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Teaching Kids About Copyright Laws

June 3, 2006 by Kirk Biglione

Captain Copyright - We call this fair use I have no problem with the concept of teaching kids about copyright laws. After all, kids are the future. We’re doing it for the kids. Feed the children. Save the world. etc. etc. etc.

However, copyright is a complex subject that most adults don’t fully understand. When I say “most adults” I’m referring specifically to the RIAA, the MPAA, and other entertainment industry executives who routinely misrepresent the specifics of copyright law in an effort to intentionally confuse the public.

My concern is that programs designed to teach kids about copyright laws amount to little more than entertainment industry propaganda. Fair Use and the Right of First sale are routinely left out of copyright discussions, as are the concept and importance of the public domain.

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Filed Under: Copyright, Hot Topics Tagged With: Captain-Copyright, Copyright, Education, MPAA, Propaganda, RIAA

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