Boosts criminal penalties for copyright infringement originally created by the No Electronic Theft Act of 1997 from five years to 10 years (and 10 years to 20 years for subsequent offenses). The NET Act targets noncommercial piracy including posting copyrighted photos, videos or news articles on a Web site if the value exceeds $1,000.
Holy shit. This is insane. So what, if I post up a picture of Batman up here that "belongs" to Warner Bros. or something I can be tracked down and sued? Or is this just targeting stuff like the YTMND and Something Awful Lohan fiasco?

• Creates civil asset forfeiture penalties for anything used in copyright piracy. Computers or other equipment seized must be "destroyed" or otherwise disposed of, for instance at a government auction. Criminal asset forfeiture will be done following the rules established by federal drug laws.
Fuck. Seriously. Arent there bigger fish to fry? This is akin to taking someones car and taking a sledgehammer to it for speeding.