Bill S.978: Be Jailed for Streaming?

[Iffn]

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?

[theday728]

my thoughts: move somewhere where this bill won't work on you

[=VG= SavageCDN (Inactive Duty)]

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.

[=VG= BLuDKLoT]

Sign the petition! U.S. Politicians make me sick too.

[=VG= SavageCDN (Inactive Duty)]

Signed, sealed, delivered.