[DMCA-Activists] Re: pho: Copyright Lessons in British Schools

[Seth Johnson]

Let me just put it this way:  who teaches the course and who sets the
curriculum is the right question to ask.

Which point, incidentally, the original message already implied.


Seth

Dean Kay wrote:
> 
> Well, I would suspect in the right direction - for a change....!
> 
> You are not suggesting, I hope, that they include in their curriculum a
> course entitled:  "Stealing Songs Is Right"?
> 
> Seth Johnson wrote:
> 
> >-------- Original Message --------
> >Subject: copyright lessons in british schools
> >Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:25:43 +0200
> >From: "Andres K. Foerster" <address@hidden>
> >To: address@hidden
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >when I first read that britisch school kids should get education in
> >copyright law, I first thought "wow great, at least they learn something
> >reasonable". But then I followed the link and I saw what it really is
> >about... it's all influenced by the music industry - and now guess in which
> >direction it goes. :-(
> >
> >see:
> >'Stealing songs is wrong' lessons head for UK schools
> ><http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/05/uk_school_copyright_lessons/>
> >
> >Open Letter Against British Copyright Indoctrination in Schools:
> ><http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/8/5/151113/8977>
> >
> >And before someone asks a stupid question: Of course it has to do with
> >software - it's the same copyight law. Anything you can say about
> >downloading music also applies to downloading software. (There is just less
> >good free music yet than there is free software)
> >
> >
> >
> 
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