Zoe Lofgren(Dem-CA) has introduced H.R.
791, theForeign Anti-Digital Piracy Act(orFADPA), to prevent foreign-runpiracysites from exploiting loopholes in U.S. law.
We also look forward to working with … Today is the first time legislators have really dared to touched the issue of digital piracy since then.
Zoe LofgrenCourtesy
That was not because I support copyright infringement, but because I support the open internet.
She said the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act takes a better approach.
It protects service providers from legal liability.
The good faith element could make enforcement messy but its a start.
A 2018 law under the Trump Administration did legally prohibit sex trafficking sites.
Other highlights of the Foreign Anti-Digital PiracyAct:
It only targets large-scale, foreign-run piracy sites.
It respects First Amendment rights.
It allows for feasible tech solutions.
Unlike past proposals, the bill does not mandate specific technical measures for blocking.
Instead, it allows service providers to determine the best, least intrusive methods to comply with court orders.
It provides a narrowly-tailored blocking mechanism limited to piracy sites that exist solely to infringe copyrights.
