Copyright Bill Passes Senate

The Senate passed a bill which will outlaw several ways of illegally copying and distributing movies. Under this bill people who video tape movies in theatres will face up to three years in prison for their offense. People who swap songs on the Internet are also in danger of facing up to three years in prison if they have shared more than 1,000 copyrighted songs. Stiffer penalties have been created for industry insider who leak music or movies before their official release dates. The bill still has to be approved by the House.