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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. That is wrong by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Kids should be told that part of their rights is to duplicate other people's work without their permission. They should invite the piracy-masters (EFF) to give a talk about fair-use concepts.

    EFF has proposed its own pocket-friendly democracy: rights hold when they don't harm your pockets.

  4. After or before bowling class ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    or will it be in-between the adverts in school tv programmes ?

    seems like President Bush really does represent USA's average citizens mentality, and you wonder why Kids kill each other in school with guns

    the World is mocking you, WAKE THE FUCK UP AND SAVE YOUR COUNTRY

  5. Re:Yeah, I've got a game too. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're an idiot and deserve to be modded down. When 60 million people break the law, Something is wrong. Maybe if the Recording Industry would stop gouging their customers and set some semi-reasonable prices music piracy wouldn't be so rampant. In any case, Anyone who can justify shirking $2000 out of a girl living in public housing probably has a 'Re-elect Bush' bumper sticker.

  6. MOD THIS UP by RMH101 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    +5 funny, nice one.

  7. 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.
  8. Re:because copying=copying and taking=removing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    OH FOR JESUS FUCK'S SAKE! Will you stop parroting this tired, slackjaw argument already? WE ALL FUCKING KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. If you want to beat around the bush, stick to beating your meat instead like the bored baboon you are and do be kind enough to spare us all the revolting products of your labor.

    People like you make me want to vomit into a plastic bag all the Mexican food I ever ate and smother you to death in said bag.

    Good Christ.