Whacked Out MPAA Mojo: 'Be Loyal, Kind and Don't Steal Movies'
How sickening...
An AP newswire article, via The Boston Globe, reports that:
A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights.More here.
Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn a merit 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.
"Working with the Boy Scouts of Los Angeles, we have a real opportunity to educate a new generation about how movies are made, why they are valuable, and hopefully change attitudes about intellectual property theft," Dan Glickman, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, said in a statement Friday.
posted by Fergie @ 10/20/2006 11:49:00 AM
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