Iffn Posted July 2, 2011 at 08:13 AM Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 at 08:13 AM The United States Senate is in the process of considering bill S.978 and some rumors in the internet say that this will also affect streaming gaming videos.More can be read if you http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/29/trolling-the-stream-by-ultradavid/Quote:"According to the bill as it?s currently written, if you engage in ?public performances by electronic means? 10 or more times over a 180 day period, and if either the total economic value of those performances exceeds $2500 or the cost of getting the copyright holder?s permission to perform exceeds $5000, then you can potentially get fined and put in jail for 5 years. Jail. FIVE YEARS."What are your thoughts about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theday728 Posted July 2, 2011 at 08:48 AM Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 at 08:48 AM my thoughts: move somewhere where this bill won't work on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=VG= SavageCDN (Inactive Duty) Posted July 2, 2011 at 03:56 PM Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 at 03:56 PM Don't get me started about the US and their attempts to lock down the Internet in order to prop up a bunch of dinosaur media corporations. The very fact that this stuff falls under CRIMINAL law is just... well ridiculous. Up to FIVE YEARS IN JAIL for streaming a video? I might as well rob a bank I'll do less time...Not that we're much better in Canada but the US takes it to a whole new level of insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=VG= BLuDKLoT Posted July 2, 2011 at 04:14 PM Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 at 04:14 PM Sign the petition! U.S. Politicians make me sick too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=VG= SavageCDN (Inactive Duty) Posted July 2, 2011 at 04:27 PM Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 at 04:27 PM Signed, sealed, delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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