[BoingBoing] Young people’s idea of copyright vs. the law

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Andy Baio looks at youngsters’ persistent misapprehensions about copyright law, which is stricter than many realize.[…]

[…] I’d wager the vast majority people under 25 see nothing wrong with non-commercial sharing and remixing, or think it’s legal already.

People don’t stop respecting copyright until they see how little the claimed principles have to do with the reality of enforcement—especially when it’s used to condem their own creative expressions as a form of theft.

Young people’s idea of copyright vs. the law