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FCC may try to stop online digital piracy

According to the articles:

"The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote this week to order PC makers to install a device to prevent the recording of digital broadcasts."
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Cyberpiracy north of the border

According to the articles:

"...Canadian neighbors have not been targeted for file swapping, even though networks such as Kazaa, Grokster and Morpheus appear to be just as popular north of the border."

"A big reason for the lack of lawsuits against file swappers is Canada's different legal system, which provides additional protections for peer-to-peer downloaders."
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Hollywood preaches anti-piracy to schools

According to the articles:

"Civil libertarians object that the movie industry is presenting a tainted version of a complex legal issue - while the country's largest teachers' lobby is concerned about the incentives the program offers."

"But some copyright law experts aren't pleased that the MPAA is the only sponsor for such classroom discussions. They worry that the lesson plans don't address "fair use" constitutional protections for digital copying for personal or educational use.

"This is really sounding like Soviet-style education. First they're indoctrinating the students and then having students indoctrinate their peers," said Wendy Seltzer, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "The takeaway message has got to be more nuanced. Copyright is a complicated subject."

Melinda Anderson, a spokeswoman for the National Education Association, says it's unsettling when corporate presence in the classroom is tethered to sponsored incentive programs.

In this case, Junior Achievement is offering students DVD players, DVD movies, theatre tickets and all-expenses-paid trips to Hollywood for winning essays about the illegalities of file-sharing. Teachers, too, can win prizes for effectively communicating the approved message in class.

"What it speaks to is kind of a new era in commercialism emerging in classrooms where the attempts to connect with students are becoming more and more sophisticated. Schools that are often strapped for cash are more tempted to partner with these organizations," Ms. Anderson said.

"Coming from school, these companies are getting a tacit endorsement for their product," Ms. Anderson said. "That's not a school's role — to be the purveyors.""
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