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Offline Kosh

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MPAA & the boy scouts
on: October 20, 2006, 09:45:31 pm
First it was DVD sniffing dogs, now this

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Scouts_Piracy_Patch.html


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LOS ANGELES -- A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights.

Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn a merit patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.

The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a "C" enclosed in a circle.

The movie industry has developed the curriculum.
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Offline achtung

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #1 on: October 20, 2006, 09:49:48 pm
There are still enough boy scouts to make a difference?
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Offline Ford Prefect

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #2 on: October 20, 2006, 09:58:30 pm
This is so unlike the Boy Scouts. They're usually such a free-thinking organization.
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Offline Herra Tohtori

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #3 on: October 20, 2006, 10:31:08 pm
How come I'm starting to think of Carnivorous Letter C every time Copyrights are mentioned? :lol:

But hey, that would be a kick-ass scout patch: Carnivorous Copyrighted C chewing a pirate... :mad2: :nervous: :lol:
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Offline BlackDove

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #4 on: October 21, 2006, 03:47:22 am
Quote from: Ford Prefect on October 20, 2006, 09:58:30 pm
This is so unlike the Boy Scouts. They're usually such a free-thinking organization.

I just thought they were gay.
 

Offline vyper

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #5 on: October 21, 2006, 04:44:21 am
Thats a bit harsh is it not?
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Offline BlackDove

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #6 on: October 21, 2006, 05:15:24 am
Is it really? A congregation of boys around a campfire, all sleeping together out in the nature.

I don't think it gets any more gay than that.
 

Offline Janos

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #7 on: October 21, 2006, 05:38:39 am
Quote from: BlackDove on October 21, 2006, 05:15:24 am
Is it really? A congregation of boys around a campfire, all sleeping together out in the nature.

I don't think it gets any more gay than that.

i think sticking your dick into someone's butt would be gayer than that but i could be wrong
lol wtf
 

Offline BlackDove

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #8 on: October 21, 2006, 05:44:04 am
Well I'd assume under the setting, that's what they'd be doing. I was contemplating the amount of gayness one can score on the "Richter scale of Homosexuality" regarding the setting, not the actual act of being gay, because I was fairly sure everyone knew what "gay" entails.
 

Offline Janos

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #9 on: October 21, 2006, 06:05:23 am
Quote from: BlackDove on October 21, 2006, 05:44:04 am
Well I'd assume under the setting, that's what they'd be doing. I was contemplating the amount of gayness one can score on the "Richter scale of Homosexuality" regarding the setting, not the actual act of being gay, because I was fairly sure everyone knew what "gay" entails.

dude it's not gay if the balls don't touch
lol wtf
 

Offline Mefustae

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #10 on: October 21, 2006, 06:38:08 am
Ugh. :wtf:
 

Offline Nuclear1

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #11 on: October 21, 2006, 08:14:39 am
Quote from: Kosh on October 20, 2006, 09:45:31 pm
First it was DVD sniffing dogs, now this

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Scouts_Piracy_Patch.html


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LOS ANGELES -- A Boy Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, etc., etc. He is also respectful of copyrights.

Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn a merit patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music.

The patch shows a film reel, a music CD and the international copyright symbol, a "C" enclosed in a circle.

The movie industry has developed the curriculum.

So the Boy Scouts are being taught that downloading music and movies without paying for them is wrong and deprives people of money?

Sounds horrible. :rolleyes:
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Offline Flipside

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #12 on: October 21, 2006, 08:33:37 am
Heh, yeah, must go with Nuclear on this one, Boy Scouts has always been about teaching 'good society skills' to youths in the guise of having fun, no-one would raise an eyebrow if they got an 'I don't shoplift' badge for example....
 

Offline Fineus

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #13 on: October 21, 2006, 03:16:55 pm
Enough with the boy scout flaming, if you guys are so pathetic that you're actually going to joke (or seriously believe) that being a scout = homosexuality then you can leave right now before I have to ban you. Yes BlackDove, I'm talking to you.

As for this anti piracy badge... well it's a fairly inoffensive way of trying to teach people not to steal software/music/whatever. If they think it'll have any major effect on the amount of people who download stuff then they're mistaken, but it's not something I can see as worth getting wound up over.
 

Offline BlackDove

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #14 on: October 21, 2006, 03:50:32 pm
I don't quite give a **** who you're talking to.

My hypothesis that boy scouts are the perfect breeding grounds from turning latent homosexuality into active should be fairly on point. Not to mention it can also be used as a guiding stone for people to sway towards homosexuality before trying heterosexuality.

And it's your own fault if you assume that me outing boy scouts is any kind of "flaming". I don't recall saying homosexuality is a bad thing. If you think so though, that's your own god damn problem.

Now either ban me for no good reason whatsoever (well... maybe you can ban me on account that I'm off topic, I see that's a grave crime around here) so you can have your show of power or get the **** out of my face.

Hmm I wonder if I said "****" and "****" enough times to show my contempt for "The Man" clueless about what his business should be...

Now that's another thing to contemplate. I guess I'll have time for that after this post.
 

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #15 on: October 21, 2006, 03:59:19 pm
Yes, you will. I've just been waiting for a reason for a while.

See you in a week :)
 

Offline Nuke

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #16 on: October 21, 2006, 04:48:57 pm
now they need a merit badge for knowing why its bad to mix art with buisness.
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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #17 on: October 21, 2006, 05:50:49 pm
Quote from: Kalfireth on October 21, 2006, 03:59:19 pm
Yes, you will. I've just been waiting for a reason for a while.

See you in a week :)

Yay! Let's see how many more BWO testers we can ban  :doubt:
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Offline Flipside

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #18 on: October 21, 2006, 06:02:03 pm
I think it's more a question of how many get themselves banned.
 

Offline vyper

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Re: MPAA & the boy scouts
Reply #19 on: October 21, 2006, 07:24:34 pm
Well, that was... refreshing.

My objection to this badge is that it seems to have corporate sponsorship - where does that end?
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