#1 Jul 01, 2011 7:13 PM

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Bill S.978 could remove all gaming footage from the internet if passed. (links)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hytigOSjJxc

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtex … l=s112-978

If this passes then i think we might be seeing the end of the internet gaming community.

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Re: Bill S.978 could remove all gaming footage from the internet if passed. (links)

If what is said is true, the game companies will be hurt more than anything.  Review videos help to boost sales of good games.
Frankly, I thing the bill may be misunderstood.
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Fair use, a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work, is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test. The term fair use originated in the United States. A similar principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law jurisdictions. Civil law jurisdictions have other limitations and exceptions to copyright.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use#F … and_parody

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Re: Bill S.978 could remove all gaming footage from the internet if passed. (links)

War, resetion, cuts in puplic sevise, and hunger.

*bleep* THAT THERE GAMING VIDIOS ON THE INTERNET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Bill S.978 could remove all gaming footage from the internet if passed. (links)

The bill is almost certain not to be passed. It's not "misunderstood"; at best, it'll undergo a revision/will be redefined. There's not much to worry about.

Aceedwin

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Re: Bill S.978 could remove all gaming footage from the internet if passed. (links)

I heard something about something that might have been this bill (despite being in England). Basically, the video game producers are the ones who want this bill passed. That way, people have to ask them for permission to use their footage for things like reviews. Boom. Reviewers now need to give a game a minimum score in order to actually do a review.

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