Home Taping Is Killing Profits

Text on the meme

HOME TAPING IS KILLING RECORD INDUSTRY PROFITS! SIDE TWO WE LEFT THIS SIDE BLANK SO YOU CAN HELP

What it means

A vintage blank cassette tape warns that home taping is killing record industry profits, then leaves the second side blank so the listener can help by recording music onto it. The joke is an ironic reference to anti-piracy campaigns, presenting copying music at home as a way to support the industry. EN: A vintage blank cassette tape warns that home taping is killing record industry profits, then leaves the second side blank so the listener can help by recording music onto it. The joke is an ironic reference to anti-piracy campaigns, presenting copying music at home as a way to support the industry.

Objects

cassette tape / кассетная лента audio cassette case / корпус аудиокассеты blank tape side / чистая сторона кассеты crossed recording symbols / перечёркнутые символы записи black cassette window / чёрное окошко кассеты white plastic casing / белый пластиковый корпус printed warning text / напечатанный предупреждающий текст