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S.978 - Commercial Felony Streaming Act
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Senator Coons Admits That SOPA 'Really Did Pose Some Risk To The Internet'
See update at the bottom. A few folks have been sending over a recent article from Hillicon Valley, in which Senator Chris Coons, a co-sponsor of PIPA admits that SOPA "really did pose some risk to the internet." Coons said it was "truly ...
South Carolina hosts Furman on Wednesday night
COLUMBIA – South Carolina (36-12) returns home for a non-conference tilt vs. Furman (22-25) on Wednesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at Carolina Stadium. The game will be televised live on FS South and FS Carolinas with Andy Demetra and Trey Dyson calling the ...
South Carolina baseball notebook
South Carolina defeated Davidson last Wednesday and won two of three games at Arkansas to win the series vs. the Razorbacks. The Gamecocks are now 36-11 and 16-8 in the SEC. South Carolina is currently tied for first place in the Southeastern Conference ..
Harris Corporation Awarded $10 Million Contract To Deploy Public Safety Communications System In Pittsylvania County, Virginia
The Harris P25 IP (Project 25 to the Power of Internet Protocol) 700 MHz radio system will provide secure and reliable communications for the more than 1,000 first responders across the county’s 978 square miles and will allow direct ...
Where to worship on Cape Ann during Easter weekend
Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington St. Easter Sunday 7 a.m. service at Squam Rock with the Schola Cantorum and its "Tableau Vivant." Breakfast, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., Cove Room; worship, 10 a.m. in the sanctuary; Easter egg hunt, Annisquam Pasture; 978 .
Political will, not America, is ‘on the decline’
What do voter identification, gay marriage, “Right to Work,” contraception and illegal video streaming have in common? At the state and national levels, these issues are making front page headlines and top of the evening broadcasts from ...
Major Label-Owned Vevo Caught Publicly Streaming NFL Game Off Of 'Rogue Site'
...been trying to pass bills that would make such streaming a felony in and of itself. Senator Amy Klobuchar's streaming felony bill, S.978 -- the one that would potentially put Justin Bieber at risk -- as well as SOPA, both had provisions that made public
For It Before They Were Against It: Google Spent $400K On SOPA Lobbying
According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and the DMCA. The question, then, is whether the ...
For It Before They Were Against It: Google Spent $400K On SOPA Lobbying
According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Google spent approximately $390,000 (out of $3,760,000.00 total) on SOPA and PIPA lobbying including efforts to educate lawmakers on SOPA and the DMCA. The question, then, is whether the ...
SOPA/PIPA Dead ...For Now.
...Yes! We now have not only a notable win against SOPA and PIPA, but to other bills similer to this aswell.(im looking at you, Bill S.978) But dont relax yet, for these bills may be down, but they are not out. The one thing we can do now is to make sure t
Do you know where Delaware's members of Congress stand on SOPA and PIPA?
The battle has been going on for months, and is starting to heat up. Do you know where Delaware's Members of Congress Stand on technology legislation? Let's take a look. Representative John Carney (Democrat) Starting first with Representative John Carney .
SOPA Censorship Bill Creates Corporatist Media Monopoly
The SOPA and PIPA Bills are attempts by the corporatists to control the dialogue under the guise of stopping "piracy". On the one hand the proponents of SOPA site the need for jobs and then pass a law that will silence free exchange of ideas ...
Open burning season starts this weekend
Residents should not call the emergency number 911 or the department's 978-283-2424 number to request permission to burn, Dench emphasized. The requirement to call in each day is based on changing atmospheric conditions, such as wind and dryness ...
STOP SOPA NOW!
Do you like the internet? Do you like the freedom to distribute your information and the interaction you receive while surfing, blogging or just entertainment? “SOPA" H.R.3261 and PIPA S. 978 are designed to change all that Well its about to ...
SOPA: the public debate
...to push through for some time, and the current debate has evolved from two bills that inspired much of the language in SOPA — S.978, the Commercial Felony Streaming Act, and S.968, the Protect IP Act, or PIPA, which were both introduced in the Senate
Did You Embed The Leaked Trailer For Dark Knight Rises On Your Blog? Under SOPA, You May Face Jail Time
You may have heard that, over the weekend, the trailer for The Dark Knight Rises was leaked (eventually leading to the official release of the trailer). As tends to happen with these kinds of things, they spread pretty quickly and the video ...
Understanding SOPA: The House debates the Stop Online Piracy Act
Today, the House Judiciary Committee continued to wrestle the Stop Online Piracy Act before the second legislative session came to an abrupt end. The hearing picked up this morning after more than 20 amendments were rejected over the course of yesterday
Harvard Law Professor Explains Why Felony Streaming Provisions Do Put Justin Bieber At Risk Of Jail
There's been a bit of a back and forth over whether or not S.978 in the Senate and the felony streaming provisions of SOPA in the House would, in fact, put Justin Bieber at risk of jailtime for uploading videos of himself covering songs without ...
Massachusetts Pirate Party to hold Rally in defense of internet freedom
Net Neutrality has recently come under sudden and vigorous assault by cheaply disguised autocrats within the American Government who either don't recognize, or privately fear, the necessity of Free Information in a democratic world. Please join tomorrow's
Understanding SOPA: The House debates the Stop Online Piracy Act
...which was introduced to the House in October by a bipartisan group of 12 supporters. SOPA combines two Senate bills: S.968 and S.978. What would SOPA do? The bill would set up a system for the U.S. government to enforce copyright. It would grant the
Understanding SOPA: The House debates the Stop Online Piracy Act
What is SOPA and what would it mean for the web? Supporters of SOPA predictably include many names in traditional media distribution, like the MPAA, the RIAA, Comcast/NBCUniversal, and Viacom. The war over the controversial bill highlights a growing rift .
Porn, Justin Bieber and net neutrality: House copyright law inspires PR war
The House Judiciary Committee met Wednesday to hear witnesses discuss the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) — a highly anticipated and controversial piece of copyright enforcement legislation that has inspired a public relations war between ...
Today in Congress: a gun bill with a gag order for local cops
The House passed the rule for consideration of the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act, and completed consideration of H.R. 2838, the Coast Guard authorization bill, including the Republican rejection of the motion to recommit that would ...
Today in Congress: a gun bill with a gag order for local cops
...only supporters will be testifying—for H.R. 3261, the "Stop Online Piracy Act." The bill combines two Senate bills, S.968 and S.978, Pat Leahy's PROTECT IP Act and Amy Klobuchar's Commercial Felony Streaming Act, respectively. Klobuchar's bill, in par
Please Stop Using Justin Bieber in Your War Against Internet Censorship
When he's not allegedly coming on to women decades his senior or using Twitter as a weapon, tween-pop icon Justin Bieber rages against the machine of congressional Internet censorship. During a radio interview in late October, Bieber forcefully ...
US Senate faces the wrath of Bieber
Senator Amy Klobuchar's fairly blatant attempt to hand over more constitutional powers to her chums in the record companies appears to have backfired after she had ended up taking on the one of the biggest youth icons in the US. Short of insulting Twilight
STOP SOPA, SAVE THE INTERNET
Tiffiny from Fight for the Future sez, Google knows it. Viacom knows it. The Chamber of Commerce knows it. Internet democracy groups know it. BoingBoing knows it. But, the Internet hasn't been told yet -- we're going to get blown away by the end of the ...
When Even The Librarians Are Against SOPA...
...broadening the range of activities subject to criminal sanctions. Next up, the libraries point out that SOPA, unlike S.978 (the Senate's streaming bill), takes away the requirement that infringement be for commercial purposes to be declared criminal. F
Internet Freedom Threatened - by Stephen Lendman
On May 12, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D. MN) introduced "S. 978: A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes." Referred to the Judiciary Committee, June 22 hearings were held. ...
SOPA? E-PARASITE Act? Whatever It's Called, Here's A Primer on the Latest in ...
“The Protect IP Act is a proposed bill making its way through the Senate as S. 978 that aims to curb online counterfeiting, among other things… While the Protect IP Act's stated goals are beyond dispute —to prevent the online sale of counterfeit
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