Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
Yes, DMCA violations may land you in prison for up to a year. They would also be classed as a felony, which among other things would make it so you aren't able to vote.
This modification to the DMCA was silently slipped into a stimulus bill which is being voted on in **two days**.
Here is a video with more information: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=jGcO8U-Evo0
RE: USpol: DMCA
@polarisfm Does this also apply to people who file false DMCA takedowns?
RE: USpol: DMCA
@TerrorBite Not sure honestly. Maybe, but it wouldn't be in the best interest of the music industry or the film industry since they go after critics with the DMCA.
Criticism is one of the few things actually protected by Fair Use (even though certain people act as if it's somehow a bastion of artistic expression).
Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
@polarisfm what about outside of us jurisdiction but a neighbour towards the north but not a citizen of either the us or the neighbour, if I pirate stuff? 🤫
@lanodan Out of curiosity, what problem do you have with njal.la as a registrar?
I also missed their responses to legal threats. Whoever controls TPB now removed the pages, they're only viewable through the Wayback Machine. :(
@polarisfm Wow, that's a great exchange.
re: Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
@polarisfm ...
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@Ylfingr I'm glad you feel the same way.
re: Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
@Ylfingr No it shouldn't be. Passing regulations in other bills is actually illegal in other countries but is a common tactic to pass unpopular laws.
Every time a new "must-pass" law comes around (like yearly government budgets) you have to be hyperaware of what's in them because this is somehow part of the normal US political process.
re: Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
@polarisfm oh for fucks sake -C
Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
@polarisfm lmao garbage country
re: Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
Urgent uspol: DMCA violations might land you in prison (please boost)
@polarisfm Love how shit can just be attached to "Literally must pass else the entire world economy collapses because the US dollar" bills...
If this passes, I would encourage people who are concerned about prosecution under the new law to move hosting and domain registration to njal.la.
njal.la was founded by Peter Sunde (co-founder of The Pirate Bay) to allow for registry of domains (and now hosting) that are immune to copyright bullies.
njal.la's blog is also very similar to The Pirate Bay's old "legal" page.
This is one of my favorites, and is an exchange njal.la had with lawyers from The New York Times: https://njal.la/blog/about-those-threats/