Sunday, July 3, 2011

'Let's Play' videos may soon make you a felon thanks to Senate Bill S.978 | Joystiq

'Let's Play' videos may soon make you a felon thanks to Senate Bill S.978 | Joystiq

Hold on to your butts, Internet, because this party is going to get a whole lot worse before it gets any better. According to Game Informer, a Senate Bill has been introduced which, if passed, would make streaming unauthorized copyrighted material a felony, resulting in up to 5-years of jail time.

Bill S.978 states that "10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works" will result in "not more than 5 years" of imprisonment, 

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