The biggest issue is that it provides a big-ass club to the copyright holders that have always wanted places like YouTube to essentially be shut down. They can basically use it to force them into "review everything", which is hideously expensive at their current rate of content addition, since otherwise they can be said to be "encouraging" piracy.
Overall, though, it's about control. Control over what you're allowed to see for entertainment. Control over what gets actually put out there, versus all that's being done now in terms of content creation.
I fully expect to see a lot of efforts coming in between when the law is passed, and when a judge puts a temporary hold while it goes through the courts, from the copyright holders that have wanted this level of power for years.
Most of the issue with it, really, is it affects most people on the internet that are actually playing mostly by the rules, not downloading or uploading copyrighted content. It won't affect those who are out and out never going to pay a single cent and yet have a strong desire for the content.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
Overall, though, it's about control. Control over what you're allowed to see for entertainment. Control over what gets actually put out there, versus all that's being done now in terms of content creation.
I fully expect to see a lot of efforts coming in between when the law is passed, and when a judge puts a temporary hold while it goes through the courts, from the copyright holders that have wanted this level of power for years.
Most of the issue with it, really, is it affects most people on the internet that are actually playing mostly by the rules, not downloading or uploading copyrighted content. It won't affect those who are out and out never going to pay a single cent and yet have a strong desire for the content.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor