Whenever I look at a potential law, I always make sure that I have the opinion of a Canadian teen pop sensation before deciding whether or not I can support the legislation. That's why I was so happy to hear that Justin Bieber took some time this week to express his displeasure with Senate Bill 978, which would upgrade the streaming of copyrighted material to a felony. Some legal experts have interpreted this to mean that anyone recording a cover of a copyrighted song to YouTube (much like a young Justin Bieber did) could serve up to five years of jail time. The Biebs said of the bill's sponsor, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, "Whoever she is, she needs to know that I am saying she needs to be locked up - put away in cuffs." The law in Biebertopia is swift and just, and if you challenge his right to stream, you're going to serve hard time, sister.
Bieber wants to arrest the Senator because, according to him, "People need to have the freedom... people need to be able to sing songs. I just think that's ridiculous." Now, there's some debate as to whether or not the bill would actually prosecute the people recording videos rather than just the websites sharing them - the actual language of the bill is pretty vague. That's why we need more lawmakers like Bieber, who has left absolutely no doubt that he thinks Klobuchar should be in prison.
Of course, Bieber doesn't support all efforts to stop S. 978. His lawyers recently sent a cease and desist order to the website http://freebieber.org/, which serves to parody the bill by claiming that Bieber and possibly Selena Gomez would have been imprisoned under the new legislation.
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