2019 Congress about to pass a youtube killer copyright law

https://www.dpreview.com/news/0573574685/congress-is-considering-a-copyright-small-claims-bill-you-should-know-about

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190711/00001742562/congress-moving-forward-with-copyright-for-censorship-small-claims-act.shtml

that last article show cases the real harm this may do to everyone.

from techdirt:
"Another major problem with the CASE Act is how it transforms a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice into a long-term censorship tool. Under current law, if a copyright holder submits a takedown notice to an online platform alleging that your post infringed their copyright, you have a right to file a counter-notice if you disagree. There are many times when false takedown claims occur on the Internet and perfectly lawful speech is suppressed, and counter-notices are an important, though flawed, check on abuse. But the CASE Act would allow a party that filed a takedown notice to also bring a claim with the new “small claims” tribunal. When they do so, the Internet platform doesn’t have to honor the counter-notice by putting the posted material back online within 14 days. Already, some of the worst abuses of the DMCA occur with time-sensitive material, as even a false infringement notice can effectively censor that material for up to two weeks during a newsworthy event, for example. The CASE Act would allow unscrupulous filers to extend that period by months, for a small filing fee. "