Copyright Law Crackdown, The White House is a Cracking

Little by little our freedoms are being taken away in the good ole US of A, especially our freedom of speech. The Government is slowly chipping away our right to freedom of information provided by the internet. The age of information sharing is going to be a thing of the past if we don't do something to halt these idiots from stealing the only tool that gains us the key that unlocks the truth and gives it a vehicle to be spread far and near. ~Tara

White House wants new copyright law crackdown

by Declan McCullagh

 

The White House today proposed sweeping revisions to U.S. copyright law, including making "illegal streaming" of audio or video a federal felony and allowing FBI agents to wiretap suspected infringers.

In a 20-page white paper (PDF), the Obama administration called on the U.S. Congress to fix "deficiencies that could hinder enforcement" of intellectual property laws.

Victoria Espinel, the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, with Vice President Joe Biden during an event last year

Victoria Espinel, the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, with Vice President Joe Biden during an event last year.

(Credit: Whitehouse.gov)

The report was prepared by Victoria Espinel, the first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator who received Senate confirmation in December 2009, and represents a broad tightening of many forms of intellectual property law including ones that deal with counterfeit pharmaceuticals and overseas royalties for copyright holders. (See CNET's report last month previewing today's white paper.)

Some of the highlights:

• The White House is concerned that "illegal streaming of content" may not be covered by criminal law, saying "questions have arisen about whether streaming constitutes the distribution of copyrighted works." To resolve that ambiguity, it wants a new law to "clarify that infringement by streaming, or by means of other similar new technology, is a felony in appropriate circumstances."

• Under federal law, wiretaps may only be conducted in investigations of serious crimes, a list that was expanded by the 2001 Patriot Act to include offenses such as material support of terrorism and use of weapons of mass destruction. The administration is proposing to add copyright and trademark infringement, arguing that move "would assist U.S. law enforcement agencies to effectively investigate those offenses."

• Under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it's generally illegal to distribute hardware or software--such as the DVD-decoding software Handbrake available from a server in France--that can "circumvent" copy protection technology. The administration is proposing that if Homeland Security seizes circumvention devices, it be permitted to "inform rightholders," "provide samples of such devices," and assist "them in bringing civil actions."

The term "fair use" does not appear anywhere in the report. But it does mention Web sites like The Pirate Bay, which is hosted in Sweden, when warning that "foreign-based and foreign-controlled Web sites and Web services raise particular concerns for U.S. enforcement efforts." (See previous coverage of a congressional hearing on overseas sites.)



Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20043421-281.html#ixzz1GhPWQKce

 

 

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Comment by TheLasersShadow on March 15, 2011 at 4:37pm

So doing a web cast with the radio on in the background or a song will be a federal felony now.

"I'm proud to be an American, were at least I know I'm free..."

What about a phone call is that streaming? or a skype video call?

 

"it be permitted to "inform rightholders," "provide samples of such devices," and assist "them in bringing civil actions."" *** help them bring civil suits on tax paying citizens for lawyers to line their pockets? I mean how can you not love this government with all your heart and soul. We are now going to (through force) pay them to bring lawsuits against us when they most likely illegally search our PC's.  It's called TrueCrypt learn to use it people, encrypt your OS and hard drives its simple. Tell those jackasses to go screw themselves if they try this shit. In America you cannot be compelled to give the password in the UK you can. Hell in india its illegal to possess encryption software, use it if ya got it.

Comment by Marklar on March 15, 2011 at 4:29pm

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