[Ecommerce] Boy Scouts IP merit patch

[Manon Ress]

This is not a joke AFAIK
Manon

Intellectual property theft is evil, Scout's honour

http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-music/intellectual-property-theft-
is-evil-scouts-honour/2006/10/21/1160851172265.html

A bob a job no more ... today's scouts need to show respect for
copyright.
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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 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.

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.

Scouts also must choose one activity from a list that includes
visiting a movie studio to see how many people can be harmed by film
piracy. They also can create public service announcements urging
others not to steal movies or music.

Many of the Scouts in the Los Angeles area come from families whose
members are somehow connected to the region's sprawling entertainment
industry, said Victor Zuniga, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Area
Council.

The program is being introduced to the 52,000 Scouts in the Los
Angeles area, with plans to offer it to other California councils
early next year. The program will reach Scouts ages 6 to 21.

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.

AP

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