Okay, what I see in the text of the actual bill is a lot of what they can or can't do to the people behind the "crime" but little to nothing about what the crime is.

"the owner or operator of such Internet site is committing or facilitating the commission of criminal violations punishable under section 2318, 2319, 2319A, 2319B, or 2320, or chapter 90, of title 18, United States Code; and

(3) the Internet site would, by reason of acts described in paragraph (1), be subject to seizure in the United States in an action brought by the Attorney General if such site were a domestic Internet site."


So what I see it saying is that if the people are committing the crime (I can't find what the definition of the crime is anywhere yet) then the US government can basically deal with them as if they've committed the crime via any other mainstream media.

In short, reading it over quickly in the legalese, I THINK it's stating that people on the internet will be held to the same standards as all other media, i.e. if a newspaper printed a copywritten picture without permission, they could be charged... so now if a internet site posts a copywritten picture, they can be charged the same as that newspaper.

Again, I have yet to see what the definition of the "internet crime" is, nor do I see anything about half the stuff people are ranting on.

The guy ranting in the video isn't really giving any sort of facts from the legislation. instead, he's ranting that companies that made/offered methods that were used to bypass copyright laws are now behind the proposed legislation. Honestly, his ranting sounds a lot like someone saying that MP3 players are responsible for someone downloading a pirated copy of a song. If they are doing "XX" now, then it's ALREADY legal, not proposed legislation. Again, nothing I see in the actual legislation is saying "makes XX a felony when it's been legal before".

The guy who posted tons of TV shows and movies for people to watch was wrong, just like any other pirate posting copywritten material. I mean, if you take the time and effort to create a film, you want people to pay you to watch it... then they instead make tons of copies of the DVD and give them away or sell them, that's piracy. Just because instead of making a hard copy, you post them on your website... why is it then okay?

Again, if there's some text somewhere that shows how this is anything but enforcing the existing copyright type laws on the internet just like they currently enforce the existing copyright laws on older forms of media, I would like to see it. I like to be fully informed.