Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony - GoFuckYourself.com

Agent 488 · 06-02-2011, 10:29 PM

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...e-videos.shtml

Because rather than just (pointlessly) adding "performance" to the list, the bill tries to also define what constitutes a potential felony crime in these circumstances:
the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works

So yeah. If you embed a YouTube video that turns out to be infringing, and more than 10 people view it because of your link... you could be facing five years in jail.

INever · 06-02-2011, 10:33 PM

Does the jail have wifi?

Horny Dude · 06-02-2011, 10:39 PM

Great, love it when our politicians are hard at work. How the hell are they going figure out how many hits came from your site. What about it if you post it on a social media site or send it in an email, they going to dig through records just to find some guy who shared a link. Waste of time.

Michael O · 06-02-2011, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by INever

Does the jail have wifi?

If it has imagine the work you could get done, would come out a rich man

AdultKing · 06-02-2011, 11:26 PM

Won't apply to us in Australia, so no worries here.

06-02-2011, 10:29 PM	#1
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...e-videos.shtml Because rather than just (pointlessly) adding "performance" to the list, the bill tries to also define what constitutes a potential felony crime in these circumstances: the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works So yeah. If you embed a YouTube video that turns out to be infringing, and more than 10 people view it because of your link... you could be facing five years in jail.

06-02-2011, 10:33 PM	#2
INever Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: .......in a niche, in orbit...... Posts: 3,607	Does the jail have wifi? __________________ I love Camdough

06-02-2011, 10:39 PM	#3
Horny Dude Earn enough to buy coffee Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 4,912	Great, love it when our politicians are hard at work. How the hell are they going figure out how many hits came from your site. What about it if you post it on a social media site or send it in an email, they going to dig through records just to find some guy who shared a link. Waste of time. __________________

06-02-2011, 11:26 PM	#5
AdultKing Raise Your Weapon Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Outback Australia Posts: 15,601	Won't apply to us in Australia, so no worries here.