Should children be taught about intellectual property in schools? Would that make them realise why watching a pirated film or listening to illegal music downloads is like stealing money from someone’s purse? That is the debate the UK will be having soon. Earlier this week UK Prime Minister David Cameron endorsed a report that says intellectual property or IP education should be a part of school education. It is the third report on piracy by Mike Weatherley the conservative MP for Hove and Portslade who was till recently the IP Adviser to Cameron.

From television shows to films and music, piracy damages millions of Indian artistes, technicians and creators. When creative work gets pirated, it is the people lower down who lose both money and opportunities. Representaion pic/Thinkstock