Showing posts with label basic understanding of IP and respect for others' IP rights is "a key life skill". Show all posts
Showing posts with label basic understanding of IP and respect for others' IP rights is "a key life skill". Show all posts

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds; BBC News, January 17, 2018

Brian Wheeler, BBC News; 

Kitty Perry and the copyright lessons for seven-year-olds


"The Intellectual Property Office is leading the government's efforts to crack down on internet piracy and protect the revenues of Britain's creative industries.
The government agency is spending £20,000 of its own money on the latest Nancy campaign, which is part-funded by the UK music industry.
Catherine Davies, head of the IPO's education outreach department, which already produces teaching materials for GCSE students, admitted IP was a "complex subject" for small children and something of a challenge to make accessible and entertaining...
"A basic understanding of IP and a respect for others' IP rights is therefore a key life skill."
But some fear the IPO is being too heavy-handed in its warnings about piracy and that the message could backfire.
Jim Killock, director of the Open Rights Group campaign, said: "Some of the material seems misleading, in particular the episode explaining that downloading is the same as stealing from a shop."