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 Teacher's may want to take a look at the latest anti-file sharing tool being used by a non-profit group to attempt to teach students about the dangers of file sharing and illegal music downloads. The 24 page comic book pamphlet is causing quite a stir among some in the online community.
Wired Magazine's article calls the new comic book, released by a group known as the National Center for State Courts, propaganda and in truth I think many users will also think it is a bit over the top. Whether or not a teacher should use the comic in a class is a matter also to be strongly considered, but the group has already given it out to over 50,000 students.
File sharing and music piracy are still rampant in society despite the best scare tactics of the RIAA, but will this comic or others like it make a dent in the attitudes of a generation so accustomed to getting stuff online for free?
Music Piracy At Very Low Quality:
On a related side note (and a funny one at that) did anyone else hear about four new tracks from the latest U2 record being pirated before they were even released to the public? Apparently Bono likes to play his stereo VERY loud at his villa and some fans passing by actually recorded the unreleased songs with a portable recording device. Funny, but one has to wonder if the "leak" might not have been staged in some way just to drum up a buzz about the album release. After all, did anyone even know (or care) that he was about to release a new record?
Ahh piracy... It may be a scourge on mankind but it is also oh so much fun to talk about.
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