Some of you may have heard of this, and some may not have. I only heard of it recently as the message is currently being passed around YouTube.
There is currently a bill going through congress in the US called Bill S.978. This bill is against Streaming supposedly 'Infringing' content across the internet. Now I know what your thinking, "Stop with the fancy words and cut to the chase Joe, what does this mean for me?" Well you little impatient douche-bag, this is what I means for you and me.
IF this bill gets passed this means that you will no longer be able to watch the next episode of 'One Tree Hill' online anymore, or if you do the person who uploaded it will be finned a HUGE sum of money and even be put in Prison for 5 YEARS!
But this doesn't just apply to TV Shows, it also applies to watching Movies online and even watching A gaming video on the Internet! Let's say you want to watch a Playthrough/Let's Play of a game that you are stuck on. Well if this Bill is passed that means that there will be nothing for it. This means any gaming livestreams, let's plays, montages and even Coverage of E3.
Don't let us go back to the Dark Age of Gaming and vote against this bill at http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s978/show
Thank you for reading
Joe out...
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