The Wait Is Over

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Students read up on digital piracy and looked at our current campaign

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They came up with original ideas for a Public Service Announcement that alerts teens to the consequences of piracy

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They shot rough cuts of their spot and submitted them here

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The public voted here for their favorite video

The winning video is now inspiring our next campaign against piracy.


Watch for it in March.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void outside NY and where prohibited. Ends 10/23/11, 11:59:59 p.m. EST. Open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S./D.C., 13 or older; who are high school, undergraduate or graduate students enrolled part-time or full-time in New York City in either: (1) an accredited public, private or parochial high school; (2) an accredited public, private or parochial two-year or four-year college or university with a main campus located in NYC; or (3) a recognized film or art program which provides college credit for courses, excluding online courses or degree programs; and who have never been charged with, convicted of, or had an informal or formal complaint filed against them for copyright infringement or digital piracy. Submit a concept statement for The City of New York’s next Anti-Piracy Public Service Announcement and a video submission illustrating the concept statement either (1) online, at www.StopPiracyinNYC.com or (2) by mail by sending a hard copy of your concept statement and video, along with your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number, date of birth, and name, address and phone number of your high school, college or university to the following address: Fathom Communications, ATTN: Ashley Renken, 437 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10022. Mail-In entries must be postmarked by 10/19/11, received by 10/25/11. Limit of one submission per person/email address. Judging criteria: Clearly advocates against digital piracy and content theft (30 points); Unique perspective (25 points); How well the Concept can be adapted into a Public Service Announcement (20 points); Creativity (15 points); and Style (10 points). Prize (1): $500.00 USD. Subject to full official rules available at www.StopPiracyinNYC.com. Sponsor: New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, One Centre Street, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10007.