Bill S.978 aka The Anti-Streaming Bill
07-02-2011, 08:42 PM
I would have never known about it had I not followed Aerendyll on Twitter. I'm ignorant as hell when it comes to these things, shame on me. Anyway, this bill could have quite an effect on the Internet and the gaming community as a whole.
Bill Info URL: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s978/show
UltraDavid from Shoryuken wrote a really in-depth article (which may be considered very tl;dr to some people) which you can read here: http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/29/trolling...ltradavid/
Also worth pointing out is Capcom's Christian Svensson's response to said bill: http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/30/capcoms-...ming-bill/
Thought I'd post it here.
Bill Summary Wrote:Makes unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty of up to 5 years in prison. Illegal streaming of copyrighted content is defined in the bill as an offense that "consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works" and has a total economic value, either to the copyright holder or the infringer, of at least $2,500.
Bill Info URL: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s978/show
UltraDavid from Shoryuken wrote a really in-depth article (which may be considered very tl;dr to some people) which you can read here: http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/29/trolling...ltradavid/
Also worth pointing out is Capcom's Christian Svensson's response to said bill: http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/30/capcoms-...ming-bill/
Thought I'd post it here.