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

[C@!]

http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/29/trol...by-ultradavid/

http://www.destructoid.com/new-bill-...s-204982.phtml

Basically the entertainment industry is freaking out about sites embedding and streaming "infringed content" So right now a bill has been brought up to congress which, if passed, makes all streaming of any type of copyrighted media illegal in both criminal and civil law meaning any streaming of gaming, movies, cartoons, tv, music, anime, etc. will get you in trouble. For ex a video of a little girl singing a song by lady gaga will become a felony. This will highly affect the internet and it's freedoms.

Honestly, I think this is frigging retarded. It may even hurt many businesses, especially the gaming industry because a lot of people go online and (for example) check out gaming reviews or watch gameplay before buying a game.

TL;DR: Get fined or possibly go to jail for streaming copyrighted content. GG.


What do you think FFR?

[Dorby]

This is called "overreacting"

[igotrhythm]

Damn. The Let's Play as we know it, as well as all sorts of video walkthroughs and various flavors of awesomesauce are all about to be destroyed. D:

I've called my senators in the past about repealing DADT, but this time it's personal.

[DarkbearX]

Not gonna happen.

[Tarrik]

This sounds stupid as ****.

[C@!]

Originally Posted by DarkbearX

Not gonna happen.

Yeah, I think the bill will most likely be veto'd, or rephrased. Even though it would somewhat affect the music and movie industry, it would pretty much phuc over the video game industry because they've had a huge reliability over the internet over the past few years

[iironiic]

I will lose my respect for the US government if they actually pass something foolish like this.

[DotKritic]

What will happen to YouTube?

Shitstorm.

[C@!]

Originally Posted by DotKritic

What will happen to YouTube?

Shitstorm.

Guarantee 99% of youtube will be shut down

[DossarLX ODI]

What will happen to FFR and stepmania videos









































Uh oh

[YoshL]

Originally Posted by igotrhythm

Damn. The Let's Play as we know it, as well as all sorts of video walkthroughs and various flavors of awesomesauce are all about to be destroyed. D:

not to mention SPEEDRUN VIDEOS.

[Spooler]

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

[virus003]

i think that's dumb, then there should be no point of theater mode for black ops

[phe0nixblade]

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

[phe0nixblade]

on subject:
it's happened before, it'll get shotdown so no worries

[virus003]

Originally Posted by phe0nixblade

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]

Originally Posted by Spooler

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]]

solo rulz

[Patricoo]

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...-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]

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?