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Dear Free Software Supporter,

[The FSF created a special video to support our campaign for free software in education.][0]

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*The University of Costumed Heroes* is an animated video telling
the story of a group of heroes falling prey to the powers of
proprietary software in education. The university board acquires
cutting-edge remote learning software that enables them to
continue their operations online, but -- [SPOILER ALERT] --
it may sow the seeds of their downfall.

This video is [the second][1] in a series of animated videos
created by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), and this one is
themed around our campaign against the use of proprietary [remote
education software][2].

We must reverse the trend of forsaking
young people's freedom, which [has been accelerating][3] as
corporations try to capitalize on the need to establish new
remote education practices. Free software not only protects the
freedoms of your child or grandchild by allowing people to study
the source code for any malicious functionalities, it also
communicates important values like autonomy, sharing, social
responsibility, and collaboration.

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To help protect students' freedoms, please show your support for
free software in education and this video by [promoting it][4]
using the \#UserFreedom hashtag.

* **Share a [pre-populated message][4] on your favorite microblog.**
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* **Feel free to use [these images][5]**

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### Thank you for supporting our work.

On this last day of our summer fundraiser, we celebrate having
reached our goal of [200 new members][6] with days to go! We are
so thankful for the massive vote of confidence in this
challenging time, and we thank you for your commitment from the
bottom of our hearts.

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Your activism has helped build this momentum, and now is a great
time to keep it going. If you enjoy this video, consider
[becoming an FSF associate member][11] to help us create more
videos like this to support our campaigns and to spread free
software awareness. Membership comes with plenty of
[benefits][12], including our newest member perk: access to our
[Jitsi Meet videoconferencing server][13].
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Thank you for everything you do to help this cause.

Sincerely,

The Free Software Foundation
Zoë, Andrew, Craig, Dana, Dawn, Donald, Greg, Ian, Jeanne, John H., John S., Matt, Michael, and Ruben

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# Download the video

* webm: [720p][14] | [360p][15]
* Ogg Theora: [720p][16] | [360p][17]
* mp4: [720p][18] | [360p][19]
* Source files: [Source files][20]

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[More information about the different formats the FSF chooses to use.][21]

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# Subtitles and translations

Help us translate to many different languages so we can share
this video across the globe! Translation [drafts and the how-to
explanation][22] can be found on our wiki. Once you have
finalized a translation, email <[email protected]> and we will
make it available on the Web site.

**Subtitle files:** [English][23]

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# Video credits:
** *The University of Costumed Heroes* by the Free Software Foundation**
**LENGTH**: 02:33
**PRODUCER & DIRECTOR**: Brad Burkhart
**ANIMATOR**: Zygis Luksas
**STORY**: Douglas J. Eboch

*The University of Costumed Heroes* by the [Free Software Foundation][24] Copyright © 2020 is
licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License][25].

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