New stimulus bill makes illegal streaming a felony! Not sure how and if this affects IPTV but something to keep an eye on

by travelingtd

streaming illegally

SudoTheNym

Thank you Congress for putting such a thoughtful provision in a fucking plague relief bill. Your corporate overlords are pleased.

robhw

selling streams, not all streaming . . so the providers would be at risk as they currently are. . . I think there are a lot of providers offshore for this exact reason .

Richg542

The only change in the law is that it's going from a misdemeanor to a felony now....

BearcatQB

I'm sure if it's illegal nobody will do it. The war on drugs has been very successful so far right?

ForceMac10RushB

It won't affect it. It's not like it's legal to begin with.

aandras

It will affect the US market. If you read the new law it would be for commercial profit. Jyst think of the subs that are out there that themselves are not paying tax on.

keithkoloff

Maybe now these clowns on Facebook and IPTV reviewers on Youtube like Cablekill will STFU .

cyogenus

I cancelled cable tv in 2012 and havnt looked back and recently added a iptv for free and I didn’t miss much same boring crap on tv ancient aliens curse of oak island pawn stars and shitload of commercials. they need to have cable tv for $20 a month and call it a day.

bob_loblaw_brah

How does the law affect plex shares and appboxes?

Timbo303

This wouldn't affect the piracy scene at all, they literally hide their location to begin with. This just turns this into a felony for the hosters.

hboinay

It makes illegal streaming for profit a felony. Doesn't affect end users.

[deleted]

Of all the issues plaguing the US following the chaos of the last 4 years, IPTV the least of their priorities...

MrTooToo
Logan_MacGyver

is CCAM considered streaming?

FNP21

Trump isn’t signing the bill. :)

jimymac1958

Crossing my fingers 🤞