[pp.int.general] UK action idea: in schools

[Patrick Mächler aka Valio]

There is absolutely no need to push anything illegal within a "sharing
is good" campaign.
Even if you could, that wouldn't even necessarily meet the goal.

You can as well show why it's favorable to use open content licenses
such as Creative Commons, GPL, ...
You can argue in favour of the "standing on the should of giants"
image (instead of the "ivory tower image").
You can show that P2P networks can accomplish quite useful tasks.
You can show what is ultimately questionable about restrictive
licenses, their downside and the whole piracy debate.
You can promote your vision of a world where everyone can share the
information they want.
And you can even still state at the end (or beginning): "Even though'
the current situation is extremely questionable, we don't want you to
get into legal problems. So please abstain from sharing non-open
content media, but instead promote open-content licensed creatives and
politicians that aim to change the situation."

If pupils are thaught that there is information they can share by P2P
and why it's more preferable to have it that way, they might become
allies...

-pat