Copyright law for Boy Scouts
p2pnet.net News:- That sound you hear is Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell turning in his grave.
Hollywood has scammed the Hong Kong Scout Association into dishing out copyright law merit badges under what it’s calling the Intellectual Property Badge Award Program.
The MPA (Motion Picture Association), Hong Kong Scout Association and Hong Kong government announced the program this week, says CNET News.
“It’s the first of its type anywhere in the world,” it quotes MPA scout-master Mike Ellis as saying.
Declan McCullagh, who wrote the piece, says it’s not clear how much time the MPA’s merit badge curriculum will devote to, “the value of fair use, the problems that region coding on DVDs can create for legitimate purchasers, and the unintended consequences of ‘anti-circumvention’ laws like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act”.
Unbelievable.
Still, anything is possible from an organization that encourages mums and dads to spy on their children on behalf of the movie studios, and which is allowed to compel teachers to ‘educate’ children in junior school on the ins and outs of copyright law, along with the 3Rs.
And you can be sure the studios, not to mention the record labels, are working on scouting and other childrens’ organizations around the world.
This is truly frightening.
(Thanks, Simon)
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CNET News – Hollywood creates Boy Scout merit badge on copyright, May 3, 2005
May 3rd, 2005 at 7:13 pm
1984 draws ever nearer, perhaps not in the physical sense but in the socialistic
sense. I remember well how children were trained into turning on their own parents
at the behest of big brother. Thought crime is only one step away.
May 3rd, 2005 at 7:18 pm
Any ideas what you have to do to get the badge?
You can’t change what kids are going to do, the kids next door to me are in Scouts, they come knocking on the door asking me to make them CD’s for when they go away on holiday. ok, yes, UK and Hong Kong are quite some way apart, but it’ll be introduced over here at some point and it won’t stop people downloading (or the kids next door coming over with their lists of songs)!
Even thinking about it, whats it even got to do with Scouting? I’ll settle for all the fire, camping, canoeing and other badges I earned from being outside from my time in Scouts!
May 3rd, 2005 at 7:45 pm
The Boy Scouts of <insert counrty here> are not a part of the Boy Scouts of America. They are a seperate entity and make their own (apparenty boneheaded) decisions, probably reflecting the climate of their nations.
I’ve been in BSA leadership for 10 years. If I ever see this cancer try to infiltrate our orginization, my scouts will know the truth of corruption.
The BSA is making carefully wise choices these days. I don’t see this as a problem to worry about right now.
Noah Vail
May 3rd, 2005 at 7:58 pm
They have to attend a series of seminars that talk about Intellectual Property. Its a proficiency badge and can’t be worn on their uniform.
Its amazing at the horrible reporting that has been been done about this story. All the U.S. media is doing is confusing people.
Dan
Editor
http://www.scoutingnews.org
May 3rd, 2005 at 8:06 pm
this story says hong kong not america
even so wtf does it have to do with being a scout no matter where you are?
May 4th, 2005 at 1:42 pm
I doubt the Boy Scouts of America would ever let this type of crap in their doors. The B.S.A. has been kicked off of military bases and out of government buildings because they oppose the lifestyles promoted by Hollywood.
If it does not already exist, I would like to see a B.S.A. merit badge on the U.S. Constitution. It is a completely discusting state of affairs when the government and cartels attempt to get their hands on such a fine institution as scouting. I pray that Yeshua Messiah comes back quickly.
May 10th, 2005 at 2:41 pm
I am an Eagle Scout In the Boy Scouts. I live In Richmond Hill Ga. There is a merit badge on the U.S Constituation. 3 of them infact
Fort Stewart just got a boy scout trooped kicked out from them. I agree with your article.