This isn't specifically about pool.
But considering how many streams there are where you have some type of background music going on either on the radio, or from an ipod at a tournament venue, it will be interesting to see how this pans out and if pool somehow will be affected.
URGENT: Congress Wants To Make Streaming A Felony
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/ten_strikes?source=fb
Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new "Ten Strikes" bill
Here they go again: The big business lobbyists who are behind the Internet Blacklist Bill are already making the sequel. THIS WEEK Senators will be voting on a "Ten Strikes" bill to make it a felony to stream copyrighted content -- like music in the background of a Youtube video -- more than ten times.
As the writers at TechDirt point out, under this bill you could go to jail for posting video of your friends singing karaoke:
The entertainment industry is freaking out about sites that embed and stream infringing content, and want law enforcement to put people in jail over it, rather than filing civil lawsuits.... We already pointed to one possibility: that people embedding YouTube videos could face five years in jail. Now, others are pointing out that it could also put kids who lip sync to popular songs, and post the resulting videos on YouTube, in jail as well.
That's right: Ten strikes and you could get jail time. Less than two weeks ago, the Hollywood industry magazine, Variety, reported, "Industry lobbyists pressed House members on Wednesday to pass legislation that would make illegal streaming of movies, TV shows and other types of content a felony...."
Text of the bill is here.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-978
But considering how many streams there are where you have some type of background music going on either on the radio, or from an ipod at a tournament venue, it will be interesting to see how this pans out and if pool somehow will be affected.
URGENT: Congress Wants To Make Streaming A Felony
http://act.demandprogress.org/act/ten_strikes?source=fb
Tell Congress to oppose S. 978, the new "Ten Strikes" bill
Here they go again: The big business lobbyists who are behind the Internet Blacklist Bill are already making the sequel. THIS WEEK Senators will be voting on a "Ten Strikes" bill to make it a felony to stream copyrighted content -- like music in the background of a Youtube video -- more than ten times.
As the writers at TechDirt point out, under this bill you could go to jail for posting video of your friends singing karaoke:
The entertainment industry is freaking out about sites that embed and stream infringing content, and want law enforcement to put people in jail over it, rather than filing civil lawsuits.... We already pointed to one possibility: that people embedding YouTube videos could face five years in jail. Now, others are pointing out that it could also put kids who lip sync to popular songs, and post the resulting videos on YouTube, in jail as well.
That's right: Ten strikes and you could get jail time. Less than two weeks ago, the Hollywood industry magazine, Variety, reported, "Industry lobbyists pressed House members on Wednesday to pass legislation that would make illegal streaming of movies, TV shows and other types of content a felony...."
Text of the bill is here.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-978