ALERT! Overreacting to Bill S.978, end of game footage, music, and other media

[virus003]

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really? that's what you take from this virus? ****ing idiot

it's not what i take it's just the first thing that comes to mind, shut the **** up

[A2P]

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help i can't see game footage anymore and don't know what to do with extra 6 hours of my day

hahahaha i like this dude (no homo)

[kommisar[os]]

Re: ALERT! Bill S.978, end of game footage, music, and other media

solo rulz

[Patricoo]

Re: ALERT! Bill S.978, end of game footage, music, and other media

Overreaction. This is meant as a loophole fix but does have a legitimate problem of being too open ended. One of two things are going to happen here. One; its going to get rewritten in order to more narrowly define the people it is trying to capture. Two; it will pass as it is long term and if prosecution actually follows up on crusader campaigns, legislation will change again to fix the loophole.

http://www.openmarket.org/2011/06/30/going-to-jail-for-linking-what-sen-amy-klobuchars-s-978-could-mean-for-you/

Easily, companies could change their terms of service to publicly allow streaming and linking through a simple clause so people won't get automatically prosecuted. For example, Notch, the founder of Minecraft, has already stated he's going to do so if legislation passes automatically making all minecraft videos legal. (So you know... if that means anything.)

Currently, if a criminal is selling pirated DVDs or CDs on a street corner, and they’re worth at least $2500, it is a felony. But if that same person is in their basement and felony streaming movies or books, whatever they could do, they could only be charged with a misdemeanor. This legislation fixes that loophole.


[The legislation] does not go after legitimate businesses or innocent people who post a video or post a blog. In other words, the bill is not intended nor does it allow law enforcement to prosecute people who may stream videos and other copyrighted works to their friends without intending to profit from the work of the copyright owner. It also does not allow prosecutors to go after individuals that innocently post links on their blogs to copyrighted protected works.

Its a pain, yes. I totally agree. But its not "OMG END OF YOUUUUTTTUUUBBBEE." That little girl singing a song is not going to get sued out of her college fund.

[PlayTrumpet]

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Erm, this is like.. nothing new and nothing to worry about. Copyright holders allow people to stream things and youtube has its own securities and systems to allow people to control their content. Smart companies, smart artists - they let people post their stuff a certain amount because it's free publicity.

Why are people overreacting?

[LJRoX]

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solo rulz

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[V-Ormix]

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D: can't let that happen

[00Razor00]

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k.

[ScarletSky]

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Wow, just watched this whole thing... this is ****ED up!
ACST and this... they need to die. I hope neither of those get passed.
But us as people, can't do shit because in reality, we have no power. -__-

[samurai7694]

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I doubt any changes will take place. *yawn*

[Emithith]

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lol if anything DOES happen, I think that's what is scaring people most.
Sidenote: Noooo!! Video Walkthroughs! >:@

[Patricoo]

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God dammit! Read my post at the end the first page and what Play Trumpet said!

I'm going to stomp some faces in.

[Emithith]

Re: ALERT! Bill S.978, end of game footage, music, and other media

hello:

if anything DOES happen, I think that's what is scaring people most.

Besides, there's nothing hurting discussing stuff that could be ruined if they passed it. It's quite interesting. It's like discussing what if Bill Gates didn't gang up with his friends and make an OS.

[supermousie]

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Well, we just keep plodding and following the unwritten rules of the internet. Which is ignore every other rule.

edit: Tass is fucced. Just sayin'

[Stewie7Griffin]

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I'm sure this won't happen to the simple fact that, if it does happen, there will literally be riots through-out our streets.