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Lawmakers Pushing Bill That Could Land YouTube Lip-Synch Artists Behind Bars (Now???)
Fox News ^
| 6/9/11
| Pete Griffin
Posted on 06/09/2011 12:24:34 PM PDT by markomalley
Record labels are clamoring for a chance to have their artist lip-synch alongside 16-year-old YouTube sensation Keenan Cahill in, of all places, his bedroom.
But could a proposed amendment to the federal copyright infringement law potentially land Cahill, or any person lip-synching copyrighted material in a YouTube video, behind bars?
Senate Bill 978, a bipartisan measure introduced last month by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.), is backed by supporters who say it closes glaring loopholes in current copyright infringement law created by the realities of the digital age.
“As technology rapidly evolves, our laws must be updated to protect creativity and innovation,” said a statement by Cornyn.
But critics say a section of the bill provides for steep penalties -- up to five years in prison -- for “publicly performing” copyrighted material and embedding the video to sites like YouTube.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: amyklobuchar; cahill; coons; cornyn; klobuchar
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No problem with protecting intellectual property, but, folks, you have higher priorities right now than protecting a bunch of record companies.
To: markomalley
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Why does this man's name seem to appear on every piece of anti-freedom legislation that comes up?
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:27:20 PM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
( "The right to offend is far more important than any right not to be offended." - Rowan AtkNtinson)
To: markomalley
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:28:24 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: Mr. Jeeves
And now, Amy Klobuchar....
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:31:36 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic.com. Now, More Than Ever.)
To: markomalley
“up to five years in prison — for “publicly performing” copyrighted material”
So basically you could not sing to stars song on the sidewalk of your front yard since that would be in public
regardless if you upload it to YouTube. I guess I just wont purchase any music anymore since I cant even sing along to it withoiut going to prison.
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:34:58 PM PDT
by
funfan
To: markomalley
Lawmakers Pushing Bill That Could Land YouTube Lip-Synch Artists Behind Bars (Now???)
So how long until we see the "Hitler reacts to new copyright law" video.
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:39:30 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: GonzoGOP
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:43:21 PM PDT
by
agere_contra
("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
To: markomalley
Youtube already disallows this. They strip copyrighted audio from videos on a regular basis. Lip sync’ed or not.
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:44:06 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(When itÂ’s time to bury your weapons...itÂ’s time to dig them up.)
To: markomalley
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:44:27 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: markomalley
The Washington swells believe the purpose of government is to enable them to collect compensation from corporations to which they grant monopolies.
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:53:44 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If Sarah Palin really was unelectable, state-run media would be begging the GOP to nominate her.)
To: markomalley
How deep into the government is the RIAA? It’s a sad state of affairs when an entertainment industry is influencing law in this country... oh wait, Hollywood already does.
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:55:28 PM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: markomalley
Good to see the feds are addressing the mob violins problem.
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posted on
06/09/2011 12:56:46 PM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
To: markomalley
"But critics say a section of the bill provides for steep penalties -- up to five years in prison -- for “publicly performing” copyrighted material and embedding the video to sites like YouTube" "It's time to boil the tar and pluck some feathers...
Someone please cut us some rails..."
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:00:48 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: markomalley
When they came for the infringers, I did not protest.
...
When they came for the lip-sync’ers, I did not protest.
...
When they came for me, there was no one left to protest.
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:05:51 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(An election is not a (national) suicide pact.)
To: markomalley
It is a brave new world.
We have a very tyrannical government right now. That yoke of slavery needs to be repealed.
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:07:55 PM PDT
by
GingisK
To: rarestia
"How deep into the government is the RIAA?" They are in PANIC MODE!
Why you ask?
For instance; Colt Ford (Country Rapper) Has Three Gold Records (And that is in physical Sales in an era where physical sales are declining for ALL Acts) he is totally independent and didn't need the RIAA.
This is not a fluke. More and More acts are bypassing "Big Music" and using the power of the Internet to make themselves very rich while denying the "Big Music" Machine any cash whatsoever.
It used to be the RIAA provided a service now they just are leeches because they are powerless to stop the internet's affect on Music so they try and "Change the game" in their favor.
It still won't work. The RIAA is doomed.
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06/09/2011 1:17:04 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: cripplecreek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjjZCO67WI&feature=player_embedded
Bravo!!
Absolutely top notch ... makes the car chase scene from Clockwork Orange look like model cars sitting on a table top!
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:17:23 PM PDT
by
RobinOfKingston
(An election is not a (national) suicide pact.)
To: funfan
So basically you could not sing to stars song on the sidewalk of your front yard since that would be in public Yep. You had better not sing to the music from your Walkman while on your power walk.
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:18:58 PM PDT
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: RobinOfKingston
The best part is the fact that the video was a slap at Newsweak who said the city was dying.
It cost a whole $40k to make and the money came from businesses and donations. Its a heck of a promotional video to boot.
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:21:18 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
06/09/2011 1:37:33 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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