Boy Scouts continue fistwaving pointlessness, film at 11

[serinde]

Boy Scouts in the LA area can now work towards a new badge, hight "Respect Copyright". You will, of course, be shocked to hear that the RIAA & MPAA "worked with" the organization to develop it.

Comments

[tactisle.livejournal.com]

Ahh, for the days when merit badges were awarded for -skills-. Like, er, fingerprinting.

(/me actually obtained the latter when he was a scout. Though knot-tying has served me in better stead through the years...)

[bens_dad]

Agreed.
From the description it sounds as though you get the badge for going on the course, and then a trip, without having to *do* anything.
Even in *cubs* I remember *organising* a trip to get a tick for a badge.

I hope this dumbing-down is because there isn't anything you can actually *do* to demonstrate respect for copyright, not a general feature of current badges.

[elibalin.livejournal.com]

What are the requirements for the badge? Sitting still and very pointedly not redistributing intellectual property?

[tayefeth.livejournal.com]

I note cleverly that the badge doesn't make any mention of respecting copyright by citing sources and compiling a bibliography. Silly me, to think that copyright applies to more than movies...

[dkfromtk.livejournal.com]

I'm still waiting for my abstinence badge.