Do you think that the basics of copyright law should be taught in schools? Why and why not?
Do you think that the basics of copyright law should be taught in schools? Why and why not?
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Mandatory no. As an elective sure.
The problem with teaching law in the western world is despite what the law says a precident in a court case will function as a laws interpretation until the case is overturned or the law is updated.
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I was thinking more in terms of absolute basics that can be applied in the context of everyday media use, for example. I simply think that this field is no longer just relevant for publishers and lawyers, but for everyone. After all, almost everyone is now a publisher in some way: social media and its influencers have spawned an entire industry of semi-professional publishers, content management systems and page builders make it possible for anyone to run their own website, and so on.
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Maybe if the question was: Should children be taught Publishing 101, I could answer yes, publishing media is very accessible and ubiquitous now a days, as you mentioned. Then one of the subjects could be local and international copyright law.
Locally I think about 50% of teens enjoy social media training, so they at least won't dox themselves etc.
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Yes, that would have been a better question indeed.
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