Scouting Pirates, Argggghhh


Dare Violate a Copyright in Hong Kong? A Boy Scout May Be Watching Online - New York Times

Scouting PiratesHONG KONG, July 16 — Movie and song copiers beware: use an Internet discussion site in Hong Kong to violate copyrights and you may be turned in to law enforcement authorities by an 11-year-old Boy Scout.

Young people of the Hong Kong Civil Aid Service search the Internet.

Starting this summer the Hong Kong government plans to have 200,000 youths search Internet discussion sites for illegal copies of copyrighted songs and movies, and report them to the authorities. The campaign has delighted the entertainment industry, but prompted misgivings among some civil liberties advocates.

The so-called Youth Ambassadors campaign will start on Wednesday with 1,600 youths pledging their participation at a stadium in front of leading Hong Kong film and singing stars and several Hong Kong government ministers.

The Youth Ambassadors represent a new reliance on minors to keep order on the Internet. All members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and nine other uniformed youth groups here, ranging in age from 9 to 25, will be expected to participate, government officials said.

Wow, talk about a fun time for kids. Force them to watch discussion boards flooded with Porn, Swearing, hacks and rips, spyware and viruses and 13-year old German kids seeing how much they can pwn eachother. Just what I’d want for my son in Scouting. Although I don’t think web-scavenging will be the newest merrit badge on the sash.


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