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ExtremeBank_Adam 06-01-2011 11:03 PM
It's now a crime to share your password in Tennessee
 
I'm sure this would work for porn sites as well...

http://www2.tbo.com/entertainment/br...ill-ar-234215/

Quote:
Tennessee passes web entertainment theft bill
By The Associated Press
Published: June 01, 2011
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --

State lawmakers in country music's capital have passed a groundbreaking measure that would make it a crime to use a friend's login ? even with permission ? to listen to songs or watch movies from services such as Netflix or Rhapsody.

The bill, which has been signed by the governor, was pushed by recording industry officials to try to stop the loss of billions of dollars to illegal music sharing. They hope other states will follow.

The legislation was aimed at hackers and thieves who sell passwords in bulk, but its sponsors acknowledge it could be employed against people who use a friend's or relative's subscription.

While those who share their subscriptions with a spouse or other family members under the same roof almost certainly have nothing to fear, blatant offenders ? say, college students who give their logins to everyone on their dormitory floor ? could get in trouble.

?What becomes not legal is if you send your user name and password to all your friends so they can get free subscriptions,? said the bill's House sponsor, Rep. Gerald McCormick.

Under the measure, download services that believe they are getting ripped off can go to law enforcement authorities and press charges.

The bill expands an existing law used to prosecute people who steal cable television or leave restaurants without paying for their meals. It adds ?entertainment subscription service? to the list of services protected by the law.

Tennessee would become the first state to update its theft-of-cable laws for the 21st century and address the new trend toward Internet delivery of entertainment, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

?I think it's stupid,? college student Josh Merbitz said of the law. The 20-year-old music education major at Middle Tennessee State University said he watches Netflix movies online using the password of his friend's father, with the father's permission.

Stealing $500 or less of entertainment would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of $2,500. Theft with a higher price tag would be a felony, with heavier penalties.

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam told reporters earlier this week that he wasn't familiar with the details of the legislation, but given the large recording industry presence in Nashville, he favors ?anything we can do to cut back? on music piracy.

The recording industry, a major taxpayer in Tennessee, loses money when users share accounts for music services instead of paying separately.

Mitch Glazier, executive vice president of public policy for the RIAA, said the bill is a necessary protective measure as digital technology evolves. The music industry has seen its domestic revenue plunge by more than half in 10 years, from $15 billion to $7 billion, he said.

Bill Ramsey, a Nashville lawyer who practices both entertainment law and criminal defense, said that he doubts the law would be used to ban people in the same household from sharing subscriptions, and that small-scale violations involving a few people would, in any case, be difficult to detect. But ?when you start going north of 10 people, a prosecutor might look and say, `Hey, you knew it was stealing,?? Ramsey said.

Music industry officials said they usually catch people who steal and resell logins in large quantities because they advertise.

Among the measure's critics is public defender David Doyle, who said the wording is too vague and overly broad. He said an ?entertainment subscription? could be interpreted to mean a magazine subscription or a health club membership.

Kelly Kruger, an 18-year-old aerospace major at Middle Tennessee State University, said she likes to watch Netflix movies online in her dorm by logging in with her mother's account information. Kruger said she hands out the login information to friends who don't live with her.

Even with a law against it, ?I think people will keep doing it, like illegal downloading,? Kruger said.

iggysick 06-02-2011 12:05 AM
that sound good

sponsorpimp 06-02-2011 12:10 AM
Sounds Good...

Chosen 06-02-2011 12:17 AM
Good news :thumbsup

GatorB 06-02-2011 03:56 AM
Really? That's good news. You're fucking morons. And it'll be thrown out in court.

GatorB 06-02-2011 04:09 AM
Quote:
Under the measure, download services that believe they are getting ripped off can go to law enforcement authorities and press charges.
yes yes. The same idiot passing this law are also cutting back funding for law enforcement. Cnsidering Tennessee is #1 in the US for meth labs and has a high rate of sexual offenders yes let's waste precious resources on this shit. I know I'll feel more secure knowing the guy running a meth lab got his sentence cut short to make room for the guy passing out his Netflix password.

DamianJ 06-02-2011 04:41 AM
Other crazy laws from that state:

You can’t shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

Hollow logs may not be sold.

More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.

It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.

“Crimes against nature” are prohibited.

Ministers are to be dedicated to God and therefore are not eligible to hold a seat in either House of the Legislature.

Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.

Giving and receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.

Stealing a horse is punishible by hanging.

No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.

It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

The definition of “dumb animal” includes every living creature.

Interracial marriages are illegal.

Tattooing a minor is a misdemeanor.

It is illegal to dare a child to purchase a beer.

It is illegal to place tacks on a highway.

Skunks may not be carried into the state.

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/tennessee

Adwank Pro 06-02-2011 04:50 AM
Its about money
 
Try to think how much money the gov lose about people who don`t pay for the music tax`s. And I sure do you get the answer. :thumbsup

Sid70 06-02-2011 05:07 AM
mywankerclub3457 is a password, but what domain? damn, all of them!

Falabala 06-02-2011 05:14 AM
Quote:
“What becomes not legal is if you send your user name and password to all your friends so they can get free subscriptions,” said the bill's House sponsor, Rep. Gerald McCormick.
Mhmm... what if I had someone's username and password of someone who I wanted to see end up in court or jail, or even financially bankrupt through no fault of his own... While remaining the 'anonymous donator', of course.

Think yer laws through, boys! If even a kindergartener can see the flaws in the plan, it's probably not very good.

Edit; doesn't this also put individuals at risk who actually paid for subscriptions, but had their username/password information stolen and then published on the internet? How is that going to stand up in court? And would bugmenot.com become illegal in TN?

elmy 06-02-2011 05:23 AM
sound good

TheDoc 06-02-2011 05:37 AM
You people in support of this need to get your head checked, your brains must be full of mashed up stupidity that has collected over the years or something..... use your head, if you can.

GatorB 06-02-2011 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDoc (Post 18188307)
You people in support of this need to get your head checked, your brains must be full of mashed up stupidity that has collected over the years or something..... use your head, if you can.
They think that the government in TN actually cares about porn. They actually think that this law will help them get password thieves that come from that state. Tennessee doesn't care about porn. They'd be more than happy if you went out of business. They won't help you ONE iota with password thieves. In fact if one did file a complaint more than likely Tennessee will probably level obscenity charges against their website.

TheDoc 06-02-2011 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by GatorB (Post 18188354)
They think that the government in TN actually cares about porn. They actually think that this law will help them get password thieves that come from that state. Tennessee doesn't care about porn. They'd be more than happy if you went out of business. They won't help you ONE iota with password thieves. In fact if one did file a complaint more than likely Tennessee will probably level obscenity charges against their website.
You're giving way too much credit to the people in our Industry. Most hear the world anti-piracy and start clapping like a retard on crack.

PR_Glen 06-02-2011 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by GatorB (Post 18188196)
yes yes. The same idiot passing this law are also cutting back funding for law enforcement. Cnsidering Tennessee is #1 in the US for meth labs and has a high rate of sexual offenders yes let's waste precious resources on this shit. I know I'll feel more secure knowing the guy running a meth lab got his sentence cut short to make room for the guy passing out his Netflix password.
oh yeah.. every time i go there i can't stop running into meth labs and pedophiles... it's another sodom and gomorrah....

TheDoc 06-02-2011 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by PR_Glen (Post 18188403)
oh yeah.. every time i go there i can't stop running into meth labs and pedophiles... it's another sodom and gomorrah....
Are you saying it's not an extreme problem? Because without question, it is an EXTREME problem... if you add up all the other drugs together, meth is kick its ass....

If you want to see it, trade in your nice life style and go live in a tailor park for a few weeks, it won't take long before you see the drugs and the incest.

GatorB 06-02-2011 06:26 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PR_Glen (Post 18188403)
oh yeah.. every time i go there i can't stop running into meth labs and pedophiles... it's another sodom and gomorrah....
Hey moron TN is the #1 state for meth labs. FACT. Ok tell me I don't know anything about that state I happen to live in. Fucking idiot.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/01...eth-lab-busts/

For the first time since 2003, a state other than Missouri is leading the nation in methamphetamine lab busts and seizures.

Tennessee had 2,082 meth lab incidents in 2010, the state's meth task force director, Tom Farmer, said Tuesday. That tops Missouri's total of 1,960.


Oh TN is 14th in number of sex offenders registered.

http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/doc...fender-map.pdf

Falabala 06-02-2011 08:06 AM
Heh, #1 state for meths? 14th for registered sex offenders? You're starting to make the USA sound like the land of the drugs and sexual assault. But let's not forget that getting on the sex offender registry is *very* easy (Ever had to pee really bad? Had sex in public? That can land you on the sex offender registry...)

GatorB 06-02-2011 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Falabala (Post 18188684)
But let's not forget that getting on the sex offender registry is *very* easy (Ever had to pee really bad? Had sex in public? That can land you on the sex offender registry...)
Um no it won't.

HardlinkSells 06-02-2011 11:51 AM
Meth labs in tennessee are a growing problem. Maybe once a week, I see on the news, that a meth lab got busted. Nothing new here. I love tennessee.

I share my netflix account with about 9 people and do I care about this law, not really.

Sex offenders live on prettę much every road in tennessee, nothing new.

LedZep 06-02-2011 12:02 PM
Are there more inbreds in Tennessee, Alabama or Mississippi?

Falabala 06-02-2011 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by GatorB (Post 18189394)
Um no it won't.
Thanks for making it sound even worse than I thought it was o.O

96ukssob 06-02-2011 12:35 PM
cant wait till someone gets busted for this :1orglaugh

marlboroack 06-02-2011 12:53 PM
You are here by sentenced 4 months in Tennessee State Prison without the choice of parole for sharing your password. After release you will be ordered 420 hours of community service. "Tap with the wooden hammer thing."


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