for more narrowly tailoring the provisions towards commercial operators rather than users. That said, it's had very little time to circulate before evidently becoming part of the spending package. If passed, illegal streaming of works including movies and musical works could carry up to 10 years in jail.The spending bill also appears to adopt a long-discussed plan to create a small claims adjudication system within the U.S. Copyright Office.
Advocates have long sought to give copyright owners some recourse to infringement outside of going through the expensive federal court system, though the CASE Act has engendered some pushback from those weary of throwing certain disputes to unaccountable bureaucrats working for an agency suspected of favoring industry.
Among the other parts of the omnibus bill of interest to Hollywood is an extension of Section 181, a tax provision that allows for immediate deduction of television and film production costs up to $15 million. That incentive was scheduled to expire at the end of the year, but would now get an additional five years.
If this doesn’t stop Covid, nothing will.
Well, they have to control the amount of quality information the lower class has access to---you only get access to information in this sham 'democracy' if you can afford to pay for it.
Guess they’re gonna have to lock up have the population. This is what happens when your prison industry is for profit
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Infuriating. Protections for corporations and those with money, but where is the outrage when it's reversed? When it is those very companies they bend over backwards for are the guilty parties.
Do you need more proof that big tech is way too involved in the government? ZuckerbergShameOnYou
It amazes me that they throw so much into one bill. It’s like they don’t expect to pass another one.
This bill is pretty strong evidence that congress is straight up crooks and thieves.
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Are they gonna put us all on house arrest cause aint enough jails for the amount of people who would be guilty
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they gonna have to catch me first
Not the time or place to add this or debate this. CoVid relief should be the ONLY item in this bill. Period.
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Animation YouTubers who rant on peoples work despite not officially supporting the company nor people involved:
They gonna lock people up for listening to some NBA youngboy
WTF 🤬
So we get felony charges for streaming movies but trump out here pardoning murders and s**t gheesh
These omnibus bills are wild
this is in the stimulus bill WHY?
The shock doctrine NaomiAKlein
What does this have to do with covid 😅
Next, making HTTP illegally should be put on COVID-19 stimulus bill because HTTPS going golden age thanks to TLS/SSL is powerful than other and HTTP alongside with other protocols so dying fast & dead. (although my decision is not predictable)
Hollywood is a swamp.
Streaming is going to be a felony but also they are avidly working on making drug dealing NOT a felony, government got their priorities mixed up?
When, are you lot going to wake up?
Good
I read that it’s not you and me streaming but if someone is doing it on a large scale and making money? I know there is something called a red box that makes it easier to steal shows but not sure if they are the target or who is this large scale profit making streamers
Hahahahaha. Lmao.
What the fuck does this garbage have anything to do with covid or relief?
How does the Motion Picture association have more info on this than the rest of us?
Hhh
I'm not that savvy. What is illegall streaming? Asking for a million grandparents.
Illegal streaming is not well defined as they not only say streaming copyright material
Then I guess that means no more music apps I guess.
If I want to stream on Twitch, Facebook, or YouTube and I decide to play my Spotify playlist then that’s what will do. Get fucked I pay for Spotify I’ll do whatever I please with it. Fuck you T-Swift!
come get me fuckers.
'We The People' are being duped by our representatives. Please print the names of the members that authored special provisions in this bill, that have NO COVID impact.
How is this relief for Americans?
'illegal streaming for commercial profit could become a felony' Oh good, I only illegally stream to watch what I want to watch because legal bounds are restrictive and give me no choice. IE: mlbtv who like to do blackouts
So they just throwing and sneaking all kinds of shit in this bill and NOT focusing on what is truly needed! StimulusChecksNOW StimulusChecks
pecunium Cause that is important when 3000 people a day are dying. Fucking rich assholes trying to punish the poor again.
Absolutely fitting for a COVID relief bill.. 🙄
Nobody should have to pay to watch the garbage Hollywood puts out.
I’m so disappointed so sad...what has America come to.
So I can still third-party stream Pay-Per-View fights and not be a felony if I just watch myself?
Even though this has to due with making a profit by streaming, its still stupid that this was included in fucking COVID relief bill
Also, $10,000,000 for Pakistani Gender Programs.
Illegal streaming 'For commercial profit'. Not just someone watching Fresh Prince...
Good grief, what a fucking shit show.