most computer games and other software on the market today.
* In ''[[Yamara]]'', [http://www.yamara.com/yamaraclassic/index.php?date=2006-02-09 Glathheld claimed skull as his trademark] and made people pay for 'lease' -- [http://www.yamara.com/yamaraclassic/index.php?date=2006-02-23 when he could]. Since he forgot about another entity with the right of prior use ({{
* ''[[Slackerz]]'' parodied the "Don't copy that floppy!" ad to show us that [https://web.archive.org/web/20090901221053/http://theslackerz.com/index.php?nav=Comic&Page=71 when you copy a game], you ''destroy the universe.''
* Justified in ''[[Mac Hall]]''. [http://machall.com/view.php?date=2002-08-15 A] [http://www.machall.com/view.php?date=2002-08-21 three] [http://www.machall.com/view.php?date=2002-08-30 strip] arc, which points out that while anti-piracy measures may be inconvenient, all the blather pirates throw around doesn't change the fact that they'll pirate from ''anyone'', bad DRM or not. The strip was done in 2002, and still remains relevant.
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