US Senators Urge Attorney General to Prosecute Pirate Streaming Services * TorrentFreak

US Senators Leahy and Tillis urge the newly appointed Attorney General Merrick Garland to put the new piracy streaming bill to use.

Walking Dead Producer Expects Revenue to Surge Thanks to Streaming Piracy Law * TorrentFreak

The movie industry can look forward to a stellar year if we go by recent comments from producer Anne Hurd, who's known for The Walking Dead and the Terminator trilogy. Hurd expects that the new felony streaming bill, which was approved late last year, will generate a revenue boost of up to 10%, returning "billions of dollars in stolen revenues." We're skeptical.

US Passes Spending Bill With CASE Act and Felony Streaming Proposal * TorrentFreak

US Congress has passed the spending bill which includes the CASE Act and a proposal to make streaming piracy a felony.

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New U.S. Streaming Piracy Bill Focuses on Commercial Services * TorrentFreak

US lawmakers announce a bill that will criminalize streaming piracy. The Protecting Lawful Streaming Act of 2020 focuses on pirate services.

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Movie Company Boss Urges US Senators to Make Streaming Piracy a Felony * TorrentFreak

In the United States, criminal copyright infringers can be sentenced to five years in prison. However, this is not the case for streaming piracy, which is seen as a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum jail sentence of one year. Millennium Films boss Jonathan Yunger is callling on senators to change this, so the Department of Justice can effectively shut down and prosecute streaming piracy operations.