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One word to describe bill s.978...FAIL!

LeplayaLeplaya
edited July 2011 in General Chat
A friend of mine told me about this particular bill, if this gets approved. A lot of people who enjoy making videos on youtube are going to get screwed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hytigOSjJxc&feature=channel_video_title

Note, this is no joke.

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  • DarkbladerDarkblader
    edited July 2011
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    Has the government been rather stupid lately? It seems that way!
  • Mr NuttMr Nutt
    edited July 2011
    If this goes through I'm wondering if this will effect me since while I'm in England (which means I should be safe) the videos I make go onto YouTube and that's in America. Also heres another video about Bill S.978
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7-vSrp6y8
  • FriarFriar
    edited July 2011
    Whilst the law will apply to games, I VERY much doubt that it would be enforced in those circumstances. After all, it's free publicity for the gaming companies. The main allure of a game is playing, not watching.

    I support this bill in principal, but it does need some rewording.
  • DarkbladerDarkblader
    edited July 2011
    Will this effect on other stuff on youtube as well? Like say music, cartoons, including films that are in the public domain as well as not being on DVD?
  • BlooglspashBlooglspash
    edited July 2011
    Darkblader wrote: »
    Will this effect on other stuff on youtube as well? Like say music, cartoons, including films that are in the public domain as well as not being on DVD?

    Stuff that just isn't on DVD will probably be taken down, but I would be surprised if they took down public domain.

    Also, will this apply to reviews, commentaries and remixes?
  • SunnyGuySunnyGuy
    edited July 2011
    Friar wrote: »
    Whilst the law will apply to games, I VERY much doubt that it would be enforced in those circumstances. After all, it's free publicity for the gaming companies. The main allure of a game is playing, not watching.

    Doesn't matter.

    It is for the most part about fighting games, but I thought this was a good read about this bill (note that the article is written by an actual lawyer)
    http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/29/trolling-the-stream-by-ultradavid/

    It doesn't affect me directly because I'm not even in the same country, but I still don't like it.
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited July 2011
    I won't be able to watch MST3K Best of... videos on youtube?! Aaaaugh!!
  • Mr NuttMr Nutt
    edited July 2011
    The more I think about it the more stupid and impractical this bill sounds also on a side note why does this remind me of the Internet Kill Switch Bill?
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited July 2011
    Stuff like this almost never get passed, yet they're always over sensationalized.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited July 2011
    All I gotta say is that if this bill gets passed, the prisons will be full of starving college students.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited July 2011
    Alcoremortis wrote: »
    All I gotta say is that if this bill gets passed, the prisons will be full of starving college students.

    At least they'll get regular meals!
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited July 2011
    SunnyGuy wrote: »
    Doesn't matter.

    It is for the most part about fighting games, but I thought this was a good read about this bill (note that the article is written by an actual lawyer)
    http://shoryuken.com/2011/06/29/trolling-the-stream-by-ultradavid/

    It doesn't affect me directly because I'm not even in the same country, but I still don't like it.

    That article links to this petition-ish-thing, which seems like a good idea. It's not so much a petition as a send-message-to-lawmakers thing, which can only help.

    Also, it might not affect people outside the US in terms of being able to upload stuff, but in the unlikely scenario that the law "works" as it is written, it could scare off a lot of uploaders, which means people all over the world who like watching videos will suddenly have a lot less stuff to watch...
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited July 2011
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    At least they'll get regular meals!

    Now that's looking at the bright side of things! Doesn't seem all that bad now...
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