Residents of North America, who have nothing better to do than play computer and video games, may soon lose the ability to post videos and other gaming materials online.
And all because Bill S has been submitted to the US Senate for consideration.978, and if it is accepted, video, music and other content from games that appears on the Internet at the will of users and made by them, ordinary players, will be at risk. "Ten or more public displays of material from one or more copyrighted works" may have discouraging consequences: imprisonment for "not more than five years". Bravo!
The bill emphasizes “publication through any electronic means”. In other words, if this nonsense paper is made law, public display of game videos could result in a five-year prison sentence. The cost of “authorized display” confuses matters even more: the law can be applied in that case,if the price of the authorized demonstration is at least $2.5 thousand. (or the cost of the license is greater than or equal to $5 thousand.).
Theoretically, as Game Informer magazine staff https://royal-panda-casino.co.uk/games/ note,, Those who play or sing any musical composition from the game in front of a webcam, or those who record a press conference or any other presentation on a mobile phone can be imprisoned. It will be possible to “attract” not only YouTube users, but also those who embed these materials into their own websites.
Well, activists from the online group Demand Progress have already begun collecting signatures for the revision of the bill under consideration.
Prepared using materials from Joystiq.
Surely many will say/think that the author decided to simply collect pluses… Your right. Personally, I set myself the goal that at least someone would read and think about whether they would support these people in the fight “against piracy” so that those who shout “Piracy is evil” would think about who they support. If at least one person just thinks… just thinks… Then I will be morally satisfied and will consider that mission complete.
I’ll also note that all sorts of LPs for games that have copyright holders will eventually become illegal, at least on YouTube. So you’ll have to say goodbye to recordings of streams and LPs on YouTube.
112TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 978
To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a
copyright, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 12, 2011
Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. COONS) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal
infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT OF A COPYRIGHT.
4 (a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2319 OF TITLE 18.—
5 Section 2319 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
6 ed—
7 (1) in subsection (b)—
8 (A) by redesigning paragraphs (2) and
9 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
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1 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
2 following:
3 ‘‘(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years,
4 fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both,
5 if—
6 ‘‘(A) the offense consists of 10 or more
7 public performances by electronic means, during
8 any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted
9 works; and
10 ‘‘(B)(i) the total retail value of the per-
11 forms, or the total economic value of such
12 public performances to the infringer or to the
13 copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or
14 ‘‘(ii) the total fair market value of licenses
15 to offer performances of those works would ex-
16 ceed $5,000;’’; and
17 (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2)
18 and inserting the following:
19 ‘‘(2) the terms ‘reproduction’, ‘distribution’,
20 and ‘public performance’ refer to the exclusive rights
21 of a copyright owner under clauses (1), (3), (4), and
22 (6), respectively of section 106 (relating to exclusive
23 rights in copyrighted works), as limited by sections
24 107 through 122, of title 17;’’.
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1 (b) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 506 OF TITLE 17.—
2 Section 506(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amend-
3 ed—
4 (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘or public
5 performance’’ after ‘‘distribution’’ the first place it
6 appears; and
7 (2) in paragraph (3)—
8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or
9 public performance” after ”unauthorized dis-
10 contribution’’; and
11 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or
12 public performance’’ after ‘‘distribution’’.
Calendar No. 77
112TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 978
To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a
copyright, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 12, 2011
Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. COONS) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
JUNE 20 (legislative day, JUNE 16), 2011
Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment
A BILL
To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal
infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT OF A COPYRIGHT.
4 (a) AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2319 OF TITLE 18.—
5 Section 2319 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
6 ed—
7 (1) in subsection (b)—
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1 (A) by redesigning paragraphs (2) and
2 (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
3 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
4 following:
5 ‘‘(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years,
6 fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both,
7 if—
8 ‘‘(A) the offense consists of 10 or more
9 public performances by electronic means, during
10 any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted
11 works; and
12 ‘‘(B)(i) the total retail value of the per-
13 forms, or the total economic value of such
14 public performances to the infringer or to the
15 copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or
16 ‘‘(ii) the total fair market value of licenses
17 to offer performances of those works would ex-
18 ceed $5,000;’’; and
19 (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2)
20 and inserting the following:
21 ‘‘(2) the terms ‘reproduction’, ‘distribution’,
22 and ‘public performance’ refer to the exclusive rights
23 of a copyright owner under clauses (1), (3), (4), and
24 (6), respectively of section 106 (relating to exclusive
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1 rights in copyrighted works), as limited by sections
2 107 through 122, of title 17;’’.
3 (b) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 506 OF TITLE 17.—
4 Section 506(a) of title 17, United States Code, is amend-
5 ed—
6 (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘or public
7 performance’’ after ‘‘distribution’’ the first place it
8 appears; and
9 (2) in paragraph (3)—
10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or
11 public performance” after ”unauthorized dis-
12 tribution”; and
13 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or
14 public performance’’ after ‘‘distribution’’.
If there are translators, please translate these bill options.