boy scouts "copyright" merit badge

[dragongodz]

yes thats not a typo in the title. L.A. boy scouts will now be able to earn a new merit badge for "respecting copyright".

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/10/20/entertainment/e110452D84.DTL

curriculum developed by the MPAA of course. anyone want to guess how one sided, hyped beyond reality, made up of guessed figures presented as fact etc etc etc it will be ? ;)

[Shinigami-Sama]

well; I'd say the 'content' industry is hurting themselves in the same way cutters hurt themselves. They're doing it for the attention.
Still a Stupid Idea...

[setarip_old]

Ah, the wonderful world of sentence structure and the English language (from the link provided):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.Sounds like the MPAA is now intent on contributing to the delinquency of minors ;>}

[mpucoder]

Except the proper meaning of the last phrase is
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.
But speaking of word order, the first time I read the subject of this thread I thought it meant that the Boy Scouts were copyrighting their badges. Maybe they are already covered by trademark.

[ilovejedd]

But speaking of word order, the first time I read the subject of this thread I thought it meant that the Boy Scouts were copyrighting their badges.

LoL, I thought that, too. If they were, then just what is the world coming to? Seriously, badges?

[dragongodz]

the first time I read the subject of this thread I thought it meant that the Boy Scouts were copyrighting their badges.
is that better ? its a bit hard to word it in 1 line without it sounding that way. :)

this isnt the first time scouts have been targeted. Hong Kong earlier this year
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/arts/18pira.html?ei=5088&en=e1558dd44182c9d4&ex=1310875200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

I thought it meant that the Boy Scouts were copyrighting their badges. Maybe they are already covered by trademark.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scouting/rec.scouting.issues/section-9.html