The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved a measure today that would make illegal streaming of video over the Internet a felony offense in some cases, sending the proposed legislation to the full Senate.
The bill, S. 978, would make illegal video streaming for commercial purposes a felony punishable by as much as five years in prison if it involves 10 or more instances of streaming copyrighted works over a 180-day period. The retail value of the video must exceed $2,500, or the licenses to the material must be worth more than $5,000.
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