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# 'This is the new drug on the street'
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/this-is-the-new-drug-on-the-street/
- Published: 2005-11-15T17:44:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:44:53.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Asides

According to everyone's favorite [DRM enforcer](http://mpaa.org/?ref=chrismessina.me), pirated discs and DVDS are becoming ["the new drug on the street"](http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/15/mpaa%5Fpirated%5Fdvds%5Far.html?ref=chrismessina.me).