[Infowarrior] - Boy Scouts' RIAA badge propaganda

[Richard Forno]

Boy Scout Magazine Says Don't Listen To Legally Burned CDs, As They're Too Similar To Piracy

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100928/23323311207/boy-scout-magazine-says-don-t-listen-to-legally-burned-cds-as-they-re-too-similar-to-piracy.shtml

.... where the article goes totally off the rails is in telling parents that their children are too stupid to understand the nuances of copyright law, and because of that, they should take an extreme position: one so extreme that they shouldn't even listen to legally burned CDs:

"So how can Scouters teach ethical behavior related to music downloading? One way: Set a good example. When you haul around Scouts in your car, for example, only play CDs that you've purchased. If you play CDs that you've burned--even if they're legal--your Scouts may not recognize the difference between those and the pirated CDs friends have given them."

The article also tries to blame musicians who embrace alternative business models for making the situation more confusing:

"Part of the problem, [Dr. Tony] Aretz says, lies in the Internet's free-for-all nature, where users get all sorts of content free--even information from newspapers that they would have to pay for in the real world. Bands like Radiohead have further complicated the situation by giving their music away or offering it on a "pay what you want" basis."