The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved making illegal streaming of commercial videos and television shows over the Internet a felony in most cases and will now go to the full Senate for consideration, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Commercial Felony Streaming Act (S. 978) eliminates the loophole that differentiates illegal streaming from illegal downloading, considering both as “financially devastating for the industry.”
“Stealing is stealing, regardless of the means in which the product is being received,” says IFTA President Jean Prewitt.
According to the report, the penalty is increased to up to five years in prison when it involves 10 or more instances of streaming over a 180-day period. The retail value of the streamed video must exceed $2,500, or the licenses to the material must be worth more than $5,000.
This legislation, which follows the recommendation made by the White House Office of U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement, is supported by the Obama administration and several entertainment industry coalitions.
If they want to make streaming equal to downloading, they should take into consideration that into their licensing schemes. I’ll license the complete works of George Lucas in my next live stream for the cost of a DVD box set, please.
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I am more concerned about it’s impact on services such as Netflix. It seems to imply that sharing an account is now a felony, but many families share their Netflix the way they traditionally share the same TV service. If I am the owner of the account and walk away from the TV, would everyone in the room still watching the TV be felons?