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College campuses today harbor some of the swiftest computer networks in the country and that, unfortunately, has led to a situation where a significant level of piracy is taking place around the clock on our nation's campuses. The MPAA is reaching out to campuses - both to teachers and administrators, as well as students.
MPAA SPONSORS SECOND ANNUAL NATIONWIDE CONTEST FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
For the 2007 school year, the MPAA partnered with Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) to launch a second annual nationwide anti-piracy public service announcement (PSA) contest for students in SIFE chapters. SIFE, with programs on 1,800 universities in 47 countries, is a business and higher education network that mobilizes university students to utilize knowledge learned in the classroom to implement projects that address real world business and economic issues in their communities. The contest was open to students in SIFE’s 900 U.S. chapters that submit the most effective and creative 60-second anti-piracy PSA as part of an overall campaign to educate local and campus communities about the importance of intellectual property protection. The top three winners receive a monetary prize and potential for national exposure of their PSAs.
We are proud to congratulate the top three winners of the 2006-2007 SIFE PSA contest. Please click on the links below to view each PSA.
- Belmont University
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Rock Valley College
With more than 40 teams submitting entries, the competition was such a success that MPAA is working to implement it again for the 2007-2008 school year. The MPAA is continuing to actively communicate with SIFE chapters to generate interest in this important endeavor.
To learn more about SIFE, please visit: www.sife.org
To see if your college has a SIFE chapter, please visit: www.sife.org/united_states/enrolled_index.asp?ID=US
ADMINISTRATORS
The MPAA Education Department is working directly with campus administrators to identify effective programs for combating copyright theft on campus networks. From these conversations, the MPAA will produce a best practices guide to encourage and assist campuses in becoming partners in the copyright protection effort.
The guide will cover a range of strategies from policy and enforcement, to education and public affairs, to technology and legal alternatives. The guide will be available online upon completion. The MPAA presented preliminary findings at a congressional hearing in September 2005.
Click here to read testimony.
STUDENTS
GLICKMAN HITS THE ROAD
The next generation of artists, inventors, movie makers and business owners are on campuses today. MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman is traveling to schools to have a little fun talking with students about the movies, but also to talk with them about the importance of protecting ideas.
"It's part of my desire to hear what young people are saying and look for ways to make piracy less attractive and less interesting." Glickman told the UCLA Bruin before an appearance at their campus. "A lot of students know that when they download illegally they're breaking the law. (But) a lot people don't see that intellectual property is property like their car or a desk or a physical piece of art. Intellectual property is in fact property worthy of protection."
Glickman's tour has taken him to campuses like American University in Washington, D.C., the University of Michigan and the University of Kansas.
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