US Internet Control Bill

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Misterian

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http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-internet-control-bill-now


I found this as a link from some of my friends on DeviantArt.

I didn't look much into it yet but from what they told me, it could result in the removal of certain websites like DeviantArt.

I didn't sign yet because last time I saw a petition website, it had a questionable privacy policy. but what do you think? could it be it genuine?
 

Exocet

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CODE-D said:
I saw this thread twice before this day
(lets keep rhyming)
I'm pretty sure rhymns that are basically the same word don't truly count,but anyone supporting this bill is truly fey.
 

Lilani

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Exocet said:
CODE-D said:
I saw this thread twice before this day
(lets keep rhyming)
I'm pretty sure rhymns that are basically the same word don't truly count,but anyone supporting this bill is truly fey.
Bills like this pop up nearly every day. They're all too outrageous, and they'll never get anything done this way. I think we should all just relax, and quit overreacting to these stupid acts.
 

Kopikatsu

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Okay, let me explain this bill nice and slow so that everyone can understand it.

If you stream copyrighted material FOR PROFIT without permission (Let's say I were to record the first season of The Office and post it on the internet, then have people pay $2 to be able to watch it), that's illegal. THAT'S ILLEGAL RIGHT NOW, THIS VERY SECOND.

S.968 upgrades this CURRENT CRIME to a felony. That's all it does. It doesn't even affect sites like Youtube, because Youtube already takes down copyrighted material on their own.
 
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Kopikatsu said:
Okay, let me explain this bill nice and slow so that everyone can understand it.

If you stream copyrighted material FOR PROFIT without permission (Let's say I were to record the first season of The Office and post it on the internet, then have people pay $2 to be able to watch it), that's illegal. THAT'S ILLEGAL RIGHT NOW, THIS VERY SECOND.

S.968 upgrades this CURRENT CRIME to a felony. That's all it does. It doesn't even affect sites like Youtube, because Youtube already takes down copyrighted material on their own.
So, I take it you've actually read the bill?
 

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superbatranger said:
Kopikatsu said:
Okay, let me explain this bill nice and slow so that everyone can understand it.

If you stream copyrighted material FOR PROFIT without permission (Let's say I were to record the first season of The Office and post it on the internet, then have people pay $2 to be able to watch it), that's illegal. THAT'S ILLEGAL RIGHT NOW, THIS VERY SECOND.

S.968 upgrades this CURRENT CRIME to a felony. That's all it does. It doesn't even affect sites like Youtube, because Youtube already takes down copyrighted material on their own.
So, I take it you've actually read the bill?
Yes. It's just an amendment to USC 2319, Title 18. What Title 18: USC 2318 is, is this:

(a) Any person who violates section 506 (a) (relating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be punished as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and such penalties shall be in addition to any other provisions of title 17 or any other law.
(b) Any person who commits an offense under section 506 (a)(1)(A) of title 17?
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of at least 10 copies or phonorecords, of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $2,500;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a felony and is a second or subsequent offense under subsection (a); and
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, in any other case.
(c) Any person who commits an offense under section 506 (a)(1)(B) of title 17?
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 10 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of $2,500 or more;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 6 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a felony and is a second or subsequent offense under subsection (a); and
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000.
(d) Any person who commits an offense under section 506 (a)(1)(C) of title 17?
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, fined under this title, or both;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined under this title, or both, if the offense was committed for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain;
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 6 years, fined under this title, or both, if the offense is a felony and is a second or subsequent offense under subsection (a); and
(4) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, fined under this title, or both, if the offense is a felony and is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (2).
(e)
(1) During preparation of the presentence report pursuant to Rule 32(c) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, victims of the offense shall be permitted to submit, and the probation officer shall receive, a victim impact statement that identifies the victim of the offense and the extent and scope of the injury and loss suffered by the victim, including the estimated economic impact of the offense on that victim.
(2) Persons permitted to submit victim impact statements shall include?
(A) producers and sellers of legitimate works affected by conduct involved in the offense;
(B) holders of intellectual property rights in such works; and
(C) the legal representatives of such producers, sellers, and holders.
(f) As used in this section?
(1) the terms ?phonorecord? and ?copies? have, respectively, the meanings set forth in section 101 (relating to definitions) of title 17;
(2) the terms ?reproduction? and ?distribution? refer to the exclusive rights of a copyright owner under clauses (1) and (3) respectively of section 106 (relating to exclusive rights in copyrighted works), as limited by sections 107 through 122, of title 17;
(3) the term ?financial gain? has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 17; and
(4) the term ?work being prepared for commercial distribution? has the meaning given the term in section 506 (a) of title 17.

Notice how these are just lists of punishments? That's because that's all U2318 is. S.978 is altering the punishment for infringing on Title 17: 506. This is mostly because there is no point in enforcing the law in it's current state. The punishment is currently something like a $500 fine. The problem is, most sites that stream illegally make much more than that. So it remains profitable to continue streaming illegally, and essentially 'pay off' the law. This makes the law neigh unenforceable, because there is no point in even attempting to enforce it.
 

dickywebster

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Does anyone really get excited over this stuff anymore?
One country or another seems to try and censor the internet every few weeks and it never goes anywhere and even if it did, theres always gonna be people who find a way around it.
 

Gmans uncle

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Honestly, I'm alot more worried about the Stop Online Piracy Act or completly one sided I'm pretty cirtain the guys voting will see how ridiculous PROTCET IP is considering it was already turned down once before being re-written, so SOPA seems alot more scary, at least to me.