Posted on 07/17/2019 4:31:42 AM PDT by Windflier
The Senate Judiciary Committee intends to vote on the CASE Act, legislation that would create a brand new quasi-court for copyright infringement claims. We have expressed numerous concerns with the legislation, and serious problems inherent with the bill have not been remedied by Congress before moving it forward.
In short, the bill would supercharge a “copyright troll” industry dedicated to filing as many “small claims” on as many Internet users as possible in order to make money through the bill’s statutory damages provisions. Every single person who uses the Internet and regularly interacts with copyrighted works (that’s everyone) should contact their Senators to oppose this bill.
TELL THE SENATE NOT TO ENABLE COPYRIGHT TROLLS
European Copyright Directive: What do articles 15 and 17 mean?
It wasn’t just that they passed it. It was how they did it. Somewhere in Hell, Hitler is smiling.
I would love to see Google sued into oblivion for all the copyrighted music and movies they have on Youtube that anyone can download for free. I dont know how the hell they get away with that, just about every song ever recorded is on that thing. That would be one way to bring down the commie globalist election interfering bastards.
Copyright on the internet is a very complicated issue, and any big change in law is bound to have unintended consequences. Improvements in the law should only be tried in small well thought out steps which are reversible if things go badly.
EU Looking To Regulate Everything Online, And To Make Sites Proactively Remove Material
TELL THE SENATE NOT TO ENABLE COPYRIGHT TROLLS
I had the same experience with this service animal crap. The trolls are very busy and it is a nice part time job for them.
The tactic will be to file lawsuits (or threaten to file) by the tens of thousands and settle for a few thousand dollars each.
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Just terminate anyone who comes after you.
This isn’t about money.
It’s about control.
They get away with it because they are a neutral channel, exercising no control over content. Check the law. Its right there in that law they paid for.
No kidding. If it passes and is signed in to law, this is what all FR posts will look like:
President Trump heads to North Carolina for Wednesday campaign rally
WTKR ^ | 7/17/18 | NICK BOYKIN
Posted on 7/17/2019, 6:45:11 AM by Libloather
Due to possible copyright complaints, you will need to follow the link above to read the headlined article.
I guess since ‘fair use’ is not a provision of the constitution, any new law can be enforced, except perhaps under the premises of the first amendment free speech clause. I really feel like this will need to be challenged if used to charge people who are not copying large portions of copyright protected work or abusing trademarks and trade secrets. It’s within both free speech and fair use to allude to, cite, and reference material, as long as you are not duplicating and broadcasting it, particularly for profit and without citing authorship.
Thank you for posting this.
They will sue when there is no violation. Innocent users will pay to avoid trouble.
Google steals content all day long with their stealing news articles in their searches and youtube has copyright violations galore.
Are they TRYING to start a shooting civil war?
Incorrect, if the goal is the European style law. Links are copyright material in their scheme.
Innocent users will go a-hunting.
CONSERVATIVES will be targeted.
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