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It's absolutely wild to me that there is a law on the books that says you can get imprisoned for up to 10 years for watching a stream of a sporting event or TV
by paxys 3y ago
It's absolutely wild to me that there is a law on the books that says you can get imprisoned for up to 10 years for watching a stream of a sporting event or TV show on your laptop. Even with the strictest interpretation of the legal framework how is it not just a civil matter between the viewer and the rights holder? Trick question because I know the answer is "large corporations lobbied for it", but still sad..
- tantalor 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_copyright_law_in_the_United_States#Civil_vs._criminal_copyright_infringement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_copyright_law_in_the_...
- asystole 3y agoTFA is about the UK.
- pjot 3y ago10 year old me was terrified of the FBI warning message at the beginning of every VHS tape.
- graemep 3y agoHave you seen the IT Crowd version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg