bill S.978 could really mess up the video game industry

[yoshi12]

Here's the video that you might want to check out.

ALERT! Bill S.978 Will SHUT DOWN Gaming Videos and Streams EVERYWHERE

If this law gets passed, any copyrighted material wouldn't be allowed on the internet. This includes music, TV Shows, Movies, and as it's currently worded now, video games. This would completely kill the gaming industry if you couldn't watch any footage of a game that you're considering buying.

Discuss.

 

[SuperZambezi]

Yeah, I read about this a while ago. Half of Youtube would be wiped out if it became law.

 

[yoshi12]

Yeah, I read about this a while ago. Half of Youtube would be wiped out if it became law.

Yeah. Youtube would go to hell if this becomes a law.

 

[Vipsoccermaster]

Wow, I totally agree with him. We won't be able to see game play of games, LPs of games, listen to music anything like that anymore if it does pass. A lot of businesses he mentioned will lose a lot of money, like trillions. It's not fair if you can's know about a game you want to know more of. It's what he said, ridiculous.

 

[cookieboy17]

I wonder why they're doing this though, like the logic behind it. I mean it's not like they're intentionally trying to screw up sites like YouTube or IGN.

 

[Dolly]

I can't imagine this bill getting passed. It would really restrict the internet. Movie trailers and video game footage would be totally trashed. And then I couldn't watch any movies/television shows through Hulu or Netflix...

 

[cookieboy17]

Ok a little research later I realize that sites like IGN actually wouldn't get ruined by this. I don't wanna get into the details of it but basically it's just making something that's already illegal illegal now. Go figure.

I mean sites like Netflix and IGN will still get permission from companies to display their products and all that jazz I think. I didn't watch the video posted here but yeah basically posting video game content or movie content is already illegal. They just wanna further push for it now. But some companies, mainly video game companies, support user uploaded YouTube videos. I mean some videos games allow you to directly upload videos (PS3 only if I'm right) from the game to YouTube so why would they be against this. If this were to get passed I don't see why their stance would change.

 

[yoshi_7]

If this shit gets passed, youtube will get destroyed. And as a result game companies will probably suffer sale losses

 

[Troll]

Moronic capitalism at it's finest.

 

[Justin5267]

Probably won't pass anyways, also what is the  point of this bill anyways?

 

[Snowy620]

Probably won't pass anyways, also what is the  point of this bill anyways?

To copyright video games.

 

[Ether]

This bill is balls, but everyone with a brain knows that.

 

[Billy12510]

This bill is balls, but everyone with a brain knows that.

So that means everyone outside of Washington?

This bill will never pass. That's what I hope anyways.

 

[cookieboy17]

Probably won't pass anyways, also what is the  point of this bill anyways?

To copyright video games.

It's already copyrighted. What's on YouTube as far as video games is already illegal lol. Just doesn't get enforced much minus one or two companies.

 

[yoshi12]

Probably won't pass anyways, also what is the  point of this bill anyways?

To stop people from posting any copyrighted material such as as music, movies, tv shows, and video games (footage, music, and pictures)

 

[Amatatomba]

Its not reasonably enforceable so it doesn't matter if it passes.

 

[cookieboy17]

Its not reasonably enforceable so it doesn't matter if it passes.

Yeah a lot of companies actually like users uploading videos of their content (minus the emulators probably) for the exposure. Rockstar apparently doesn't like it and removes a lot of videos but you never really here about Activision getting mad about it.

 

[yoshi12]

Its not reasonably enforceable so it doesn't matter if it passes.

Yeah a lot of companies actually like users uploading videos of their content (minus the emulators probably) for the exposure.

Yeah. I actually think that Emulator videos should be removed since they are illegal. But normal playthroughs shouldn't be taken down because of the good publicity it brings. There are so many games that wouldn't have become popular without the help of the internet.

 

[MLYW]

Fools, the internet is unstoppable, this won't change a thing if it passes.

 

[AegisReflector]

Don't companies know that increased attention via YouTube/other video sites equals more profit? Idiots.