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Does this change anything? Isn't criminal copyright infringement already a thing?


Lookup "streaming loophole". This new law would make commercially offering a service of pirated content a felony whereas previously, it would have been a misdemeanor.


Goodbye IPTV... it was really good while it lasted.


This is an alternate angle, which allows prosecution without trying to count how many copies were streamed.




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