Administration Seeks To Make Unauthorized Streaming A Felony 398
wabrandsma writes "From the Washington Post: 'You probably remember the online outrage over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) copyright enforcement proposal. Last week, the Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force released a report on digital copyright policy that endorsed one piece of the controversial proposal: making the streaming of copyrighted works a felony. As it stands now, streaming a copyrighted work over the Internet is considered a violation of the public performance right. The violation is only punishable as a misdemeanor, rather than the felony charges that accompany the reproduction and distribution of copyrighted material.'"
Re:Why not? (Score:5, Informative)
Won't happen. Then all the private corporations running prisons won't get money.
They're trying to build a prison for you and me to live in.
Incorrect Priorities (Score:5, Informative)
This means that streaming a movie from an unauthorised source will be considered a more serious offense than vandalism, trespassing, simple assault and prostitution. Tag this one "overreaction, provoked, lobbyist, bad".
Re:Why not? (Score:5, Informative)
...those we know about so far: Bradley Manning has been in prison without sentencing for 1167 days.
- 27 days into court martial.
Jeremy Hammond has been in prison without sentencing for 519 days.
Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 973 days.
- 413 days at the Ecuadorian Embassy.
Re:Why not? (Score:2, Informative)
Julian Assange can't be charged by swedish law until he is brought into the court room. Swedish law isn't english common law. you don't charge someone with a crime until after they are in front of the judge in sweden.
I suggest you learn a fact or two instead of repeating bullshit.
Also he is hiding at the Ecuadorian Embassy. he is staying there at his choice. this whole thing could have ended 390 days ago.
Re:Why not? (Score:5, Informative)
I suggest you learn a fact or two instead of repeating bullshit.
Good advice. I suggest you take it [friatider.se]:
As for Swedish law, there are no provisions preventing prosecutors from interrogating suspects abroad. Doing so is, in fact, a routine matter. An example: In late 2010, at roughly the same time that Ms. Ny decided to issue a European Arrest Warrant for Assange, Swedish police officers went to Serbia to interview a well-known gangster suspected of involvement in an armed robbery.
In a radio interview last Friday, a Swedish professor emeritus of international law, Ove Bring, confirmed that there are no legal obstacles whatsoever preventing Ms. Ny from questioning Assange in London. When asked why the prosecutor would not do so, Professor Bring responded that ”it’s a matter of prestige not only for prosecutors, but for the Swedish legal system”
Re:iTunes Match on iPhone / iPad (Score:4, Informative)
I believe the word "unauthorised" is being taken as read in the article, summary, and most people's brains. Also, I couldn't find mention of exactly who the new law was targeting - the stream provider or the stream audience.
Re:Why not? (Score:5, Informative)
Laws like this are usually written by lobbyists and introduced into the house by some congressman. Depending on which lobby is writing it you can assume that it will not take other interests into consideration.
Frankly the US and UK legislative has gone far beyond a joke. Some time ago I decided that it propably were best to follow whichever law makes sense and keep a low profile. Try as you may you will always be in violation of some law or provision. Best to ignore them altogether and get on with your life.
Under copyright laws (Score:1, Informative)
Under copyright laws, if it is not specifically authorised, it is unauthorised.
Did they give SPECIFIC authorisation to do EXACTLY what you did?
See also Aaron Schwartz who "was not authorsed" by using the system in a way that they didn't think was possible. He had the login, he had the access, he had the authorisation to create copies. But not, apparently, the authorisation to make a copy by a script.