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File-Sharing Ethics Taught In Classrooms?

Posted by simoniker on from the today-we-learnt-about-leeching dept.

shams42 writes "According to the New York Times, the movie/record industries are taking their concerns about P2P file sharing into the classroom (free reg. req.) Among other activities, they are planning to play a game called 'Starving Artist' with 5th-9th graders, where students come up with an idea for a record album, cover art, and lyrics only to be told by teachers that the album is already available for download for free."

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  1. Re:Yeah, I've got a game too. by ColdGrits · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You mean as opposed to "Let's let 12 year olds break the law and do whatever they want"?

    --
    People should not be afraid of their governments - Governments should be afraid of their people.
  2. After all, isn't it theft by bryane · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Okay, so they're teaching kids that stealing is wrong. Perhaps not the same way I would, but that's the lesson.

    What's the news, other than this flies in the face of saying there are no absolutes?

    - B Ewbank

  3. I'm doing something similar. by gaudior · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I'm preparing an Internet class for my school's 7th and 8th graders. I'm covering safe internet usage, virus/worm protection, privacy, Fair Use and respect for the rights of others.
    • Downloading the music you want to listen to, without paying for it is Not Fair Use, it's theft.
    • Uploading the music you have ripped from your own CD collection is Not Fair Use, it's copyright infringement.
    • Wholesale cut-n-paste of text from a web page is not Fair Use, it's plagiarism.

    Ethics, morality, absolute truth and reason are woefully lacking in these Post-Modern days.