sincity Posted March 23, 2013 Posted March 23, 2013 Owners of websites that stream music and videos without the permission of copyright holders could soon be prosecuted as felons if Congress passes a new proposal from United States Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante. The Hill reports that Pallante is urging Congress to make illegal content streaming a felony that's on par with illegally making copyrighted content available for download. Pallante said that "there is a gap in the law" between content streaming and more traditional content piracy while contending that going after content streamers for misdemeanors wasn't enough to dissuade them. Continue reading... View the full article Quote
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