Stimulus Bill Would Illegal Streaming

As the entire country is awaiting their portion of the stimulus relief package that was proposed earlier this week congress has.

Stimulus bill would illegal streaming. Congress moves to pass the next covid 19 stimulus bill the copyright legislation may threaten content creators. Lord jim flickr creative commons graphic. I m not here to argue if 600 dollars per family is enough.

Under a new provision in the massive coronavirus relief and spending bill just passed by congress people who operate illegal streaming services could see up to 10 years in federal prison cnn. For one thing the bill includes a proposal from senator thom tillis a republican from north carolina that would make illegal streaming for profit a felony rather than just a misdemeanor with. Covid 19 stimulus bill could make illegal streaming a felony.

This illegal streaming addendum to the america covid 19 stimulus bill came about two weeks ago. According to the text of the spending and covid 19 relief bill being circulated illegal streaming for commercial profit could become a felony. How the us stimulus bill s new illegal streaming measures impact twitch.

If a proposal included in congress new coronavirus stimulus bill is passed illegal streaming of things like movies and music tracks could carry a penalty of up to 10 years in jail. Descrier the economic recovery and stimulus bill working its way through congress contains several provisions that would benefit the entertainment industry including a rider that would make illegal streaming of copyrighted content a felony offense. The covid 19 stimulus bill would make illegal.

Providing relief via direct assistance and loans to struggling individuals and businesses hit hard by covid 19 has been a priority. The problem here is that it was casually slid into this omnibus bill a bill that is incredibly important to millions of americans.