ðɪs plˈeɪɚɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən wʌz fɹˈiː tə kˈɑːpi, ðɪ aɪdˈiə bˌiːɪŋ ðæt wɛn wˈʌn wˈɔntᵻd tə dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːt ɐ mˈuːvi pɹɪzˈuːməbli baɪ flˈɑːpi dˈɪsk, æz ðɪs wʌz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dˈeɪz wɛn fˈaɪlz wɜː ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli ʃˈɛɹd vˈaɪə ðɪ ˈɪntɚnˌɛt, wˈʌn wʊd dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːt ðə plˈeɪɚɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɪt.
This player application was free to copy, the idea being that when one wanted to distribute a movie (presumably by floppy disk, as this was before the days when files were regularly shared via the Internet), one would distribute the player application along with it.