Hong Kong Boy Scouts to Protect IP

phresno writes "Declan McCullagh at C|net's News.com has a short article on the development that the Hong Kong Boy Scouts Association has teamed up with the MPA to create an intellectual property merit badge. Mike Ellis of the MPA hopes this program will 'provide thousands of young people -- future leaders -- with a better understanding of the value of intellectual property.' Those with tinfoil hats will surely be thinking of the youth in Orwell's 1984."

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Hong Kong Piracy

[Excen]

Is it just me, or is Hong Kong the perfect place for the MPAA to start brainwashing the youngest members of our society?

Re:Hong Kong Piracy

[over_exposed]

Was there a spelling merit badge?

Suggest Your Own Merit Badges Here!!!

[rewinn]

How about a GPL Merit Badge?

Re:Suggest Your Own Merit Badges Here!!!

[PaxTech]

How about a GPL Merit Badge?

You have to make the badge yourself, but you do get the use of patterns and yarn donated by the community.

Of course, then there will inevitably be articles written criticizing you for putting people out of work in the seamstress industry..

BSA

[ReverendLoki]

You know, it used to annoy me that these two shared the same initials. Turns out it was just being a bit prophetic...

Re:This is sick

[Anonymous Coward]

What next they have a McDonalds Merit Badge given to the kids who can eat a quarter pounder a day all week for supporting a good old american company?

I hope so. I could sure use the additional "quadruple-bypass-survivor" merit badge.

Re:The Badge

[Tackhead]

> > Those with tinfoil hats will surely be thinking of the youth in Orwell's 1984."
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>Maybe if they keep the property then they will begin to think that the government can't interfere with their own intellectual property. This would be a huge step forward in China.

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Long live the Greater Eastasian Co-Prosperity Sphere Junior Anti-Piracy League!

Hmmm...

[0x461FAB0BD7D2]

I know that Scouts learn by doing things, such as tying knots, building camp fires and so on.

Does this mean they'll learn about IP by using BitTorrent, Exeem and so on? If so, about 70% of Hong Kong deserves that badge.

Re:This is sick

[sconeu]

download a program or file from the network

So, to get the Computers Merit Badge, you have to give up all hope of getting the IP Merit Badge?

Re:l33t skillz merit badge

[Shadow Wrought]

To earn the l33t skilz merit badge one must obtain the IP merit badge off another Socut's uniform without the other Scout's knowledge.

Baden Powell would spin in his grave

[EmbeddedJanitor]

The Boy Scouts were formed to make boys of upright character to serve the military and the Empire well.

The new Political Correctness, Explore Your Feminine Side, Gay Is OK, and now IP merit badges would surely make him choke on his undercooked damper-bread.