I'm sorry this is not a new chapter, but it is addressing a very important issue. The US government is trying to pass a Copyright bill that would make illegal streaming of copyrighted works a FELONY.
This means that it would be illegal to stream cover song videos or lyric videos on youtube. This would also affect everyone here on FANFICTION. Anyone who writes about a character from Harry Potter, a character from Doctor Who, a character from Twilight, a character from X-Men, etc. will be breaking the law and charged with a felony and could go to jail. THIS GOES FOR EVERY CHARACTER FROM EVERY STORY EVER. If the character was created by someone else and you use it in your story, you would be breaking the law.
This is not the first time the government has tried to do this. Remember the internet blackout day back in 2011 when Google, Wikipedia, and sites like them shut down for a day to protest the SOPA bill? Well apparently the government made some changes to the same bill and is trying to pass it again. I am beyond annoyed and angry about this.
Personally, I am not a fan of Justin Bieber's music, but he was discovered on youtube by singing cover songs. Therefore, he would be sent to jail for breaking the law. He spoke up against the last SOPA bill attempt, and I can only hope that he and other musicians like him speak out against it this time as well.
There is a petition that is aiming to stop this, and here is the link (just take out the spaces):
.gov/petition/ stop-sopa-2013/LMzMVrQF
or google Stop SOPA 2013.
Please go sign it! Please spread the word! We need to stand up for our right to freedom of speech! We write because it's what we enjoy, it's how we express our point of view, and it's what we love. We have to do what we can to stop this from being taken from us.