Congress creates new copyright court that could make trolling easier

Congress creates new copyright court that could make trolling easier

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/congress-creates-new-copyright-court-that-could-make-trolling-easier/

Members of Congress were given just a few hours to read the massive 5,600-page spending bill that passed both legislative chambers on Monday evening. In addition to authorizing $900 billion in COVID relief spending and $1.4 trillion in other spending, the package also included a number of smaller bills that would not have otherwise become law this legislative session.

These included two significant changes to copyright law. One was the Protecting Lawful Streaming Act of 2020, legislation that Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced two weeks ago. The act makes it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to run a pirate streaming service.