Dueling foundations take copyright fight to classrooms
- July 1, 2009 |
- carey
The interpretation of copyright law in the digital age has been a point of contention for years, and now schools are poised to be the next battleground. The Copyright Alliance Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) educational organization, was launched May 21 by the Copyright Alliance, an entertainment industry coalition working to protect intellectual property rights. The new CAEF curriculum, Think First, Copy Later, was created to emphasize copyright law and fight digital piracy in an age when downloading music and uploading YouTube videos have become the norm. In response, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a 501(c)(3) civil liberties group that defends constitutional… Read More