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Will they never learn :( Then again, some people should be arrested for murdering songs when doing karaoke.
> Will videogames be next?
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> This is a nice way to abuse copyright!
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> http://act.demandprogress.org/letter/ten_strikes?akid=700.131942.rrJvVD&rd=1&t=1
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> "URGENT: Congress Wants To Make Streaming A Felony
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> Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new "Ten Strikes" bill
>
> Here they go again: The big business lobbyists who are behind the Internet
> Blacklist Bill are already making the sequel. THIS WEEK Senators will be voting
> on a "Ten Strikes" bill to make it a felony to stream copyrighted content --
> like music in the background of a Youtube video -- more than ten times.
>
> As the writers at TechDirt point out, under this bill you could go to jail for
> posting video of your friends singing karaoke:
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> The entertainment industry is freaking out about sites that embed and stream
> infringing content, and want law enforcement to put people in jail over it,
> rather than filing civil lawsuits.... We already pointed to one possibility:
> that people embedding YouTube videos could face five years in jail. Now, others
> are pointing out that it could also put kids who lip sync to popular songs, and
> post the resulting videos on YouTube, in jail as well.
>
> That's right: Ten strikes and you could get jail time. Less than two weeks ago,
> the Hollywood industry magazine, Variety, reported, "Industry lobbyists pressed
> House members on Wednesday to pass legislation that would make illegal streaming
> of movies, TV shows and other types of content a felony...."
>
> Only days later, the MPAA is getting its wish. Will you email your lawmakers and
> tell them to vote against the Ten Strikes Bill? Just add your info at right to
> automatically send this note to them, under your name and from your address.
> (You can edit the letter if you'd like to.) "
>
> The new and improved King of Lamers 2003!
>
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Atila Mert
http://www.retrogames.com
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