Blocking Foreign Piracy Websites: Protecting Online Copyrights.
This act aims to combat digital piracy by allowing courts to order internet providers to block access to foreign websites that infringe copyrights. Citizens may find that some sites with illegal content become inaccessible, which is intended to protect creators and their works.
Key points
Courts can order internet providers to block websites that illegally distribute copyrighted content.
This primarily targets foreign sites whose operators are located outside the U.S. or whose location is unknown.
Internet providers must take technically feasible steps to block access, but cannot block access to legal content or VPNs.
The act includes mechanisms to protect internet providers who comply with court orders.
Information about blocked sites and reasons for blocking will be publicly available, except in cases of security risks.
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