Senate bill makes illegal Internet streaming a felony [View All]

"Those who illegally stream live video or audio over the Internet could face up to five years in prison under legislation recently introduced to the U.S. Senate.

Ars Technica reported that Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) proposed a bill last week that would make "illegal streaming" of copyrighted content a felony.

Under current law, copyright infringement already carries felony penalties, but questions have been raised about whether broadcasting audio or video live over the Internet could be considered the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted works."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/17/senate-bill-makes-illegal-internet-streaming-a-felony/

This isn't to protect copyrights, this is to protect the mass media, monopolistic practices that Congress has allowed for years

The public airwaves, are the publics, not the corporations

If they don't want a signal received then scramble it