EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT AWARENESS WEEK

The mission of the European Copyright Awareness Week is to create a greater awareness among the youth of Europe about the protection and use of music. By bringing together a wide range of groups concerned with copyright, EMCA seeks to establish one week a year when all over Europe creators, publishers, authors, composers and producers of musical works can simultaneously spread a strong message about copyright protection through educational and other activities, in order to create the greatest cumulative impact. This event will launch the first European Copyright Awareness Week. During the European Copyright Awareness Week, copyright experts and educators throughout each European country will seek to teach young people about the basic purpose of copyright and the role it plays in the life of our economy and culture.

HOW IT WILL BE ACHIEVED

Each promoting member will put forward, coordinate and locally carry out the European Copyright Awareness Week involving its national schools from elementary to junior and all interested local stakeholders.

HOW TO JOIN

Anyone interested in getting involved will be officially listed as one of "EMCA's Friends" Each 'Friend' can give their support to the European Copyright Awareness Week throughout their own activities, ranging from posting the European Copyright Awareness Week logo and slogan or information on websites, to involving local schools or promoting the initiative in the media and so on.
Material: the Alliance will develop a unique "Copyright Curriculum" translated in each European language and locally customised to the targeted audience depending on national specific issues, differences and needs. Separate material will be provided for elementary and junior schools and it will foresee a step-by-step easy to follow lessons plan, definition and information sheets, and exercises for students, real life examples on copyright cases and so on.
Teach-in: as the main activity of the European Copyright Awareness Week, EMCA promoters as well as many of our Friends' members, will be encouraged to speak about copyright law in their local schools and other organisations.
European Copyright Awareness Week Logo: the European Copyright Awareness Week logo will be created as a simple message summing up what the European Copyright Awareness Week is all about.
The curriculum material, the logo and the didactic program will be soon available for downloading in the schools section.