They don't like it when we expose the truth or make fun of their lying ways.. :-)

Let's see a show of hands for those who give a *^&%# ... I don't see any hands :-)

Lynda

By Dean Garrison

On July 18, 2019, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 1273, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019 (CASE Act), legislation that will provide U.S. creators with a viable means for defending their copyrighted works through the creation of a small claims tribunal within the U.S. Copyright Office.

The bill was co-sponsored in the Senate by Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI). Original House co-sponsors include: HJC Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and HJC IP Subcommittee Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA), as well as Judy Chu (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).

The legislation creates a voluntary small claims board within the Copyright Office that will provide copyright owners with an alternative to the expensive process of bringing copyright claims, including infringement and misrepresentation under 512(f), in federal court. This new board, called the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), would allow recovery in each case of up to $30,000 in damages total, with a cap of $15,000 in statutory damages per work infringed.

Source: Copyright Alliance
https://copyrightalliance.org/news-events/copyright-news-newsletters/copyright-small-claims/

Here we go America!

Whether you share an LOL cat or a picture of AOC trying to use a garbage disposal, it may not matter.

If someone holds a copyright to the photo you are sharing, they can take you to court and you can be forced to pay up to $15,000….

…if this bill passes.

It doesn’t matter if you profit financially from sharing that mem