http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...?bill=s112-978
SECTION 1. CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT OF A COPYRIGHT.
  • (a) Amendments to Section 2319 of Title 18- , is amended--
    • (1) in subsection (b)--
      • (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
        (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
      ‘(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if--
      • ‘(A) the offense consists of 10 or more public performances by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copyrighted works; and
        ‘(B)(i) the total retail value of the performances, or the total economic value of such public performances to the infringer or to the copyright owner, would exceed $2,500; or
        ‘(ii) the total fair market value of licenses to offer performances of those works would exceed $5,000;’; and

      (2) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
      ‘(2) the terms ‘reproduction’, ‘distribution’, and ‘public performance’ refer to the exclusive rights of a copyright owner under clauses (1), (3), (4), and (6), respectively of section 106 (relating to exclusive rights in copyrighted works), as limited by sections 107 through 122, of title 17;’.
    (b) Amendment to Section 506 of Title 17- , is amended--
    • (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘or public performance’ after ‘distribution’ the first place it appears; and
      (2) in paragraph (3)--
      • (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘or public performance’ after ‘unauthorized distribution’; and
        (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘or public performance’ after ‘distribution.
It would mean that if say, I were to see a video on YouTube and imbed it here on AO. IF said video was violating copyright infringement laws (unbeknownst to many of us) then once it was viewed 10 times by people on this site the Administrators and Moderators of these forums would be held liable AND serve up to 5 years in prison.

Isn't this a little harsh? Shouldn't it be YouTube should have to remove the video and turn the individual in that posted said YouTube video?