New RIAA child mind-rape package
p2pnet news view Kids & Kartels | RIAA News:- “How could any responsible educator allow materials prepared by a special interest group, with a vested financial interest in skewing the law, to be disseminated to his or her students?”
That’s Ray Beckerman on Recording Industry vs The People.
No problem, Ray. Happens all the time.
You’ve heard of kiddie porn?
It’s something Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony BMG’s RIAA regularly dredges up so its bought-and-paid for politicians can raise it as an excuse to introduce corporate-friendly legislation.
But kiddie mind-rape is another favourite tool.
The RIAA and RIAA adherents scam teachers into believing intellectual property law is something every child needs to know. Then they use the teachers to plant ‘educational’ materials in schools.
The latest piece of RIAA bilge is called Music Rules with “Lessons respect intellectual property and responsible use of the Internet”.
The idea of the RIAA, of all corporate bodies, promoting ideas of respect and responsibility, and especially to schoolchildren, is somewhat like a paedophile being let loose in classrooms to promote safe sex.
And yet you can be sure you’ll see this promoted in the mainstream media and actually used by teachers.
Thank God we homeschool our daughter.
Jon Newton – p2pnet
February , 2009
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February 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am
I read thru a couple of the .pdfs, and they are primarily brain washing material. every other paragraph mentions piracy, illegal, shoplifting, copylifting, and all kinds of buzz words the MAFIAA dreams up to distort reality and call it the truth.
February 16th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
“…they are primarily brain washing material…”
Even without reading the material, how could anyone come to any other conclusion?
The fact that ANY special interest group would be allowed access to the students in the first place is the red flag we all need to pay attention to. Over the years, we’ve systematically barred many of them from doing just what the MAFIAA is doing here, and for lesser reasons, yet, these parasites seem to be getting their chance at preying on the young.
And, thanks to the freedom given to the Corporate Agenda to be “brought in through the back door” – not many parents are probably even aware that this is going on.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
The problem with this type of propaganda is that they make shoplifting good.
Since they are obviously outrageous with their copyright claim the statment about shoplifting can be now percieve as outrageous as well. Remember the law stand only because there is a consensus. Without consensus there is no law save for the law of the strongest. This music recording parasites are not the strongest. Actually they are the weakest after many years of lusts and depravation. They have no moral standard no dicipline and no stamina. They will be wiped out. Good!
February 16th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Y’know, I actually kinda like stuff like this:
No, it’s not because I like the idea of public “education” being used to mindfuck the next generation (although that’s pretty much what it’s always been FOR, if you think about it — “assimilation” of immigrants, propaganda supporting the “Cold War”, etc.)
No, the primarily reason I like stuff like this is that the vast majority of young people are — and always have been — WAY too savvy to fall for this shit. You think this works? Anybody remember that “Don’t copy that floppy” bullshit from the 1980s? Or how about “Just Say Know?”
You think teens are rebellious NOW? Oh, wait — I forgot, children ALWAYS placidly, mindlessly obey and believe whatever their teachers and other “role models” tell them.
Anybody remember the “home taping is killing the music industry” thing?
February 16th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I don’t have a problem with the RIAA posting this in schools, actually. But hold on before you think I’m a troll here — I think that these posters are total bullshit. But educational institutions should be open to all sides of a debate. Would I stop a teacher from talking about creationism? No. However, I would require that a) it was talked about in an appropriate place, like a social studies class, and b) that Evolution be talked about as well (although in a science class). But there is no reason I can possibly imagine that would make it necessary to “censor” the schools, if you will, from talking about either one.
This poster should be, in my opinion, looked at in a similar light: So, you want to talk about RIAA’s biased propaganda? Sure. Go ahead. Talk about it in a law class. Alongside the part that contradicts it. Give discussion time, let the students make up their own minds. Why not present an article or two from this website along with it? Every point of view counts — the more we get out there, the more raw material the students have to work with to make up their own mind.
The real risk isn’t having this poster up there (because no teenager or under that I know would even begin to think music sharing was a bad thing) — it’s enforcing it. School rules that say having an MP3 player requires not having any downloaded music. Having this poster plastered everywhere, but no other points of view. Things like that.
The poster is bullshit, but the educational systems need to talk about mainstream bullshit, too, if they are to be respected
And, yes, I will be homeschooling my children. I was homeschooled before I went to high school (and I only went to high school to pay for college), and I found many of the textbooks to be biased or incorrect. Even if the RIAA never had their hands on the educational system, I wouldn’t put my kids through it for the world.
February 16th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
” Anybody remember the “home taping is killing the music industry” thing? ”
Sadly enough, I am old enough to remember this.
Old enough for the 8-track to have been ‘High-Tech’
February 16th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
@ Jakykong
I understand what you’re saying, but this isn’t a classroom situation where kids are given a chance to examine different sides of different possibilities.
They’re told this is THE WAY. Period. Full stop.
And the ultimate objective is to turn them into good little corporate cash cows who believe corporate ’standards’ actually mean something, and who’ll consume whatever is dished up, and ask for more, without question.
Cheers!
February 16th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Lol, back in my school, nobody had “legal” music on their MP3/CD players.
February 16th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
in my computer science classroom back in highschool we graffiti’d the BSA posters on the wall. fuck the BSA
And yes we can hide.
February 16th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
added note the poster read something like “you can run but you cant hide downloading is theft” LMAO
February 17th, 2009 at 4:03 am
This should fall under the same laws that prevents advertisers from promoting in schools. Blatantly illegal in Canada.
February 17th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Considering the “roll models” that the record industry has been shoving at children for decades, it should come as no surprise that they are continuing to explore ways to get into children’s minds, and this is just the latest episode in a never-ending series.
In case anyone forgot, their propaganda war against children has seen even worse before, even resorting to outright lies and disgraceful scare tactics. —————–
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9709/RIAA+Comic+Tries+to+Scare+Kids,+Says+they+Face+Years+in+Jail
I’m sure that most of us would like to see a law that prohibits ANY commercial advertising aimed at children. But it won’t ever happen. Brainwashing kids has always been the most cost-effective way to market a product.
February 17th, 2009 at 7:16 am
The owner of that child-propaganda spewing website Music-rules.com is a company called Young Minds Inspired (YMI)
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February 21st, 2009 at 12:11 pm
First, if it’s being used in schools, it’s indoctrination, not propaganda.
Also, is there any evidence that /any/ teachers have ever used this in their classroom? If so they should be exposed and thrown out of the profession. On the other hand something could be used as a research tool. Lesson plan: read “Music Rules” with students. Discuss. Have students pick out areas of bias and misinformation. Allow students to use the web to research and create a short report opinions opposed to those of “Music Rules.” The curriculum of many humanities classes have something about detecting bias. This could be used as an introduction activity since it is so transparent. Personally, I would never use this steaming pile of poo in my classroom.
February 21st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Jon,
Great article, glad to have a heads up on what the RIASS is trying to do!!
I only have one kid still in school, and she knows EXACTLY where I stand on music
sharing. This BS wont affect our house at all, she a smart kid and enjoys daddy’s OLD
music!!! Keep on telling the world the truth, Jon, and maybe someday soon we’ll see the
revolution really get off the ground!
stw