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There are still similar things today, but they need to appeal to something other than a curse. Videos often start with scare/shaming tactics ("you wouldn't steal a car! ... etc." - I wonder whether they release these in Liverpool?), and some from indie producers start with appeals to your better nature ("please don't copy this, we're only little ..."). Sadly, the pirate copies simply miss these bits out (and all the other rubbish that they put in to annoy legitimate purchasers - bah!)
Smashwords books often start with some blurb asking you not to copy them (and at the end often too). Perhaps they should add a curse in.
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