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US Wants to Criminalize Movie and Music Streaming
« on: July 29, 2014, 08:01:26 am »
http://torrentfreak.com/obama-administration-wants-criminalize-movie-streaming-140725/

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Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on punishments for and remedies against online copyright infringement. One of the speakers was David Bitkower, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, who laid out the wishes of the Obama administration.

After praising previous successes, such as the shutdown of Megaupload and the prosecution of several IMAGiNE members, Bitkower explained the evolving challenges copyright holders are dealing with.

The problem for the Department of Justice and copyright holders is that these services are harder to prosecute. Technically, streaming doesn’t count as distribution but as a public performance, which can only be charged as a misdemeanor.

“The Administration recommends that Congress amend the law to create a felony penalty for unauthorized Internet streaming. Specifically, we recommend the creation of legislation to establish a felony charge for infringement through unauthorized public performances conducted for commercial advantage or private financial gain,” Bitkower explained.

“It would emphasize the seriousness of the threat that unauthorized streaming poses to legitimate copyright holders, clarify the scope of conduct deemed to be illegal in order to deter potential infringers, and provide the Department with an important tool to prosecute and deter illicit Internet streaming.”

In addition to criminalizing illicit streaming, Bitkower also called for persistent funds to support its international operations. In recent years the DoJ has educated police forces abroad to deal with copyright infringement. This apparently includes training on very basic skills, such as how to connect to the Internet in the first place.

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Re: US Wants to Criminalize Movie and Music Streaming
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2014, 07:56:49 am »
Such a law would have the effect of criminalising buskers (street musicians) whom most certainly offer up unauthorised public performances of copyrighted material, I think they need to go back to the drawing board with their definitions.

Re: US Wants to Criminalize Movie and Music Streaming
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2014, 02:15:34 pm »
stop trying to put some tape on the side of the titanic, the laws broken, start over

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