Embed an infringing video.... go to jail!
Saw this on slashdot today. Bit worrying.
"A few weeks ago, Slashdot had a post about the new bill in Congress to make streaming infringing videos a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in jail if just 10 people watch the video. As more details come out, the bill keeps looking worse and worse, as it appears that the definitions used in the bill would mean that merely embedding or linking to an infringing YouTube video could put you on the hook for jail time. Obviously, supporters of the bill insist that's not who will be targeted with this bill, but just the fact that they could be should be worrisome enough. We've seen other laws "misused" in the past."
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/02/1211245/Embed-a-Video-Go-To-Jail
Thoughts?
"A few weeks ago, Slashdot had a post about the new bill in Congress to make streaming infringing videos a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in jail if just 10 people watch the video. As more details come out, the bill keeps looking worse and worse, as it appears that the definitions used in the bill would mean that merely embedding or linking to an infringing YouTube video could put you on the hook for jail time. Obviously, supporters of the bill insist that's not who will be targeted with this bill, but just the fact that they could be should be worrisome enough. We've seen other laws "misused" in the past."
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/06/02/1211245/Embed-a-Video-Go-To-Jail
Thoughts?
10 Comments
ZifnabWe're all fucked.
blankfistHaha. Way to go statist idiots.
It should be a civil case, not something Congress needs to legislate. And it looks like business as usual to me with corporations and government giving each other the reacharound.
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gwiz665Hilarious. Glad I'm not in that shithole.
IssykittyA-merica. Fuck yea.
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Wow. That's ridiculous. Just not enough people in prison in the US I guess. Is this congress doing the people's work? I'm sure there are heaps of concerned citizens worried about these kinds of dirty, dirty pirate criminals. Think of the children!
StingrayReplace loitering money with linking videos:
critical_dIf I get thrown in the can for posting to the Sift...will I qualify for a badge to add to my profile???
On a seperate..yet somehow similar note...YouTube has rolled out the ability to post and use vids that are licensed via Creative Commons.
Interesting.
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2011/06/youtube-and-creative-commons-raising.html
marinarastatist idiots are in the back seat. Just corporate cash writing the laws.
The enterprising criminals will just move overseas, and the FBI will be seizing hard drives from 10 year olds.
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