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Renegade:
Yeah... the lobbyists are at it again...

http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ten_strikes/



URGENT: Congress Wants To Make Streaming A Felony

Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new "Ten Strikes" bill

Here they go again: The big business lobbyists who are behind the Internet Blacklist Bill are already making the sequel. THIS WEEK Senators will be voting on a "Ten Strikes" bill to make it a felony to stream copyrighted content -- like music in the background of a Youtube video -- more than ten times.

Now, others are pointing out that it could also put kids who lip sync to popular songs, and post the resulting videos on YouTube, in jail as well.

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110601/01515014500/senators-want-to-put-people-jail-embedding-youtube-videos.shtml

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.
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%^&*^ (^&5 ^%$&$ (&(*&% ()&(*~!

Yeah? Well infringe this:

NSFW Canadian Comedy


http://www.lyrics.com/f-k-ya-lyrics-maclean-maclean.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacLean_%26_MacLean

And the "non-infringing" version here:

http://www.macleanandmaclean.com/live.html

zridling:
What a timely post, Renegade. I was just reading a post on a blog about the World Copyright Summit, where the "public" is never mentioned except the "respect" of the public for the monopolies of the rights holders. All other references are to monetizing the rights of owners to "consumers":

Several initiatives around the world have attempted to connect rights holders – and primarily creators – to consumers in order to promote values such as the respect of copyright. This session looks at some of those projects which are aiming to bring creators and consumers closer together.

Copyright laws are passed that take from the public and never give, just as copyright is always extended, never shortened. The public was not invited to the World Copyright Summit, nor do we have a say. Seventy years after the author dies? How about 700? Wow, it's an industry talking to itself, reinforcing its own prejudices and delusions, and unwilling to accept that the world has changed utterly under the impact of digital technologies; unable even to mention the idea that it's time to engage with those seven billion people -- not merely as consumers.

Renegade:
From the front page of the link you provided:

Creating value in the digital economy

The World Copyright Summit is a truly international and cross-industry event addressing the future of the creative community and the entertainment business in the digital economy.

All stakeholders involved in creative industries – creation, licensing, usage, collective management, legislation and dissemination of intellectual property and creative content – now have a unique forum to exchange views on the value of creative works, the future of authors’ rights, the role of creators and their collective management organisations.
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WTF are they talking about? They're barely addressing the authors/creators.

Stakeholders? More like leeches that are trying to suck the blood out of the efforts of creators.

Like I said in another thread, the publishers offer zero value and bring nothing to the table. They are vampires. Or perhaps vampire lawyers... Which would make them vampire sharks... But marine sharks don't really deserve that kind of abuse... I have such a foul mouth. :) :P

Stoic Joker:
Yeah... the lobbyists are at it again...

http://act.demandprogress.org/sign/ten_strikes/
-Renegade (June 15, 2011, 01:09 AM)
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Okay, sounds like a call to action... But, how safe is the signup to tell congress no bit on the top right of that page?? Do we know/trust the site well enough to all jump in and fire off a letter through it?

zridling:
...how safe is the signup to tell congress no bit on the top right of that page?? Do we know/trust the site well enough to all jump in and fire off a letter through it?-Stoic Joker (June 15, 2011, 06:46 AM)
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Good question. In this modern world, I'd expect someone to show up with a subpoena if you did. How good are you with proxification!!  :D

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