White House Wants New Copyright Law Crackdown

An anonymous reader writes "The White House is concerned that 'illegal streaming of content' may not be covered by criminal law, saying 'questions have arisen about whether streaming constitutes the distribution of copyrighted works.' To resolve that ambiguity, it wants a new law to 'clarify that infringement by streaming, or by means of other similar new technology, is a felony in appropriate circumstances'""

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[bigstrat2003]

Because it's fucking wrong. That's why. A creator has the right to, as part of the terms of selling his work, require that the receiver not make copies for anyone else. Copyright is the best way to legally enforce this (unless you want to make everyone have to sign a contract when they buy stuff), so a violation of copyright is a violation of the creator's natural rights (that is, the right to only engage in a transaction under the conditions he agrees to).