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Sigh. Guess which democrat tried to institute this bill ten years ago? Amy Klobuchar. And thankfully it got shot down then. But anyway, I think there's more to
by kart23 6y ago
Sigh. Guess which democrat tried to institute this bill ten years ago? Amy Klobuchar. And thankfully it got shot down then. But anyway, I think there's more to this headline, does anyone have the actual text of the felony streaming part? All I've seen are these clickbaity headlines with no real substance. Looks like it was Senator Tillis that proposed the idea and got it included. I'm hopeful the law will be enforced in a reasonable way. However, its very deceptive to sneak legislation by in this way, and something should be done about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_S.978 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_S.978
https://twitter.com/SenThomTillis/status/1341133844712480769 https://twitter.com/SenThomTillis/status/1341133844712480769
- viraptor 6y agoFrom the tweet: > It will end commercial piracy by criminal organizations and will not apply to internet users. I guess it's aimed at putlocker & co in that case? I'm surprised that they both lasted so long and that we need any extra laws to regulate them. If mega got prosecuted, that seems like a proof we don't need more rules.
- TheKarateKid 6y agoMost of the illicit streaming services are run from abroad anyway, so it's not like this will change anything. Perhaps it will allow easier extradition since its now a felony, but they didn't seem to have a problem doing that already.