FBI expands "Anti-Piracy" seal to art, literature, etc.

The FBI has released a new rule to expand the use of the "Anti-piracy" seal, that is used in movies, music labels and software, to art, literature, online publishing content creators, and more. It will make it easier for content owners of art, novels, news, etc. to warn users that they might be felons and the FBI will bust in your house, arrest and throw you in prison for 5 years and fine you $250,000.That means you can use this seal for your blog or webcam video and you can catch people for trying to reproduce and redistribute even if you gave them permission.

This rule goes into effect 30 days after it's published.

For example, I created my own trademark and I don't need to get a trademark license, all I need to do is go to FBI website and get an authorization to use the seal for protection of my trademark and I'm good to go. Don't need to do anything. Just relax and watch the APW seal do the work, someone steals my trademark, that person is busted and he/she gets 5 years in prison and I get paid in loyalty, that includes monetary damages of $250,000.

You would not steal my work would you. So don't think about it. Ever since these jokers try to steal my webcam videos and alter them by putting color effects on it and replacing my voice with a copyrighted audio of Brian Griffin in a banana suit rapping "Peanut Butter Jelly". I am not going to tolerate this, I will catch you for stealing my webcam videos. And I'm going to do it by slapping the Anti-Piracy seal on my webcam videos. Stealing someone's work and plagiarizing them is a felonious crime. It hurts the creator's innovation and it cost everyone and every businesses money.

Five comments in the text concerning that the usage of the "Anti-Piracy" seal would have a chilling effect with "fair use". The FBI fully recognize the doctrine under 17 USC 107s. The FBI will address the issue on its' website. But however, this will make it easier for content owners who not are members of the MPAA, RIAA, ESA, etc. such as Viz, The Pokemon Company, and Funimation can go after those who illegally upload their titles to YouTube. In fact, fanart and fanfiction that are uploaded, DeviantArt will have to take them down and remove the fan art and fan fiction category off their site. FanFiction (dot) Net will be shut down by the FBI just as they shut down.

Other words, it will be fine unless you trace a trademarked character, then it's off to prison with you. If it's for your own private use, it's fine.In fact, the warning message doesn't criminalize "private use".

Now I know if you are a fan of Mickey Mouse, but Disney will not let you fandomize their works, since the comic artist in 1976 who distributed a parody of Mickey Mouse. And now Viacom can not only go after people who redistribute and reproduce their TV shows, but they can now go after those who distribute fan works. If your child draws SpongeBob, you and your entire family will go to prison. As a matter of fact, Viz can go after people who draw Inuyasha. Pokemon Company can also go after those after their fans who fandomize or parodying their product.

The other issues is that the expansion of the Anti-Piracy seal affects the first sale doctrine as the Anti-Piracy seal prohibits distribution of copyrighted content and it also has the chilling effect of educational use.