EFF Launches Copyright Curriculum to Counter RIAA Propaganda Being Handed Out to Schools
TechDirt, May 28, 2009
By Mike Masnick
For years various schools have simply accepted propaganda and totally inaccurate "teaching materials" from the recording and motion picture industries about copyright and used them to teach students. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a much more accurate and reasonable curriculum that was actually created by those who know the subject matter, rather than corporate execs and lobbyists.
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