The recently unveiled COVID-19 stimulus bill contains a series of measures that not only have nothing to do with the coronavirus but could lead to prison time and huge fines for creators and providers of video sharing services that are accused of copyright infringement.
The controversial copyright-related amendments to the bill are listed under "TITLE II—INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY."
The first of these amendments is "2319C. Illicit digital transmission services" which will make it illegal for a person to "willfully, and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain" provide a "digital transmission service" to the public that is "primarily designed or provided for the purpose of publicly performing works protected under title 17 without the authority of the copyright owner or the law."
This amendment proposes up to 10 years in prison for repeat offenses.
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