Senate Bill S.978

[Tx Redneck]

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s978/show

S.978 - A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.

Makes unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty of up to 5 years in prison. Illegal streaming of copyrighted content is defined in the bill as an offense that "consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works" and has a total economic value, either to the copyright holder or the infringer, of at least $2,500.


Thoughts?

[YALE]

Eh, it's been coming in for a while. I just don't know how they're going to enforce it, since they're deregulating domains anyway.

[LANTIRN]

Sounds like it is probably aimed at youtube-type sites, and the individuals that keep posting copyrighted stuff. There are a ton of videos on there that have been removed due to copyright infringment at the request of the owner. I think the big complaints are the morons that continue to repost copyrighted stuff, without permission, and keep having it taken down.

That would be my guess, anyway.

[Sean88gt]

Land of the free (to do whatever we allow you).

[Sgt Beavis]

As if our prisons aren't full enough. The fuckin politicians are taking a CIVIL matter and making it criminal...

[Cannonball996]

I agree this is a civil matter, to many things are criminalized these days

[ceyko]

To me, it is not felony material. Gonna have kids and the whole nine yards clogging up the system.

[stevo]

To me, it is not felony material. Gonna have kids and the whole nine yards clogging up the system.

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Stevo

[aggie97]

Keep it criminal...especially the bit torrent shit, and no need to fill up prisons...just cut off fingers. Makes it harder for the geeks to jerk off and this shit will stop.

[mikec]

The intent is to criminalize as many as is possible, as once you are a criminal you lose many rights, as well as credibility in the eyes of those around you.

Hard to vote or carry a gun when you're a criminal!

[LANTIRN]

The intent is to criminalize as many as is possible, as once you are a criminal you lose many rights, as well as credibility in the eyes of those around you.

Hard to vote or carry a gun when you're a criminal!

Not really hard at all considering gang bangers with felonys carry guns all the time, and dead people vote in Chicago elections. Just sayin'

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Expect piracy to go on as normal, or to see a slight increase.

[racrguy]

Keep it criminal...especially the bit torrent shit, and no need to fill up prisons...just cut off fingers. Makes it harder for the geeks to jerk off and this shit will stop.

What the fuck?