Sent to detention by YouTube.

• Position: Technology - A lesson on piracy - Brief article

In many countries, if you steal copyrighted content, you can face steep fines or even go to jail. In the U.S., if YouTube catches you, the penalty is less severe: Since last spring it's been making illegal uploaders who want to keep their YouTube accounts go to copyright school. Offenders must watch a five-minute video on copyright law hosted by cartoon villain Russell the Pirate. Russell unknowingly breaks copyright laws by doing things like taping scenes in a movie theater and then uploading the clips to YouTube. After the video, there's a multiple-choice quiz. One of the questions asks...