Illegal to stream from SA

[The_Librarian]

And I trust @dominic on his input as he works in the industry and knows his stuff.

 

[dominic]

So if I publish something on one of my websites and I make money from Adsense on the page that the video is on, am I a commercial online distributor?

very good question, not sure about the answer at all......this was not even considered when this Bill was being debated. clear that ordinary folk just streaming or uploading are not required to register and clear that video-on-demand providers are in the business of distributing content so would be required to register. Between the two is not at all clear.....

..but given the history of the implementation of the Films and Publications Act over the last 20 years i doubt there will be any change for those making some revenue off their uploads or streams

[it is hard to convey just how crap this Bill is.....]

 

[dominic]

Have a nice hoss from corral #3 (the best).

accepted with thanks and altitude

 

[Kloofvreter]

So I will be jailed with murderers etc, because I streamed my little puppy playing with a ball

And those horrible speedsters killers

 

[Lupus]

So basically what it boils down too... Nothing really, don't be alarmed it's not going to be illegal to stream from South Africa.

 

[genetic]

So basically what it boils down too... Nothing really, don't be alarmed it's not going to be illegal to stream from South Africa.

Thoronism.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Wonder if I would have to register seeing as my family is streaming Linux distros from my Plex server.

Fortunately already encrypted.

 

[SauRoNZA]

That is where the kak is going to come from like the embed aspect, if you own a website and you embed lets say a YT video of a Marvel movie trailer, you could get into **** as said trailer has not been approved by the FPB but as the site is is accessible from is owned/manaeged by you, you are the direct to consumer broadcaster of said video regardless of the source of the content.

Nonsense.

That would be like holding the corner pub responsible for playing something on the TV that was broadcast by DSTV.

You really need to tone down the FUD.

 

[Thor]

We must have read separate bills then.
B37D-2015

 

[dominic]

that is what i linked to, which bits are supporting your claim?

 

[copacetic]

Interview: Dominic Cull on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill

In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod is joined by Regardt van der Berg for an interview with Dominic Cull on the contentious Films and Publications Amendment Bill, which may soon be signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

 

[ponder]

 

[Lupus]

Would anyone like to correct him that it shouldn't affect his channel?

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Jislaaik, just opened this page on IE by accident. Haven't seen ads on a page in ages, hectic. Thor, are you getting some ad or referral revenue from these ads (like the youtube guys get from Google) ? I mean, you are the guy that ran with this story first on MyBB. Would be great if forumites get a cut from the ads, if they get the story first to the forum.