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U.S. House Reps Pushing More Stringent Version of PROTECT IP
hurricanemaxi pon lis 31, 2011 3:50 pm
If passed this could spell trouble for YouTube
Most people that use the internet will agree that the amount of trademark infringement on the web is massive and the amount of pirated software, games, and other content continually grows. For a long time, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has protected websites like Google and YouTube from any prosecution by copyright holders due to content posted by users.
The DMCA appears to be in danger with a new bill that two members of the U.S. House of Representatives plan to push soon. The bill is a new version of a Senate bill called the PROTECT IP Act that was approved by the Senate in May of this year. By all accounts, the House version of the PROTECT IP Act is more stringent and more harmful to the internet than the Senate version.
The House version of the PROTECT IP bill is seeking to add new legal liabilities for websites and online services that host user-generated content. That means that the bill would make sites like YouTube liable to copyright holders if someone posts their copyrighted content to the site even if the host of the content doesn't know it's there. The details on the House bill comes from a liberal civil liberties group called Demand Progress that is opposing the bill.
The Senate version of the bill already allows the DOJ to seek court orders that would force search engines like Google and ISPs to stop sending traffic to websites that are accused of copyright infringement. The same bill would also allow the copyright holder to seek a court order requiring credit card and payment processing firms and advertising networks to stop working with sites accused of infringement.
Assuming Demand Progress is accurate with what the House bill is requesting, it would overturn parts of the DMCA that have protected YouTube and Google in the past from suits by copyright holders. The House bill is being sponsored by Representatives Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, and Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, and will be introduced this week.
Demand Progress' David Segal said, "We ask even those lawmakers who are leaning towards supporting it to hold back for now, decline cosponsorship, and listen to opponents' concerns. The Senate version of PROTECT IP will stifle free speech and innovation -- and all indications are that the House version will be even worse."
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Most people that use the internet will agree that the amount of trademark infringement on the web is massive and the amount of pirated software, games, and other content continually grows. For a long time, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has protected websites like Google and YouTube from any prosecution by copyright holders due to content posted by users.
The DMCA appears to be in danger with a new bill that two members of the U.S. House of Representatives plan to push soon. The bill is a new version of a Senate bill called the PROTECT IP Act that was approved by the Senate in May of this year. By all accounts, the House version of the PROTECT IP Act is more stringent and more harmful to the internet than the Senate version.
The House version of the PROTECT IP bill is seeking to add new legal liabilities for websites and online services that host user-generated content. That means that the bill would make sites like YouTube liable to copyright holders if someone posts their copyrighted content to the site even if the host of the content doesn't know it's there. The details on the House bill comes from a liberal civil liberties group called Demand Progress that is opposing the bill.
The Senate version of the bill already allows the DOJ to seek court orders that would force search engines like Google and ISPs to stop sending traffic to websites that are accused of copyright infringement. The same bill would also allow the copyright holder to seek a court order requiring credit card and payment processing firms and advertising networks to stop working with sites accused of infringement.
Assuming Demand Progress is accurate with what the House bill is requesting, it would overturn parts of the DMCA that have protected YouTube and Google in the past from suits by copyright holders. The House bill is being sponsored by Representatives Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican, and Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, and will be introduced this week.
Demand Progress' David Segal said, "We ask even those lawmakers who are leaning towards supporting it to hold back for now, decline cosponsorship, and listen to opponents' concerns. The Senate version of PROTECT IP will stifle free speech and innovation -- and all indications are that the House version will be even worse."
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