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We got a problem with out borders but they want to wiretap copyright violators.
White House wants new copyright law crackdown | Privacy Inc. - CNET News
The White House today proposed sweeping revisions to U.S. copyright law, including making "illegal streaming" of audio or video a federal felony and allowing FBI agents to wiretap suspected infringers.
In a 20-page white paper (PDF), the Obama administration called on the U.S. Congress to fix "deficiencies that could hinder enforcement" of intellectual property laws.
The report was prepared by Victoria Espinel, the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator who received Senate confirmation in December 2009, and represents a broad tightening of many forms of intellectual property law including ones that deal with counterfeit pharmaceuticals and overseas royalties for copyright holders. (See CNET's report last month previewing today's white paper.)
Some of the highlights:
• The White House is concerned that "illegal streaming of content" may not be covered by criminal law, saying "questions have arisen about whether streaming constitutes the distribution of copyrighted works." To resolve that ambiguity, it wants a new law to "clarify that infringement by streaming, or by means of other similar new technology, is a felony in appropriate circumstances."
Read more: White House wants new copyright law crackdown | Privacy Inc. - CNET News
Goshin, I think its aimed more at the person who would be offering the movie than you for downloading it, but I may be incorrect.
That said, the fact you could get a federal felony for streaming a Washington Redskins game so that your friends who live in San Francisco can possibly watch it when their cable provider doesn't show the game is ridiculous. Yes, it may be cutting into the pocket books of the NFL an DirectTV by theoritically causing you not to buy the Sunday Ticket (which there's no gaurantee without the streams you'd do that anyways), but not in any fashion that a felony would be appropriate punishment.
Caught in the middle are the artists. On one hand, people are stealing their songs without paying for them, which deprives them of their rightly due royalties. And, on the other hand, the RIAA is screwing them, and sucking their blood, like the vultures they are. Is there any way out of this dilemma for those who write the songs? Actually, there is. Nine Inch Nails started the trend, which consists of giving the middle finger to the record companies, and publishing their own content straight to the internet. What they lost in royalties, they more than made up for in their share on increased ticket sales for their concerts, due the exposure their songs gained from being offered free of charge, over the internet. Other artists are joining the bandwagon too.
So, on one hand, I believe that unauthorized downloading is theft, but on the other hand, I believe that the practices employed by the money grubbing thugs at the RIAA are going to lead to it's eventual downfall.
'All this does is make it explicit that streaming copyrighted material is infringement, which it is.
The only people that whine are those who don't like copyright law in the first place.
You would have to axe 95% of existing IP laws for failing to promote science or the arts.To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
Oh yeah. . . They definitely want to silence internet "sharing." What Obama likes to call "chatter." The kind of chatter that's bringing him down.
Hard for politicians to control the spin when there's so much information out there.
You know, this sort of thing? The kind of thing where we make him own his own words.
NOT GOOD!!!
Funny, you seem to be the only one who has mentioned Bush.
Jamesrage doesn't even seem to disagree with the idea that this loophole should be closed.
Do you or do you not agree that this loophole should be closed?
He had to resort to "WHY OBAMA NOT DO OTHER THING???" Sad. So very sad.
You don't think he has better **** to do than to waste his time with this kissing the asses of businesses?
Perhaps if you had intellectual property, you'd feel differently.
As the holder of a few copyrights for songs I've written, I rather like the idea that I should be paid for it, rather than just allowing anybody to steal it.
I thought Conservatives didn't think he kissed business' asses enough. I'm getting confused by the logical circles being run here.
Perhaps if you had intellectual property, you'd feel differently. As the holder of a few copyrights for songs I've written, I rather like the idea that I should be paid for it, rather than just allowing anybody to steal it. Of course, it would be nice if somebody thought my songs worthy of stealing, but that's beside the point.
Businesses want to think that their property is being protected. If they come up with a great computer program (say a way to search the internet, or have online auctions...), they would like to think they might get financially compensated for it. It's only the whole idea of business in the first place.
A Federal FELONY? To download a movie, especially when you may or may not know whether the site has legal rights to offer it?
Holy crap. Bit harsh.
May or may not know that a file called DVD screener is illegal...
May or may not know that a site called Pirate Bay is doing something illegal...
May or may not know that a file called DVD screener is illegal...
May or may not know that Adobe software files are illegal when they come with 'cracks'...
May or may not know... that's rich.:2funny:
Let's be real. This is about the White House.
The Obama White House doing something. Doing anything.
They far-rights will just find fault in anything he does.
Look at the first posts in the thread -- they didn't even understand that this is about copyright law be enforced with changes in communications and information technology.
Depends on the country.. Spain, Brazil and many others, it is not illegal to download copywrited material.. it is illegal to sell it. Also one of the sites that the Feds "shut" down was as I have stated... situated in Spain and fully legal here. If the feds have a problem with it, then block it in the US, but quit forcing US laws on other nations.
Let's be real. This is about the White House.
The Obama White House doing something. Doing anything.
They far-rights will just find fault in anything he does.
This is really a non or bi partisan issue, copyright law has been unjustly extended to cater to corporate interests.
Both parties have done this extensively, not just Democrats or Obama.
I mean hell, Pete and I completely agree on it, that's gotta say something.
That's like saying shoplifting and petty theft laws cater to retail stores interest.
Corporations own the copyright.
Enable law enforcement to better enforce the law.
Pirating doesn't have a negative effect on your livelihood?
People who don't want to pay for the work of others complaining about it? Say it isn't so!
That's not true either.
Nice sweeping generalization.
Ah so you only want to pay for certain products? Well that's nice. You're only advocating the thievery of items you like. That makes all the difference.
If I made my arguments by inserting whatever words I wanted, into my opponents mouth, I'd be a super success like you. :doh
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