Yet Darrell Luzzo, senior vice president of Junior Achievement, defends the industry's antipiracy program by saying it's not meant to cover all aspects of copyright law. Rather, the idea is to encourage student debate. ''We are learning ways to enhance classroom discussions."
I don't know, back in the dim and distant past when I were a lad, it was considered harmful to use brainwashing and coercion in education. I guess that's the price you pay for progress though. I hear they're moving onto aversion ther
It isn't political because the program is simply teaching people what the law is. You can go into a school and teach that abortion is currently legal but you can't go into a school and say abortion is morally justified.
It isn't political because the program is simply teaching people what the law is.
No. From the article: "Students learn to repeat the program's motto: 'If you don't pay for it, you've stolen it.'" That's just wrong for too many reasons to count.
Nonsense. They've discovered that fucking their customers is more profitable. Just think, though. Perhaps this "War on Copyright Infringment" will be as successful as the "War on Drugs".
Perhaps this "War on Copyright Infringment" will be as successful as the "War on Drugs".
The war on drugs is essentially a war on the poor. The war on copyright infringement is a war on the middle class, but the middle class has already been attacked by the IRS, unemployment, state/local taxes, their churches (the 10% "tax-deductible" tax), etc. Hitting them yet again seems pretty slimy, IMO.
I notice that the MPAA is giving away DVDs, trips to Hollywood and so on as part of their 'curriculum.' All those little brats not paying for stuff--it makes you sick thinking about what their turning our good, law abiding kids into.
This is seriously disturbing. As a JA volunteer myself I haven't seen this material made available here in MN. It must not be in all markets (either that or maybe our local organization has more sense than other regions). This would seem to be in direct conflict with the business ethics class we teach. I'm not volunteering my time to tote someone's agenda. I'm going to dig and see what the deal on this is....
On this propoganda piece, get them to send you the stuff, then turn it around on them, show how they were trying to use and abuse the kids (examples such as mnemonics used as a conditioning agent, using imagery to invoke an emotional reaction not in line with reality,use of word "piracy", leaving out the fact they have been busted and convicted many times for payola bribery, collusion industry wide to fix prices at obscene profit levels, abuse of the artists with loan programs based on unreasonable expecta
The amount of weight an evangelist carries with the almighty is measured
in billigrahams.
Onwards and upwards... (Score:5, Interesting)
I don't know, back in the dim and distant past when I were a lad, it was considered harmful to use brainwashing and coercion in education. I guess that's the price you pay for progress though. I hear they're moving onto aversion ther
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:5, Insightful)
No. From the article: "Students learn to repeat the program's motto: 'If you don't pay for it, you've stolen it.'" That's just wrong for too many reasons to count.
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:1, Interesting)
Like Linux!
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:2)
Wow. Where do I turn myself in for two decades of Christmas and birthdays?
Hey MPAA/RIAA, why don't you go fuck yourselves! I think you might like it!
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:2)
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:2)
The war on drugs is essentially a war on the poor. The war on copyright infringement is a war on the middle class, but the middle class has already been attacked by the IRS, unemployment, state/local taxes, their churches (the 10% "tax-deductible" tax), etc. Hitting them yet again seems pretty slimy, IMO.
Thieving little mongrels (Score:1)
I notice that the MPAA is giving away DVDs, trips to Hollywood and so on as part of their 'curriculum.' All those little brats not paying for stuff--it makes you sick thinking about what their turning our good, law abiding kids into.
Re:Onwards and upwards... (Score:3, Interesting)
or, use it and turn it around (Score:3, Insightful)
On this propoganda piece, get them to send you the stuff, then turn it around on them, show how they were trying to use and abuse the kids (examples such as mnemonics used as a conditioning agent, using imagery to invoke an emotional reaction not in line with reality,use of word "piracy", leaving out the fact they have been busted and convicted many times for payola bribery, collusion industry wide to fix prices at obscene profit levels, abuse of the artists with loan programs based on unreasonable expecta