Ricofoley Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Tillis Pushes Prison Time for Online Streamers After Pre-Election Hollywood Cash Blitz - The American Prospect PROSPECT.ORG Felony streaming legislation from Sen. Thom Tillis will be attached to an upcoming ‘must-pass’ omnibus government funding bill. Quote Congress has once again put itself in a situation of having to pass a last-minute omnibus bill to fund the government and prevent a shutdown. These truly are must-pass bills since much of the government grinds to a halt without them, so they often get used as vehicles for controversial bills that can’t pass on their own. Senators and representatives work out backroom deals to attach their pet measures to funding for things like food inspections and airport safety and then dare their colleagues to object. This time around, one of the measures being crammed into the omnibus is a proposal from Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to turn unauthorized commercial streaming of copyrighted material like an album on YouTube, a video clip on Twitch, or a song in an Instagram story into a felony offense with a possible prison sentence rather than a misdemeanor, according to Protocol. The text of the measure has not been publicly released yet, but it is expected to be broadly similar to past entertainment industry-backed attempts to criminalize unauthorized streaming, such as the provisions of the SOPA/PIPA bills in 2012 that sparked an unprecedented internet “blackout” protest or the Commercial Felony Streaming Act, which prompted Justin Bieber to say that its sponsor, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), should be “locked up.” Back to this shit again 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 SOPA/PIPA sounds delicious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 23 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: SOPA/PIPA sounds delicious Creamy Cauliflower & Sunflower Seed Blended Soup MYTINYLAGUNAKITCHEN.COM Creamy Cauliflower & Sunflower Seed Blended Soup is the perfect cozy day kind of soup. Where you just need something light, delicious, and nourishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 21 minutes ago, Joe said: Creamy Cauliflower & Sunflower Seed Blended Soup MYTINYLAGUNAKITCHEN.COM Creamy Cauliflower & Sunflower Seed Blended Soup is the perfect cozy day kind of soup. Where you just need something light, delicious, and nourishing. Sopa de PP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jason said: Sopa de PP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 It's really these small things that make my contempt for this country that much more real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 So...how would this get enforced? Considering video games are copyrighted, wouldn't that make streaming games completely illegal? Because that would pretty much kill Twitch and Youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Congress to send defense bill to Trump with veto-proof majorities - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The Senate passed the $741 billion authorization package, but it is not clear if Trump will back off his veto threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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