Be kind, courteous, loyal, obedient — and don’t steal movies!
A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc.,
etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area
will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of
downloading pirated movies and music.
A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights. Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn an activity patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.
The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a “C” enclosed in a circle.
The movie industry has developed the curriculum.
Scouts will be instructed in the basics of copyright law and learn how to identify five types of copyrighted works and three ways copyrighted materials may be stolen.
Unlike a merit badge, an activity patch is not required to advance in the Scouts. Instead, they are awarded for various recreational and educational activities, such as conservation or volunteering at a food bank.
Somehow, I wouldn’t put this on a par with volunteering at a food bank.
Thanks, joshua
Posted: Sat - October 21, 2006 at 11:27 AM