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I agree that giving kids an accurate understanding is important — the problem with these teaching materials is that they're being very selective in which parts
by timw6n 13y ago
I agree that giving kids an accurate understanding is important — the problem with these teaching materials is that they're being very selective in which parts of copyright law that they teach: According to the linked article, there's no mention of Fair Use provisions, which the record industry would much rather you didn't take advantage of, in the curriculum at all.
- 3825 13y agoI submit that an understanding of taxation and representative democracy is more important. We cannot teach everything in school. Class time is a limited resource and wasting it on copyright and what not is a clear abomination. I'd rather kids learned more useful things like learning to read, write, and do arithmetic.
- jackalope 13y agoAnd that's just the tip of the iceberg. I blew my stack when my child was assigned this worksheet from the the RIAA's Music Rules! program as homework: http://www.music-rules.com/pdf/MusicRulesElemActivities.pdf http://www.music-rules.com/pdf/MusicRulesElemActivities.pdf Part 2 is particularly egregious: "Now find out if songlifting is a real problem in your community. Use this chart to interview family members and friends about where they get their music. Bring your findings back to class and combine them with those of your classmates." Really?!! You want our children to compile a list of family and friends (identified by age only, but still...) that you believe are breaking the law and hand it in as signed homework? I complained immediately about this not-so-subtle indoctrination and provided the teacher with a link to the EFF's more balanced and accurate Teaching Copyright site at http://www.teachingcopyright.org/ http://www.teachingcopyright.org/. Songlifting. Give me a break...
- noonespecial 13y agoI sense the approach of Mike Godwin on this one.