Scouts honor--online.In addition to chopping chop 1 v. chopped, chop·ping, chops v.tr. 1. a. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax: chop wood. b. firewood and cooking over campfires, the 52,000 Boy Scouts in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. can now team to "be prepared" to protect intellectual property. A new activity patch called Respect Copyrights has been developed by the Scouts organization and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA MPAA abbr. Motion Picture Association of America ). The program win teach participants about copyright theft and various forms of music and film piracy piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but usually attacks vessels of all nations. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the MPAA, the worldwide movie industry--including foreign and domestic producers, distributors, theaters, video stores, and pay-per-view operators--lost more than $18 billion from piracy in 2005. Scouts who participate in the program will learn about basic copyright taw and why copyrights are important. To complete the program, they can choose from a list of activities that includes researching peer-to-peer Web sites to find out which ones offer illegal downloads, creating a public-service announcement on copyright protection, and visiting a movie studio to learn about the different jobs involved and the people whose livelihoods are affected by piracy. |
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