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Forums - Bricks in Motion » General Film Discussion » USA To pass bill to make video streaming illegal
We'll move to Vimeo
If copyrighted objects (such as lego) are to be added in this Bill, then what about everything else that's copyrighted and is an object: A brand of t-shirts, A type of book shown, A website shown(?).
I'm not sure it will be objects, but just music, shows, games etc.
Also, I'd sign that petition, but I'm not a big fan of giving out my address. I'm sorry.
We'll all move to some other country. xD
But, actually, I'd do that if it were the only way to brickfilm.
Thank god I live in England, heh heh. The govourment has enough time on their hands, with the protest etc etc
We'll move to Vimeo
Uhh, you know that this refers to ALL the internet, right?
LEGO is patented. At the moment if you want to make money from a video with LEGO in it, you techincally have to contact The LEGO Company and get their permission. I've heard that they almost always say no (because it's a lot less effort to say no than it is to say yes, and they don't gain anything by saying yes). However, the fact that there are a whole bunch of people on the internet making money from brickfilms leads me to believe that using LEGO will not get you in trouble if this passes.
We'll all move to some other country. xD
But, actually, I'd do that if it were the only way to brickfilm.
Well, Youtube is run by Google, and Google HQ is in the U.S. so I'd assume It would force them to take down all the videos (from other countries as well)
EDIT: same goes for Vimeo- since vimeo headquarters is in New York somewhere. (google's is in California)
Last edited by Mason (July 4, 2011 (09:32am))
Well, this is bad. I'm not trying to gain money from my brickfilms, I just wanted to do them for fun but now they're going to pass out this awkward copyright thing that has never appeared before. Is this for all countries?
It's in the US legislature, so it only applies to the US. An American law cannot be enforced in another sovereign country unless that country enacts the same law.
As I've said before, this law is bullcrap. The internet masses won't stand for this (i.e. Anonymous, 4chan, lulzsec, memebase, etc.). I can only predict a rise in cyber attacks against government websites and against corporate websites, as well as a thriving black market (i.e. the pirate bay). Should this law pass, it'll be a digital prohibition, and it'll get nasty.
Last edited by mcoov (July 4, 2011 (10:14am))
I seem to remember that Lego lost the copyright on the Lego brick. They probably did, or else Mega Blocks wouldn't be around. And besides, they're saying copyrighted works, not objects. That means things from movies, TV shows, ect. That shouldn't apply to products. Maybe this will cut down on brickfilms with Lego's lisenced themes. Star Wars, Batman, and the like are all copyrighted. But what about if they don't allow Lego at all? There could be a way around it. What if we could put discaimers at the ends of videos, like this: "This video isn't an official Lego video, Lego is a trademark of the Lego group... blah, blah, blah". But if we have to stop making brickfilms, we won't stand for it. I think mcoov is right about that part.
I would move if this actually happens. 
Just kidding. I'd be mad, though.
If this law passes, SOO much crap will happen. Riots, attackings, and oh, don't get me STARTED on the Rick Rolls.
Last edited by Chris W. (July 4, 2011 (11:19am))
Looks like I'm going to jail.
-JK
Wait till lulzsec gets a hear bout this.
http://technologymob.com/2011/06/the-end-of-lulzsec/
Lets celebrate the 4th of July by stripping America of all its entertainment!
And because most of the government in the UK are tweed-wearing, fox hunting, tea drinking, pigeon shooting, mansion living, upper-class twits - this law will definitely pass on to the UK.
I can see that illegal downloads may make companies lose money, but right of free-speech? Non-Profit videos created for solely entertainment - and even PROMOTING any material used? IS THE WORLD ENDING?!?!?
Proof that bureaucracy really is stripping us of any enjoyment in life...I'm off to read '1984' and cry at its irony....
Last edited by Max Butcher (July 4, 2011 (12:18pm))
Yes, the world is slowly ending, much the way it did 1,535 years ago. [/cynicism]
... 2012 IS the end! 
-JK
Yo dawg. So we heard you like... lego videos so we... uh oh, copy-right infringement. Goodbye.
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