Mel's Mind - Episode 8

I'm back from vacation - and with a whole slew of new anecdotes I will use in future episodes. In the meantime, enjoy the madness!

Mel's Mind - Episode 7

PSYCH! Yes, it is still true that I will be on vacation from the 19th to the 26th. And I know at least 2 of you were crushed that you wouldn't get a new episode for a week. Well, now you can enjoy Episode 7 for a week and a few days more! Have fun while I'm out of town!

Also, new Youtube video player design? Go to fucking hell.

Mel's Mind: Episode 6

Enjoy it for 2 weeks! Like it says, I will be on vacation starting July 18th, and won't be back until the 24th. So you'll have to wait an extra week for Episode 7.

Mel's Mind - Episode 5

Happy 4th of July, everyone in the USA! Here's the...5th episode of Mel's Mind.

And I have all my footage recorded and sorted out. Mel's Mind will officially be a total of 28 episodes.

Got a Mind series? a Let's Play? Machinima? Well, you could go to jail for it!

 ...if you're a US citizen and this stupid-ass bill passes:

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/02/lets-play-videos-may-soon-make-you-a-felon-thanks-to-senate-b/

Bill S.978 states that "10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works" will result in "not more than 5 years" of imprisonment, so long as the performance in question is valued at at-least $2,500 USD, or if the value of a license to legally "perform" the content is valued at $5,000 or more.

These are, in essence, the same criteria that allow for DMCA take-down notices to be issued by copyright holders, however jail time and felony status are not currently associated with this particular flavor of copyright infringement. Should this bill jump through all the right hoops, its broadly worded contents could potentially cover everything from homemade gameplay clips (commonly referred to "Let's Play" videos), to fan-made music videos, webcam cover songs, and anything else that involves copyrighted music or video. S.978 could also potentially cover cell-phone videos of concerts and press events, making 13-year-old Beliebers and jaded gaming journalists alike equally in danger of losing their right to vote.

Hell, this piece of shit bill's so vaguely written people who upload drunken karaoke videos could get slammed for it. Hell, TF2 REPLAYS with added music could be affected by it.

Fight it here.