This act is not yet the law of the land. The act still must win Senate approval and ultimately Presidential approval. The Senate could vote on the measure as early as next week.
The camcorders are not the only ones that should beware this new law. The bill includes provisions for internet piracy of music and films that make it easier for the Justice Department to go after online users that share large amounts of copyrighted material.
This act makes it possible for the Justice Department to go after Internet users that illegally share over 1,000 files online. The current law requires that prosecutors prove that such users willfully distributed the files. Some people were unaware that the programs used to exchange files, make the files the user downloads available. The new law will make it easier for prosecutors to go after such users. And also allows for coordination between the FBI and Internet service providers (ISP), by allowing the FBI to request that ISPs forward warning letters to their customers that are suspected of illegal file sharing.
The movie industry is understandably pleased
with the passage of the bill, however one provision they fought to keep
out of the bill was included. Known as the Family Movie Act, this
provision indemnifies companies that create technology that filters out
"offensive" content from films for home viewing.
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