According to a recent US Commerce Department report, the office’s Internet Policy Task Force is asking Congress to reconsider a section of Stop Online Piracy Act that could heavily penalize people for uploading select content to streaming services. Under current US law, streaming a copyrighted song or show is only a misdemeanor and not regularly enforced. Should the task force have its way, though, reproducing or distributing such material on streaming sites would open the possibility of felony charges.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 03:46:15 +0000
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