If you
thought you'd heard or seen it all, well get ready for this. The RIAA and the
MPAA have gotten involved with various educational programs which show the
proper way to act online. These programs were actually developed by the
Department of Justice and The Copyright Society of the USA.
U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce delivered a speech
to 6th graders saying downloading music,movies and games without the artists or
copyright holders permission was illegal. One can only imagine what effect this
speech had on 12 year old kids who just wanted to go to lunch or trade mp3's in
the hall between classes.
 Teaching
children the virtues of respecting intellectual property is nothing new to
the copyright industry. The RIAA and MPAA have long been involved with
various educational programs which encourage ethical online behavior.
Programs developed by such organizations as the Department of Justice and
the Copyright Society of the USA have various resources for parents,
teachers and children in an effort to teach respect for intellectual
property rights.
In an effort to stem the potential questionable
tendencies this emerging group, the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for
Intellectual Property Jon Dudas delivered the sixth grade commencement
address earlier today at Legacy Elementary School, Utah. In his address to
the students, which probably was received with blank stares, Jon Dudas
expressed the importance of respecting intellectual property rights and
the criminality of violating such
standards.
In his remarks, Under Secretary
Dudas will remind students that downloading and copying music, movies and
video games without the permission of the artists' or copyright holders'
permission is an illegal activity. Dudas will also talk to the children
about the importance of intellectual property and describe the value of
patents, copyrights and trademarks in our economy.
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To see more on what the U.S. Government and the RIAA/MPAA
are up to, go to Slyck.com for more insight.
Source: Slyck
