This activity is amongst the lowest of thel low and school governors should intervene to prevent inaccurate information being delivered to enquiring minds.
http://www.projectopus.com/node/5730The RIAA has just joined forces with non-profit agency i-Safe to create a program aimed at deterring intellectual property piracy among teenagers. As part of the agreement, i-Safe will help the RIAA create a "nationwide assembly experience on intellectual property" for both middle school and high school students.
Mitch Bainwol, chairman and CEO of the RIAA, pointed to a program that would engage students on intellectual property issues. "When students think critically about these issues – why we have intellectual property laws, how they should apply on the internet, what constitutes ethical behavior online – that’s a positive development for all," he said.
This is like letting the wolf teach the sheep how to graze.
Working with the RIAA to talk about piracy gives only one side of a story, and an very opinionated one at that. The RIAA has a clear mission to stop piracy not just because it's wrong, but because it impacts them financially. It's proven over and over that sharing music actually benefits the artists because fans are able to sample more songs from more obscure bands. File sharing spreads people's music dollars around a little, and that contradicts the industry's need to have the mega stars in order to get greater return on their investment.
That message is not part of the brochure.
Parents, please be alert to the dangers of this subtle propaganda being fed to your child, mixing lies with the truth is a very effective propaganda tool, but the pure truth is what parents should expect to be delivered, nothing more or less, and most certainly not by those who are regularly fined for corrupt buisiness practices.
