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Can someone explain this? What is illegal streaming? Streaming copyrighted content? Isn't that already illegal?
by ffpip 6y ago
Can someone explain this? What is illegal streaming? Streaming copyrighted content?
Isn't that already illegal?
- nebulous1 6y ago"Under current law, only violations of the reproduction and distribution rights of copyright owners can be charged as felonies, while criminal infringement via streaming (or “publicly performing”) can only be charged as a misdemeanor. This is known as the streaming loophole – and it is particularly harmful to the U.S. economy because streaming has become the most common form of criminal copyright infringement."
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- peeters 6y agoIn the US, there is a distinction between illegal and felonious conduct. The latter is a subset of the former. Being charged with a felony offence is much more serious than being charged with a misdemeanor offence.