US Department of Justice to consider making illegal streaming a felony
The Department of Justice has put forward recommendations to the House Judiciary Committee to make illegal streaming a felony in the US.
In a hearing titled Copyright Remedies on Thursday (July 24), acting deputy assistant attorney general David Bitkower cited research which showed bandwidth consumed by illegal video streaming grew 470% between 2010 and 2012.
Under current copyright law, illegal streaming is classed as a ‘public performance’ and is treated as a misdemeanour, unlike illegal downloading which is a felony. ...
Login to access this article
To access this article you need to be a subscriber. If you are a subscriber login below.
Login NowSubscribe
If you have previously taken a trial you will need to subscribe to access this article.
Subscribe Now
