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Bills introduced in Congress extend strict copyright enforcement to Web
- By: ASNE staff
- On: 05/26/2011 15:19:00
- In: Freedom of the press
Leahy's bill could help ASNE member news organizations repel chronic content thieves, while S. 978 is aimed at websites that stream copyrighted audio or video without a license or other permission. According to a blog post by ASNE general counsel Kevin Goldberg, the latter has “serious muscle behind it” and “will get some attention and movement.”
Two copyright-related bills recently introduced in the Senate up the ante considerably in the infringement game. First, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., introduced the “Protect IP Act of 2011” (S. 968), which enhances the power of the Department of Justice to shut down websites that engage in repeated and egregious copyright offenses. And Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Christopher Coons, D-Del., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced S. 978, which creates felony penalties for illegal streaming of copyrighted music and video. Leahy's bill could help ASNE member news organizations repel chronic content thieves, while S. 978 is aimed at websites that stream copyrighted audio or video without a license or other permission. According to a blog post by ASNE general counsel Kevin Goldberg, the latter has “serious muscle behind it” and “will get some attention and movement.”