MPAA Indoctrinates Boy Scouts to Use them as a Propaganda Tool

Written by Ernesto on October 21, 2006 

The MPAA takes it to another level and teamed up with the LA Boy Scouts. The children can earn a “merit patch in respecting copyright” when they successfully follow an indoctrination course outlined by the MPAA.

mpaa patchThe MPAA has set up a program that is meant to imprint the MPAA’s one-sided view on copyrights on these youngsters. It is a cheap way for the MPAA to train some anti-piracy lobbyists.

As MPAA CEO Dan Glickman puts it:

One of the most important tools we have to fight piracy is education and I commend the Los Angeles area Boy Scouts for working with us to help raise awareness about piracy among their troops in Los Angeles.”

The MPAA clearly understands they need to get to them while they’re young (easier to brainwash). Here are some examples of the activities the Boy Scouts should engage in to obtain the questionable patch.

  • Write a Pamphlet/Brochure - Create a presentation (either in power-point format or a pamphlet/brochure) that demonstrates why copyright protection is important.
  • Go to a movie and stay through all of the credits. Tell your counselor and/or troop leader who you think, in addition to the main actors and actresses, would be hurt if that film were stolen?
  • Visit a video sharing network or peer to peer website and identify which materials are copyrighted and which aren’t.

    • Here’s a copy of the curriculum (pdf)

    Please parents, protect your children…

    Previously: Japanese RIAA Now Understands BitTorrent

    Next: Sorry Blockbuster, But I love P2P

    16 Responses

    1 Oct 21, 2006 at 14:43 by bret

    unbefuckinglievable

    2 Oct 21, 2006 at 15:01 by Nebojsa

    OMG i this legal ?? i think that using children for such things is forbiden,and not mention morality of this act, but MPAA bosses apparenty think only how to save more money by supressing piracy.

    3 Oct 21, 2006 at 15:55 by Platypus

    The MPAA just hit a new level of rock bottom.

    4 Oct 21, 2006 at 16:43 by Yatti

    Isnt it being done in China aswell? Using the exact same tactics??

    5 Oct 21, 2006 at 17:34 by Alphasee

    And they wonder why so many people leave america and/or bomb it.

    I am displeased with the MPAA, and the amount of control they’ve been given.

    6 Oct 21, 2006 at 18:40 by Bardicknowledge

    hahahaha. thats freaking awesome. Someone could make a piracy badge or button.

    7 Oct 21, 2006 at 19:04 by Justin Roettger

    Haha, the RIAA is so queer. What do they think? Eventually those crazy copyright-nazis are going to be succeeded by our generation (give it time…), and when that day comes, I guarentee it that the kids with their “I’m pretty much a fag for getting my merit patch in respecting copyright” badge are not going to be our leaders.

    It’s something to watch for though: now the next time I see a Boy Scout, he had better hope that he doesn’t have that badge. Otherwise, I will punch him in the glasses.

    8 Oct 21, 2006 at 22:05 by Al

    Wow. You know they’re getting desperate when they have to have young boy scouts propagate their fascist bullshit.

    9 Oct 22, 2006 at 00:30 by Happy Halloween

    Not every boysout in the world could catch the Ninja Pirate.
    *swoooosh*

    10 Oct 22, 2006 at 17:45 by iktinike

    So beware of your childrens people.It is unthinkable to do such a brainwash to little children!!!

    11 Oct 22, 2006 at 17:57 by CJ

    this one would look better on their sleeves I think.. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/pod2peer/mpaapatch2.jpg

    12 Dec 01, 2007 at 03:26 by Jon

    You people are idiots? Did you call it their “one-sided view of copyrights”?

    What is the solution? People should invest time and money into the creation of a movie, then just give it away for free because you don’t want to pay for it.

    I’m guessing you get paid for your job.

    13 Dec 04, 2007 at 19:16 by b

    Jon, see http://questioncopyright.org/ among other sites for some of the other side.

    14 Dec 05, 2007 at 16:06 by dwmsyron

    “Tell your counselor and/or troop leader who you think, in addition to the main actors and actresses, would be hurt if that film were stolen?”

    Corn farmers, of course:
    http://www.marketingvox.com/archives/2007/06/28/nbc-p2p-piracy-hurts-the-corn-farmers

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