It seems to me, as a non american citizen, that the american goverment are trying to control/censor the internet.
First SOPA and PIPA, then the go after the hosting website MegaUpload (causing all other simmilar websites to pull most of their content) and now this:
http://rt.com/usa/news/senate-illegal-internet-streaming-felony/"Individuals who live stream content over the Internet illegally would face up to five years in prison under provisions in a new Senate bill that would make illegally streaming copyrighted material a felony"