Ever heard of Copyright Awareness Week? If you haven't, that's no big surprise. It's yet another of the oily PR stunts dreamed up by the entertainment and software cartels as they continue their drive to turn copyright infringement, a purely commercial civil matter, into a major crime on the level of rape and murder.
It's a ridiculous proposition, but, mainstream-media backed, it's succeeding and the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) says it's, "partnering" with "other groups" to, "promote education of students about the history and importance of copyright laws during a March Copyright Awareness Week".
As we've suggested repeatedly, copyright law has no place in ordinary education systems. Yet the corporate music, movie and software industries are invading classrooms not only in America, but also around the world with their spurious message that copyright infringement is of vital importance.
And parents and educators are not only letting them do it, they're helping - helping to turn their kids into good little mindless consumers.
Now, during this phony Copyright Awareness Week, "Age-specific curricula are available online," says the MPAA, going on that supporting it are the vested interest Copyright Society, Directors Guild of America, The Film Foundation, the Entertainment Software Association and Business Software Alliance, creators of Willy the Copyright Weasel (right).
