Bill S.978: Felony to stream copyrighted content

[killen4money]

Hey Forums, whats up. I know this isn't physics but it's kind of a big deal. Bill S. 978


"Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new "Ten Strikes" bill
Here they go again: Big business's lobbyists are launching another attack on Internet freedom. Senators are considering a "Ten Strikes" bill to make it a felony to stream copyrighted content -- like music in the background of a Youtube video -- more than ten times.
As the writers at TechDirt point out, under this bill you could go to jail for posting video of your friends singing karaoke:
The entertainment industry is freaking out about sites that embed and stream infringing content, and want law enforcement to put people in jail over it, rather than filing civil lawsuits.... We already pointed to one possibility: that people embedding YouTube videos could face five years in jail. Now, others are pointing out that it could also put kids who lip sync to popular songs, and post the resulting videos on YouTube, in jail as well.
That's right: Ten strikes and you could get jail time. Less than a month ago, the Hollywood industry magazine, Variety, reported, "Industry lobbyists pressed House members on Wednesday to pass legislation that would make illegal streaming of movies, TV shows and other types of content a felony...."
Only a few weeks later, the MPAA is getting its wish. Will you email your lawmakers and tell them to vote against the Ten Strikes Bill? Just add your info at right to automatically send this note to them, under your name and from your address. (You can edit the letter if you'd like to.)"


http://act.demandprogress.org/letter...hVZPC&rd=1&t=1


Like the article says...PLEASE for the sake of everyone send an email to your lawmakers telling them to go against the bill.

[Farbror Fazer]

Whatever. Everything always seem worse than it actually is.

Im sure this isn't the best idea, but it sure isn't based of physic, so get outta here.

[killen4money]

What the hell Farbror? That would mean the end of basically all of Youtube...Sure, pirating would stop, but still. How can you be so blind to the fact that the government is trying to control us in another way...It's hurts me to see your blatant regard for the internet and what it is meant to be...open.

[Farbror Fazer]

Originally Posted by killen4money

What the hell Farbror? That would mean the end of basically all of Youtube...Sure, pirating would stop, but still. How can you be so blind to the fact that the government is trying to control us in another way...It's hurts me to see your blatant regard for the internet and what it is meant to be...open.

Just no.

ten characters up your ass

[wxcvbn123321]

Originally Posted by Farbror Fazer

Whatever. Everything always seem worse than it actually is.

Im sure this isn't the best idea, but it sure isn't based of physic, so get outta here.

Offcourse it's based out of phyiscs, the congressmen are bound to the laws of physics, the piece of paper they want to write this law one, the pen they write this law on,..

If it weren't for the physics, they would have never come up with this absurd idea.

[Tamatoy]

It's not all bad. A lot of developers are going through their licenses and will most likely add the allowance of filming their games. Most devs see Youtube and stuff as a great marketing feature.

[InvalidWalrus]

I saw one commentator talk about this, and said he was safe because he's not American.. Does that mean if you aren't from america you can still get away with it?

[Tamatoy]

Originally Posted by InvalidWalrus

[...] Does that mean if you aren't from america you can still get away with it?

I wouldn't say getting away with it. I'd say this law is invalid to non US developers and/or publishers (I'm not sure which will be directly affected). I mean each country has their own laws. A development team in Sweden won't follow this new bill simply because it's a US law (similar case with The Pirate Bay right there). So with games that aren't US based, you should be able to film and upload videos online.

I honestly think only the big companies will agree with this, like EA and Activision.

[killen4money]

Well the thing is...Other countries can film and upload but Youtube is based in the U.S. and are bound to the same laws that we are. Sure, it is possible that they may pack up and move their business, but still a loss for the gaming community

[Tamatoy]

It really all depends on whether or not developers change their terms and conditions. I know that Notch said he will be looking over his license to make sure there isn't a problem for Minecraft if this bill gets passed.