This article - Born to be authors: the copyright of the child - describes a prospective research project by Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference.
I think that we rarely talk about children as creators who may hold copyright in their words, so I'm thrilled to see that Dr. Frabboni is focused on this. My belief is that we need to teach children to value and respect each other's work as a step towards then teaching them about copyright. Would I teach a five year old about copyright law? No, but I would teach that child about the value of their creativity and the creativity of others. As that child gets older, they will be able to learn more about their rights in their work and the rights of others. If taught well, then we would have adults who are much more knowledgeable about the law. (Wouldn't that be awesome!)
I look forward to hearing more about Dr. Frabboni's research. I hope it is widely circulated!
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